The Waters and Harvey Show addresses the experiences and influences of minorities across Western North Carolina. Because of the pandemic, we've moved over to Zoom, like many other radio productions, and have expanded the program to one-hour. The series strives to promote increased visibility and understanding of a range of challenging issues facing communities whose historical experiences often go unacknowledged.
Host biographies:
Dr. Darin J. Waters is an Assistant Professor of History and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where he teaches courses in American history, North Carolina History, Appalachian History, African American and Brazilian History. He also specializes in the history of race relations in both the United States and Latin America. Dr. Waters received his doctorate from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012. While at Chapel Hill, he worked with Dr. Harry L. Watson and the noted African American historian Dr. John Hope Franklin. Dr. Waters’ own research has focused on the history of African Americans in Asheville and Western North Carolina. More recently, Dr. Waters has written about issues surrounding the construction of the nation’s collective historical memory, exploring the impact that that memory has on the present.
Dr. Marcus L. Harvey is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where he teaches courses on African indigenous and Atlantic religions, folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, and religion in American popular culture. He has expertise in the field of religion and literature as well. Dr. Harvey earned his Ph.D. in religion from Emory University in Atlanta in 2012. His research specialization focuses on the role of indigenous spiritual traditions in the creation of knowledge among the Akan of Ghana and the Yorùbá of Nigeria, as well as on the work of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African-American literature. Dr. Harvey has presented and published nationally and internationally on topics related to the study of African forms of thought and black cultural experience. His work has also explored cultural identity issues surrounding the history of Asheville’s Goombay Festival.
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We’ve been talking a great deal about “community” and what it means to live in community. We will continue that conversation today. We will be joined by…
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This episode of The Waters & Harvey Show is an edited version of our live event we did February 11th on BPR’s YouTube channel, which you can view here.…
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In this episode of The Waters & Harvey Show, our hosts examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black America. When the coronavirus first came to…
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What do we mean when we employ this word? What do we mean when we say we have, or that we are in relationship with one another? What role does…
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When it comes to local history and the story surrounding the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad a group of local historians, political…
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Who are we? Who do we wish or desire to be? Is there a we? If not, can there ever be a “we?”. In light of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, our hosts…
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We hear a lot about the challenges communities of color continue to face in American society. Perhaps one challenge that fails to attract significant…
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Questions After The 2020 Election - Who are we? And who do we wish to be? Our hosts Darin and Marcus have been asking this question a lot recently. In…
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The American Dream & The Importance Of Elders - The American Dream, a popular phrase that we’re all familiar with. What does it mean? How is it defined?…
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Building relationships that matter Part 2 - This is a conversation that Marcus and I had a few weeks ago with our friend and colleague Dr. Meredith…