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In The Media

Dr. Williams in the news:

African American Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement Montclair Public Library, February 14, 2023, "Adult School: African American Women Leaders of the NJ Civil Rights Movement."

Dr. Williams is a research historian on this Documentary Project: “My Buddy: The WWII 369th Documentary Project”, Hawaii News Now story on the project March 6, 2019

Dr. Williams latest Book: A Seat at the Table

Podcasts Shows:

Dr. Williams is the host of two podcast shows:
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture

New Books Network Intellectual History Channel

Publications/In the Media

Second International Colloquium on African Studies. March 24-26th, 2021

• The African World & The Black Pacific.

The African World & The Black Pacific. Sponsored by the William Monroe Trotter Institute March 26, 2021

• Black Studies Matter

We are happy to announce BLACK STUDIES MATTERS, our collaborative four-part series of virtual Black History Month events.

• "Literature, Culture, and Activism"

"Literature, Culture, and Activism in the African American Freedom Struggle" by Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely

• Gentrification Comes For Harriet Tubman House

Local residents are protesting the sale while the nonprofit that owns it says selling it is crucial for its survival.

• Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter

William Monroe Trotter (1872–1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero.

• Changing Faces of Greater Boston

This report includes a case study on the challenges and legacies of African Americans in Greater Boston.

• Revolutions Won't Be Televised: The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron

Revolutions Won't Be Televised: The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron

• William Monroe Trotter | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

William Monroe Trotter | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

• The Hidden History of Boston

Though arguably America's most historic city, Boston also claims its share of little-known events.

• The Life and Times of Phillis Wheatley

Barbara Lewis talks about the time in which poet Phillis Wheatley lived.

• A Historical Overview of Poverty Among Blacks in Boston

Read the Hayden Report.

• The Living Archive: African American Poetry Panel #2

Read Barbara Lewis's remarks regarding black poetry in the 21st Century

• Basic Black Program: Black Art and Audiences

A program on the arts in the African American community

• Report on Black Lives in MA urges local community action

Trotter Institute Director Barbara Lewis cites a demographic turnaround.

• The Black Comparative Experience in Mass. 2015 Final Report

This comparative research report highlights of African Americans Asian Americans, European Americans, and Latino Americans.