Black in the Professoriate

This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture

In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Anwar Uhuru about their experiences as African Americans in higher education. Williams is an Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University where she teaches courses in African American history, with research interests focused on African American and Black women’s intellectual history, and Uhuru is an Assistant Professor of English specializing in Afro-Diaspora literature and culture in the Department of English at Monmouth University. This is a freestyle type of conversation where in both are unscripted about their experiences as Black identified individuals who have worked in academia for several years.