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Podcasting to Expand the Study of Black Life

Podcasting to Expand the Study of Black Life

Earlier this month, 2025-26 postdoctoral fellow at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, Adam McNeil gave a talk hosted by UCSB History on the importance of podcasting for the study of Black life. McNeil, from Rutgers University, has interviewed over 110 intellectual scholars about their field of study and believes his work as an African American podcast host is changing the world.

Student Spotlight: Using Radio and Film for Social Change

Student Spotlight: Using Radio and Film for Social Change

Student journalist Rosie Bultman channels her passion for social justice into powerful storytelling through radio and film, using platforms like KCSB’s People’s Program and her award-winning documentary The Takeover to spotlight historic and ongoing struggles for equity. With a background in the History of Law and Public Policy as well as Black Studies, she weaves activism and media together to educate, inspire, and mobilize change on campus and beyond.

Black History in America — Its Legacy and Fate

Black History in America — Its Legacy and Fate

Harvard University professor and filmmaker Vincent Brown spoke at a UCSB Key Passages series talk titled “Black History’s Warning to the World” and gave insights on the past, present, and future of Black history in the United States and internationally.