Hello, hello! This week, we will discuss Hurricane Melissa and the impact it has on faculty and students at Howard University. We sit down with dominic k. mckenzie, who is an assistant professor of digital storytelling at Howard University from Jamaica, along with, Jade Dwyer who is a Howard student from Kingston, Jamaica. Lastly, we speak to Steven Cohen, Ph.D. He is the senior vice dean of Columbia's School of Professional Studies (SPS) and a professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen, Jordan Adkins and Myla Walker

Hello, hello! As homecoming wraps up, we wanted to get a better understanding of how Homecoming not only impacts the Howard community but also the greater D.C. community. This week, we will discuss how local D.C. residents feel about Homecoming and its impact on the way the Howard community and the D.C. community interact with one another. We also sit down with council member of the District of Columbia, Kenyan R. McDuffie, to get a better understanding of how Howard Homecoming impacts the D.C. community. This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen, Jordan Adkins and Myla Walker

Hello, hello! This week, we discuss Howard homecoming and how it creates a space for the black community to commune and reconnect with one another at “The Mecca.” HillTalks host, Zion Williams, sat down with Milynda Stewart, a senior political science and communication double major at George Washington University. Stewart is attending Howard homecoming for the first time.

This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen, Jordan Adkins

Hello, hello! This week, we discuss how the Trump administration's cuts to environmental projects in the South will affect Howard students and southern communities. We sat down with Adam Tolliver, a sophomore at Howard University from Jackson, Mississippi, along with Nahdia Parks, who is the vice president of Howard University Water and Environment Association (HUWEA) to get a better understanding of how she advocates for the environment at Howard University. Lastly, we discussed solutions to environmental injustices with David A. Padgett, Ph.D, who is a co-founder of the HBCU Environmental Justice Technical Collaborative and associate professor at Tennessee State University.

This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen, Jordan Adkins

Hello, hello! This week we discuss The International Black Writers Festival at Howard University and how storytelling shapes Black stories.

This is an episode you won't want to miss, tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen

Hello, hello! This week, we discuss the discontinuation of the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) program funding by the Department of Education. This affects many college students around the country, including Howard students. We sat down with Krista Johnson, Ph.D., she is a professor and outgoing director of the Center for African Studies at Howard University to get an understanding of the program and its mission. We also talk to Fatiat Mustapha, a Howard student, to understand her experience losing her FLAS scholarship.

This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen

Hello, hello! This week we discuss the recent threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. We sit down with Hampton University student, Lathan Dunbar-Keys to understand what safety measures Hampton took to keep students safe. Along with Benjamin Talton, Ph.D., the executive director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and professor in the history department at Howard University to provide some historical context on why HBCUs are receiving threats.

This is an episode you won't want to miss, tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen

This week we hear from two Howard University students who attended the “We Are All D.C.” march on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Make sure to tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen

Hello, hello! This week we discuss how the removal of food options like Chipotle, Subway and Negril from campus affect Howard students. We sit down with Maryam Muhammad, a student experiencing food insecurity at Howard. We visit Common Good City Farm, a green space that cultivates community through food. Lastly, we speak with Georgetown University professor Yuki Kato, P.h.D, who is an Urban Sociologist, to understand how solutions to food insecurity work.

This is an episode you won't want to miss, tune in wherever you get your podcast!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba, Tatiana Allen

Hello, hello! This week, we discuss the resignation of President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D. and the return of Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick as interim president at Howard University. We wanted to gain a better understanding of how current and past Howard students feel about the change in leadership and how the president's role affects Howard students.

This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Transition Music: Dream As Testimony by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

Production team:

Host and executive producer: Zion Williams

Producers: Yacine Ba and Tatiana Allen