Professor. Author. Social Commentator.
Dr. Josh K. Wright
Recent Work
Host of the NPR Podcast, "WOKE HISTORY"
Episode 1: Black In Place
Dr. Brandi Thompson Summers
Listen Below:
Episode 2: Keeping It Real With Jeannie Mai
Listen Below:
Radio Show Host: UMES 30
Ep. 11–Earl Lloyd, The First African American To Play In The NBA
Click Here To Listen(Original Air Date 2/10/2019)
Ep. 18–U.S. District Judge George Hazel
Click Here To Listen (Original Air Date 4/7/2019)
BOOKS
BIO
Joshua K. Wright, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history in the Global Studies Department at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. He teaches courses in American History, Black Studies, International Affairs, and Political Science. He is the author of Wake Up, Mr. West: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity (2021) and Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture (2018). Dr. Wright also hosts “Woke History,” a new podcast series streaming on the National Public Radio (NPR) One app.