Henry (Hank) Williams is a Lecturer in Africana Studies at Lehman College. He has an M.Phil in English from the CUNY Graduate Center and BA in Media and Communications from the City College of New York. He was a 2011-12 Diversity Fellow at SUNY Purchase and has taught at CUNY’s Lehman College, City College of New York, and Hunter Colleges in the English, SEEK, and Sociology departments, respectively as well as for NYU’s Gallatin School for Individualized Study.
He currently teaches courses in the Africana Studies and English Departments at Lehman College.
See his website for more info on his research, teaching, and writing.
Contact info
hank [dot] williams [at] lehman [dot] cuny [dot] edu
Office: Carman Hall 398.
Fall 2022 hours: 4-5 PM M/W online via Zoom or in-person Zoom link here
Current courses
Contemporary Urban Writers (Lehman English)
Fieldwork in the African American Community (Lehman Africana Studies; spring semesters)
Introduction to Africana Studies (Lehman Africana Studies)
African American History (Africana Studies)
Previous courses
Latinx Literature (English/Latin@ Studies)
The Black Arts Movement (Hunter/SUNY Purchase)
Hip Hop History and Culture (Hunter College)
Contemporary Urban Writers 