In Black America

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Sam Acho and Matthew Slater (Ep. 24, 2022) May 15, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with and presents highlights from addresses by former Texas Longhorn and NFL linebacker Sam Acho and NFL ProBowler and Super Bowl Champion Matthew Slater, both honored during Super Bowl 56 Week for their humanitarian work with International Justice Mission.

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Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 23, 2022) May 08, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. pays tribute to his old friend and Detroit music legend the late Ron Banks, a founding member of the vocal group The Dramatics, which formed in the mid-1960s and continued to record and perform for several decades.

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Derrick McCray, pt. 2 (Ep. 22, 2022) May 02, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Derrick McCray, senior owner and CEO of historic McCray’s Backyard BBQ and Seafood, a family business located in West Palm Beach, Florida since 1934 and now the official barbecue of the Super Bowl.

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Derrick McCray, pt. 1 (Ep. 21, 2022) Apr 24, 2022

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On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Derrick McCray, senior owner and CEO of historic McCray’s Backyard BBQ and Seafood, a family business located in West Palm Beach, Florida since 1934 and now the official barbecue of the Super Bowl.

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The Bart Starr Awards (Ep. 20, 2022) Apr 19, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the the 35th Annual Super Bowl Breakfast, featuring the presentation of the The Bart Starr Award for outstanding character and leadership. Featured speakers include this year’s winner, Seattle Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson, along with former NFL defensive end Sam Acho, and Cherry and Bart Starr, Jr.

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Rodney A. Brooks (Ep. 19, 2022) Apr 12, 2022

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On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the disparity between the wealth of African Americans and White Americans with Rodney A. Brooks, former Deputy Managing Editor and Personal Finance and Retirement Columnist with USA Today, and author of Fixing The Racial Wealth Gap: Racism and Discrimination.

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Steven A. White (Ep. 18, 2022) Apr 03, 2022

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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Stefen A. White, President and Special Counsel to the CEO of Comcast, and author of Uncompromising: How an Unwavering Commitment to Your Why Leads to an Impactful Life and a Lasting Legacy.

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Bakari T. Sellers (Ep. 17, 2022) Mar 27, 2022

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Bakari T. Sellers, CNN political analyst, attorney, and author of Who Are Your People, who in 2006 became the youngest member of the South Carolina State Legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation.

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Nehemiah Mitchell & Darreon Herring (Ep. 16, 2022) Mar 20, 2022

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On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Nehemiah Mitchell and Darreon Herring, co-founders of We Ball Sports, an e-commerce site specializing in quality, affordable football gear and sports apparel , the first profitable American American-owned online sports apparel store.

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Glynn Turman (Ep. 15, 2022) Mar 13, 2022

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On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, director and producer Glynn Turman, whose career began in 1959 in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun and includes film and television roles, most currently as Emmett Till’s great-uncle in ABC’s Women of the Movement.

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