In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Joyce F. King, broadcaster, columnist, and author of Exonerated: A Brief and Dangerous Freedom, about her relationship with James Lee Woodard, whose exoneration in 2008 from a wrongful murder conviction she helped facilitate.
Merri Dee (Ep. 26, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Merri Dee, award-winning broadcaster and author, celebrated motivational and inspirational speaker, and a fierce advocate for violence prevention, about her broadcasting career and her work as a fundraiser and advocate for social causes.
The Honorable Michael Tubbs (Ep. 25, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with The Honorable Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California. A Stanford graduate and former Stockton city council member, Tubbs is at age 26 the first black mayor of Stockton, and youngest mayor in American history.
South Carolina Travel App (Ep. 24, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Strauss Moore Shiple, Project Director with South Carolina’s Olde English District, and Dr. Louis Venters, professor of African and American History at Francis Marion University, about The Green Book of South Carolina, the first mobile web travel guide to African American cultural sites in South Carolina.
South Carolina Travel App (Ep. 24, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses The Green Book of South Carolina, the first mobile web travel guide to African American cultural sites across South Carolina, 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.
Dallas Black Dance Theater (Ep. 23, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Ann M. Williams, founder and Artistic Advisor with the Dallas Black Dance Theater, and Zenetta Drew, Executive Director, about the history, growth and accomplishments Dallas Black Dance Theater.
Remembering Dr. William Charles Akins, pt. 1 (Ep. 22, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 2012 interview with the late Dr. Williams Charles Akins, the pioneering educator, high school Principal and District Administrator with the Austin (TX) Independent School District, who passed away in March 2017 at the age of 85.
Daddy King w/ Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., pt. 2 (Ep. 21, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a discussion of the King family history and its role in the Civil Rights Movement as chronicled in Daddy King: An Autobiography by Martin Luther King, Sr., with the author’s grandson, Isaac Newton Farris, Jr.
Daddy King w/ Isaac Newton Farris (Ep. 20, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the influence of Martin Luther King, Sr. (Daddy King), on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. former CEO of the King Center and grandson of Martin Luther King, Sr.
The 12th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards, pt. 2 (Ep. 19, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents public comments from Reggie McKenzie, Doug Williams, Anthony Lynn and Kevin Warren, at the 12th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to Excellence Awards at Super Bowl 51.
The 12th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards, pt. 1 (Ep. 18, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents interviews, addresses, and public comments from the 12th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to Excellence Awards at Super Bowl 51.
Dr. Harold Young (Ep. 17, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Harold Young, assistant professor in the department of Political Science at Austin Peay University and author of Incoming Fire From All Directions: Microaggressions Faced By Students and Faculty of Color.
The Bart Starr Awards (Ep. 16, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the 30th Super Bowl Breakfast, with 2017 Bart Starr Award recipient Matthew Slater, along with Jackie Slater, James Brown and Tony Dungy.
Jeff Ballou (Ep. 15, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Jeff Ballou, News Editor at Al Jazeera Media Network’s English Language Channel, and the 110th President of the National Press Club, the first African American to hold the position.
Meaghan “Meag” Taylor (Ep. 14, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Meaghan “Meag” Taylor, on-air personality and Assistant Program Director with WTUG Radio in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and founder of Women In Radio.
Judge Nathaniel R. Jones (Ep. 13, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones, retired Judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and author of Answering The Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America.
Four Who Have Made A Difference (Ep. 12, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a second look at four notable Achievers who have made significant contributions to African American life: John Wooten, Michel Martin, Ron Kirk, and the late Joyce Ann Brown.
Margot Lee Shetterly (Ep. 11, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race.
A Tribute to Alex Haley (Ep. 10, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 1988 interview with the late Alex Haley, the acclaimed writer best known for Roots: The Saga of an American Family and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
J. Paul Montgomery (Ep. 9, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with J. Paul Montgomery, author of Mama’s Black Child: A Veteran’s Memoir, a compelling story of growing up under Jim Crow and working to provide positive role models for African American youth.