In Black America

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South Carolina Travel App (Ep. 15, 2018) Mar 18, 2018

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This week, In Black America producer and host discusses the Green Book of South Carolina travel app with Strauss Moore Shiple, Project Director of South Carolina’s Olde English District, and Dr. Louis Venters, professor of African and American History at Francis Marion University.

Amy Hill Hearth (Ep. 14, 2018) Mar 11, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Amy Hill Hearth, journalist and author of Streetcar To Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won The Right To Ride In New York, about a 19th Century African American woman’s fight for justice.

Elijah C. Watson (Ep. 13, 2018) Mar 04, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the origins of the African American colloquialism “woke” with Elijah C. Watson, News Editor for the New York-based Black Politics and pop culture website Okayplayer.

Dr. Christine Nix (Ep. 12, 2018) Feb 25, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Christine Nix, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Criminal Justice at The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and the first African American female Texas Ranger.

Dr. Daina Ramey Berry (Ep. 11, 2018) Feb 18, 2018

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This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the business of slavery in the South with Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, Associate Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and author of The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh.

Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson (Ep. 10, 2016) Feb 11, 2018

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This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson, a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M University and author of a study examining the declining numbers of African American teachers in the nation’s public schools.

A Tribute to Ruth Brown (Ep. 9, 2018) Feb 04, 2018

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This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 1998 conversation with the late Ruth Brown, the legendary Rhythm and Blues singer, known as the Queen of R&B, who died in 2006.

A Tribute to Alex Haley (Ep. 8, 2018) Jan 28, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 1988 interview with the late Alex Haley, who died in 1992. Haley was an acclaimed writer best known for Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams (Ep. 7, 2018) Jan 21, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams, stand-up comedian, actress, and author of Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat, the story of her journey from an impoverished childhood to her current success.

The Late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep. 6, 2018) Jan 14, 2018

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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a remembrance of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 89th anniversary of his birth. The program features addresses and comments by Dr. King, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

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