In Black America
IBA profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America.
Episodes
On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses police and community relations with M. Quentin Williams, attorney, author, founder and CEO of Dedication to Community, chairman and CEO of Williams Media and Marketing Group, LLC, former FBI agent and Federal Prosecutor, and former NFL and NBA executive.
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Fran Harris, former WNBA Champion, member of Pan American, Jones Cup and FIBA World Championship teams with USA Basketball, captain and leading scorer for the undefeated 1986 National Championship team at the University of Texas, and recipient of […]
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the first part of a conversation with Fran Harris, Fran Harris, former WNBA Champion, captain and leading scorer for the undefeated 1986 National Championship team at the University of Texas, color commentator and basketball analyst for Dallas Wings local television broadcasts, and recipient […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Marion E. Orr, political scientist, professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Urban Studies at Brown University, and author of House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. Diggs was […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a panel discussion from the 49th edition of the National Urban League’s “State of Black America” report, moderated by award-winning journalist Ed Gordon and featuring Kimberle W. Crenshaw of the African American Policy Forum, Maya Wiley of the Leadership Conference on […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview with Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, and exerpts from Morial’s address at the opening session of this year’s National Urban League Conference as he delivered a call to action in response to current […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with author and prison reform activist Kemba Smith, recorded in 2008, discussing her involvement with a crack cocaine dealer, her resulting six-year incarceration and Presidential pardon, and her current work as a criminal justice reform activist.
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Jessica Norwood, financial activist, investor, social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Runway Project, and author of Believe-In-You Money, discussing the obstacles facing African Americans seeking to build wealth through entrepreneurism and investment, and ways to improve their relationship […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Chanel Dupree, founder of Artistic Laughter Productions and award-winning screenwriter, producer and director of You Think You Grown? Dismantling Adultification, a documentary film highlighting racial and gender stereotypes and the role they play in the societal perception of African American […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with T. Dallas Smith, founder and CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company, the largest African American-owned pure tenant representation commercial real estate firm in the U.S., catering to clients needing office space, industrial facilities and land.
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Kristen Gentry, author of Mama Said, a collection of short stories as told by three women who struggled with their mothers’ drug addictions and depression, providing insight into the damaging consequences of their mother’s life choices on multiple generations of […]
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On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a discussion of the challenges and opportunities for African American women in the real estate and facility management industry with Denita R. Conway, founder and president of Proven Management LLC, a leading transition planning and logistics company specializing in project […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Denita R. Conway, founder and president of Proven Management LLC, a recognized leader in the moving and logistics industry, specializing in project management, interior design and transition planning, discussing the challenges facing African American women in the real […]
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On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Earl Gilbert Graves Sr., pioneering African American entrepreneur, publisher, philanthropist, and advocate of African-American businesses. A graduate of Morgan State University, he was the founder of Black Enterprise magazine and chairman of the media […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 2024 conversation with veteran journalist James Brown, host of NFL Today on CBS and Inside The NFL on Showtime, and a three-time Emmy Award-winning network broadcaster who was elected in 2020 to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Karida L. Brown, professor of Sociology at Emory University, Oral Historian, and author of The Battle For The Black Mind, discussing the history of segregated schools as the foundation of current systemic inequities from the perspective of archival research […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Dyana Williams, radio and television personality, National Museum of African American Music board member, and co-originator and co-founder of Black Music Month, on the occasion of the 41st Anniversary of African American Music Appreciation Month.
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the conclusion of remarks made by National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial at the 2024 Annual National Urban League Conference, outlining the Conference’s work in the areas of civil rights, urban advocacy, and elevating standards of living for African […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents part one of a discussion with National Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial about the National Urban League’s Fair Budget Coalition, a new alliance of civil rights leaders, economic justice advocates, and policy experts demanding a responsible federal budget based […]
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