In Black America
John L. Hanson
July 12, 2015
Million Dollars Worth of Nerve with Ken Coleman (Ep. 31, 2015)
A conversation with Ken Coleman, Detroit-based communications consultant and author of “Million Dollars Worth of Nerve: Twenty-One African Americans Who Helped Power Black Bottom, Paradise Valley and Detroit’s
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July 7, 2015
Careeranista with Chaz Pitts-Kyser (Ep. 30, 2015)
A discussion of the challenges female college graduates face as they enter the workforce, with Chaz Pitts-Kyser, author of “Careeranista: The Woman’s Guide to Success After College.”
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June 28, 2015
A Tribute to B.B. King (Ep. 29, 2015)
In Black America presents a remembrance of the late B.B. King, the legendary blues guitarist, singer and bandleader known as the King of the Blues Guitar, with an interview recorded in 1995.
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June 21, 2015
Ylanda Gault Caviness, pt. 2 (Ep. 28, 2015)
In Black America host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Ylonda Gault Caviness, parenting journalist and editor, mother of three, and author of “Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself.”
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June 14, 2015
Ylanda Gault Caviness, pt. 1 (Ep. 27, 2015)
In Black America host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ylonda Gault Caviness, parenting journalist and editor, mother of three, and author of “Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself.”
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June 7, 2015
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil (Ep. 26, 2015)
In Black America presents a conversation with Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic Alliances and Consumer Engagement for The Nielson company, a leading global information and measurement company.
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May 31, 2015
Mechele Dickerson (Ep. 25, 2015)
John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Mechele Dickerson, bankruptcy law and consumer debt expert and author of “Homeownership and America’s Financial Underclass: Flawed Premises, Broken Promises, New Prescriptions.” Dr. Dickerson teaches at the University of Texas
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May 24, 2015
In Black America presents a conversation with author, poet and playwright Jabari Asim, associate professor of writing, literature, and publishing at Emerson College, editor-in-chief of “The Crisis” magazine, the author of “Only The Strong.”
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About
For 50 years, “In Black America” has featured weekly interviews with some of the most influential African American voices of our time discussing education, economics, social issues, sports, families, culture, literature and politics.
In 2019, the program received a recordings-at-risk grant to digitize hundreds of old reels containing shows going back to the early 1980s. We don’t yet have these ready for the podcast, but you can listen to them on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website.
John L. Hanson
In this interview, Hanson reflects on 40+ years of hosting IBA.
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