A New Voice for Black History: Xavier Buck, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Matrix Podcast, Julia Sizek interviews <a href= "https://www.xaviergbuck.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Xavier Buck</a>, Deputy Director of the <a href= "https://hueypnewtonfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation</a>, a nonprofit that has preserved and promoted the legacy of the Black Panther Party for over 25 years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buck graduated with a PhD in History from UC Berkeley in 2021. His work blends organizing and educational pursuits in the service of sustaining movements for Black lives, and he has previously been a fellow at Prosperity Now, the Education Trust – West, and the Digital Equity Initiative at the City & County of San Francisco. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the podcast, we discuss Buck’s work in public history, including his @historyin3 channel (which can be found on</span> <a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@historyin3?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">TikTok</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/historyin3/?hl=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">), his current work at the Huey P. Newton Foundation, and his dissertation research, which shows how Black experiences in Louisiana from 1927 to 1945 were integral to Black political organizing, cooperative economics, and government partnerships in California</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">from 1945 to 1975.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Produced by the University of California, Berkeley’s Social Science Matrix, the Matrix Podcast features interviews with scholars from across the UC Berkeley campus. Stream the episode above, or listen and subscribe on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matrix-podcast/id1507000038"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">or</span> <a href= "https://podcast