In Black America
IBA profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America.
Episodes
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with pioneering music video director, DJ and VJ Ralph McDaniels, who in 1983 created Studio 31 Dance Party, a television program presenting recordings of music performances that evolved into the long-running music video program he created and co-hosts, Video Music Box. […]
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On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Jeffery Lorenzo Williams, real estate broker, creator of the shoe and fashion brand JLORENZO, and author of My Feet Are Off The Ground: Turning Tragedy Into Triumph, the inspirational story of his journey from suffering permanent paralysis from an accidental […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 97th anniversary of his birth, featuring commentary by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the Honorable Andrew Young, and former President Barack Obama, as well as excerpts from Dr. King’s […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Chuck Bishop, Senior Vice President and Head of Diverse Segments at Wells Fargo Home Lending, discussing pathways to home ownership and wealth creation for underserved communities, which disproportionately include people of color.
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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late John Hope Franklin, a noted scholar of African American history, whose career of more than 60 years in scholarship, teaching and advocacy included a distinguished professorship at Duke University, helping prepare the landmark Supreme Court case […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the wealth gap between White and Black Americans with Phillip Washington, Jr., registered investment adviser, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Stone Hill Wealth Management, and host of the Wealth Building Mad Simple podcast.
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Katrina Montgomery, the new Chief Financial Officer of the Austin Independent School District, whose chosen mission is to ensure the financial health and stability of the district, focusing on transparency, accountability and efficient resource allocation.
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On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L, Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the lives of the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, one of the most revered couples of the American stage and screen, whose careers spanned six decades and were distinguished for their work as actors and as […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview recorded in 1982 with the late Shirley A. Chisholm, the former Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, and the first major-party African American candidate for President of the United States.
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Denise Nicholas, veteran actress, writer, activist and author of Finding Home: A Memoir, discussing her new memoir, her personal and professional experiences during her six-decade film and television career, and her participation in the Civil Rights Movement. In […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Denise Nicholas, veteran actress, writer, activist and author of Finding Home: A Memoir, discussing her six-decade film and television career, her participation in the Civil Rights Movement, and her memoir. In Black America is a listener-supported production of […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson Jr. presents a previously aired conversation with Joceyn Robinson, founding Director of the Ohio-based HBCU Preservation Project and Director of the Center for Radio Preservation and Archives at WSYO, whose mission is to preserve the rich history of radio stations affiliated with historically […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a previously aired conversation (Ep. 25) with Vanessa P. Daniel, social justice activist and organizer, and author of Unrig The Game: What Women Of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning, offering on-the-ground perspective on the obstacles community, union and electoral activist […]
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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Jordan E. Cooper, Tony Award-nominated actor, playwright, producer and director, and founder of Cookout Entertainment, discussing Cooper’s many accomplishments as well as the anticipated opening of his stage production Oh Happy Day!, in which he plays a leading role as […]
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On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the failure of mainstream bioethics to include the perpectives of African American women, and the resultant disparities in health outcomes, with Wylin D. Wilson, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School and author of Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, […]
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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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