In Black America

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A Tribute to Lena Horne (Ep. 11, 2023) Feb 12, 2023

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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Lena Horne, the legendary actress, singer, dancer and Civil Rights activist whose career in theatre, film, television and activism spanned seven decades until her death in 2010.

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A Tribute to Alex Haley (Ep. 10, 2023) Feb 06, 2023

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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, the biographer, screenwriter and novelist best know as the author of Roots: The Saga of an America Family and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an interview recorded in February 1988.

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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Ep. 9, 2023) Jan 30, 2023

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, legendary actors whose careers in theatre, films, and Civil Rights activism spanned seven decades, with an interview recorded in 1998 upon the publication of their dual autobiography, In This Life Together. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is…

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Ron Simons (Ep. 8, 2023) Jan 23, 2023

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with actor and producer Ron Simons, a four-time Tony Award winner and founder and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment, a production company that has been a pioneering force in bringing diversity to the Broadway stage.

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Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep. 7. 2023) Jan 16, 2023

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the life and legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the ninety-fourth anniversary of his birth, with excerpts from Dr. King’s addresses and commentary from Andrew Young, the late Coretta Scott King, and former President Barack Obama.

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Phil Allen, Jr. (Ep. 6, 2023) Jan 09, 2023

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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the historical role of photography in the quest for racial justice with Phil Allen, Jr., filmmaker, justice advocate, and author of The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier.

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A Tribute to Shirley A. Chisholm (Ep. 5, 2023) Jan 01, 2023

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. pays tribute to the late U.S. Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first female Presidential candidate, with an interview recorded in 1982. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the…

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Dr. Melva K. Williams, pt. 2 (Ep. 4, 2023) Dec 25, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Melva K. Williams, who in August 2022 became the seventh President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University , and its second female President, representing a new, younger breed of college presidents.

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Dr. Melva K. Williams, pt.1 (Ep 3, 2023) Dec 19, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Dr. MELVA K. WILLIAMS, the seventh President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, and the second woman to lead the historic Austin, Texas institution.

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Joe Simon (Ep. 2, 2023) Dec 12, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to legendary soul and R&B recording artist and record company executive Joe Simon, who began his career as a gospel singer, went on to great success as soul singer, eventually returning to Christian music. Simon died in December 2021.

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