David Alvarez

Dr. Candice W. Jones, MD. (Ep. 47, 2021)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Candice W. Jones, MD. and FAAP board certified physician practicing as a general pediatrician in Orlando, Florida and author of High 5 Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids.

Derrick L. Miles (Ep. 46, 2021)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Derrick L. Miles, founder and CEO of CourMed, an enterprise software company that facilitates the innovative concierge delivery of healthcare products and services, backed by Microsoft and Google.

Mark Christopher Lawrence (Ep. 45, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Mark Christopher Lawrence,  veteran actor and comedian with two high-profile projects: the Emmy-nominated daytime series Stacks, and the Tyler Perry series All The Queen’s Men.

Wil Shelton (Ep. 44, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the African American struggle for power and influence in the corporate world  with Will Shelton, founder and CEO of Wil Power Integrated Marketing and author of The Silent Agreement: An Illusion of Inclusion in Black Corporate America.

Charlene P. Corley (Ep. 42, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the lasting impact of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on incomes and home ownership in the Tulsa African American community with Charlene P. Corley, Vice President of Diverse Insights and Partnershipsat the Nielsen Company.

Greg A. Francis, pt. 2 (Ep 41, 2021)

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Greg A. Francis, civil rights attorney and author of Just Harvest: The Story of How Black Farmers Won the Largest Civil Rights Case against the U.S. Government.

Greg A. Francis, pt. 1 (Ep. 40, 2021)

On this week’s edition one In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Greg A. Francis, the attorney whose work  on behalf of African American farmers is chronicled in his book, Just Harvest: The Story of How Black Farmers Won the Largest Civil Rights Case against the U.S. Government.

Haile Thomas (Ep. 39, 2021)

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Haile Thomas, author of Living Lively: 80 Plant-Based Recipes to Activate Your Power and Feed Your Potential, about her work as a health, nutrition and self-improvement activist and author.

Reggie Williams (Ep. 38, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Reggie Williams, former NFL linebacker, college Hall of Fame, Cincinnati City Council Member and co-author of Resilient by Nature: Reflections from a Life of Winning On and Off the Field, about his remarkable life journey.

Isis Brantley (Ep. 37, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Isis Brantley, a Dallas-based African hair braiding expert and entrepreneur who successfully fought the State of Texas’s bureaucratic restrictions on natural hair braiding, making hair braiding services and instruction available to thousands of African American women in Texas.

George T. “Mickey” Leland (Ep. 36, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute tot the late Honorable George T. “Mickey” Leland, former U.S. Representative from Houston, Texas and former Chairman of the House Hunger Committee, who died August 7, 1989 in a plane crash in Ethiopia while on a famine relief mission.

Jarrett Bell (Ep. 35, 2021)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the current state of the NFL with columnist and author JARRETT BELL, who has covered the National Football League for USA Sports Today since 1993, and been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee since 1997.