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Today on an all new Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers talks with Rhoda Green, CEO of the Barbados and Carolinas Legacy Foundation about the importance of the connection between the low country and Barbados history and legacy.

In celebration of African American History Month, Dr. Bernard Powers sits down with Jerome Harris for this month's Black History Talks. Among other credits, 'Jerry' is the president of the Charleston Branch of the Association for the study of African American Life and History.

Today on Black History Talks, Dr. Powers sits down with Dr. Anthony Greene, Associate Professor and Director of African American Studies at the College of Charleston about cultural and ethnic identities among Black populations throughout the African Diaspora (e.g. African Americans, Africans, West Indians and Afro-Latinos).

In this month's episode of Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers talks with Victoria Smalls, Executive Director of the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor.

Today on Black History Talks Dr. Bernard Powers talks with Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, President and CEO of the International African American Museum, about the unique and groundbreaking features of the museum and their grand opening in January 2023.

In this month's episode of Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers sits down with Dr. Julia Eichelberger, The Marybelle Higgins Howe Professor of Southern Literature at the College of Charleston and also Director of the Southern Studies Minor. Together, they discuss the role in which southern literature has played in the narrative and preservation of African American history.

Today on Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers talks with Dr. Felice Knight about her research on institutional slavery and the ownership and hire of slaves by universities, schools and government institutions.

In this month's episode of Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers sits down with George McDaniel, executive director of Drayton Hall for over 25 years and author of a new book, 'Drayton Hall Stories: A Place & Its People'. They talk about George's legacy at Drayton hall and the mission of his new book as a bridge between the past, present and future.

Today on Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers interviews Dr. Valerie Frazier, a professor of English at the College of Charleston. She is the coordinator of the new and exciting 1967 Legacy Scholars Program at the College of Charleston.

For this episode of Black History Talks, Dr. Bernard Powers talks with Michael Allen, community leader and retired National Park Service ranger- known to many as "father" of the Gullah Geechie Corridor. Together they talk about Michael's work in his 38 years of service in historical and cultural preservation and education.