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Glynn Turman (Ep. 15, 2022)

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.

Jewel Tankard (Ep. 14, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the importance off women controlling their own finances with Jewel Tankard, founder and CEO of The Millionairess Club, economist-turned-financial powerhouse, and author of The Mind of a Millionairess.

John R. Lewis, pt. 2 (Ep. 13, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late U.S. Congressman and iconic Civil Rights leader and advocate, The Honorable John R. Lewis, with the conclusion of an interview conducted at the LBJ Library at the University of Texas at Austin. John Lewis died in July, 2020.

The Honorable John Lewis (Ep. 12, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late U.S. Congressman and iconic Civil Rights leader and advocate, John R. Lewis, with an interview conducted at the LBJ Library at the University of Texas at Austin. John Lewis died in July, 2020.

Jeremiah Flowers (Ep. 11, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses entrepreneurism, money management, and business tax with Jeremiah Flowers, a self-described “tax nerd,” financial coach, and tax advisor, and originator of a new television series, The Enterpriser.

Lena Horne (Ep. 10, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Lena Horne, the legendary dancer, actress, singer and Civil Rights activist whose career spanned over 70 years, who died in  2010.

A.J. Ali (Ep. 9, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the difficult relationship between police officers and the African American communities they serve with A. J. Ali, Chief Executive Office of Eclipse Productions, and director, writer and producer of Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. Is The Answer.

Lee S. Smith (Ep. 8, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Lee S. Smith, former Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and Principal and founder of Travelersmith Consulting, who was recently honored as the first African American of St. Mark’s School of Texas, which he integrated in 1964.

Dr. Kristen Guillory (Ep. 7, 2022)

On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Kristen Guillory, President and Chief Consultant of KSGuillory Enterprises, former university professor, mental health care professional, and author of Look, Stop Hiding: How to Find Your Voice and Never Dim Your Light Again.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep 6, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 93rd anniversary of his birth, with excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches and commentary from the Honorable Andrew Young, the late Robert F. Kennedy, and President Barack Obama.

The Late John Hope Franklin (Ep. 5, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late John Hope Franklin, a native of Oklahoma and alumnus of Fisk University and Harvard, and the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History and Professor of Legal History at Duke University Law School.

Sam George (Ep. 4. 2022)

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses current issues in digital communication ((and ways to address them) with Sam George, media consultant and author of I’ll Get Back to You: The Dyscommunication Crisis.

Terrence J and Chef Liz Rogers, pt. 2 (Ep. 3, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson concludes his conversation with Chef Liz Rogers of Creamalicious Ice Creams, and also speaks with acclaimed actor, television personality and philanthropist Terrence J about a new program showcasing the impact and importance of the HBCU experience.

Chef Liz Rogers (Ep. 2, 2022)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Chef Liz Rogers, the founder, President and Executive Chef of Creamalicious Ice Creams, the only African American -owned national ice cream brand currently in production.

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Ep. 1, 2022)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 1998 interview with the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, the renowned and distinguished stage and film actors who were also influential civil rights activists.

Shirley A. Chisholm (Ep. 52, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to Shirley A. Chisholm, the late Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first major party African American candidate for President of the United States.

Dr. Kate Clifford Larson (Ep. 51, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Kate Clifford Larson, award-winning historian, consultant and Harriet Tubman scholar, and author of Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer.

Ida Byrd-Hill (Ep. 50, 2021)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ida Byrd-Hill founder and CEO of Detroit-based Automation Workz, a higher education cybersecurity bootcamp, whose goal is to educate and train people of color for high-paying jobs in the cybersecurity industry.

Gary Revel (Ep. 49, 2021)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Gary Revel, former Special Investigator with the 1977 House Select Committee on Assassinations focusing on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, and author of To Live, or Maybe Not: A Gary Revel Memoir.

Professor Sheryll Cashin (Ep. 48. 2021)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Shjeryll Cashin, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice at Georgetown University and author of White Space, Black ‘Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality.