In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Bishop T. D. Jakes, Senior Pastor of The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, and author of Soar: Build Your Vision From The Ground Up.
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November 30, 2025
Shirley A. Chisholm (Ep. 01, 2025 re-broadcast)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview recorded in 1982 with the late Shirley A. Chisholm, the former Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, and the first major-party African American candidate for President of the United States.
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November 23, 2025
Denise Nicholas, pt. 2 (Ep. 52, 2025)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Denise Nicholas, veteran actress, writer, activist and author of Finding Home: A Memoir, discussing her new memoir, her personal and professional experiences during her six-decade film and television career, and her participation in the Civil Rights Movement. In […]
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November 16, 2025
Denise Nicholas, pt.1 (Ep. 51, 2025)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Denise Nicholas, veteran actress, writer, activist and author of Finding Home: A Memoir, discussing her six-decade film and television career, her participation in the Civil Rights Movement, and her memoir. In Black America is a listener-supported production of […]
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November 9, 2025
Jocelyn Robinson (Ep. 50, 2025 re-broadcast)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson Jr. presents a previously aired conversation with Joceyn Robinson, founding Director of the Ohio-based HBCU Preservation Project and Director of the Center for Radio Preservation and Archives at WSYO, whose mission is to preserve the rich history of radio stations affiliated with historically […]
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November 4, 2025
Vanessa P. Daniel (Ep. 49, 2025 re-broadcast)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a previously aired conversation (Ep. 25) with Vanessa P. Daniel, social justice activist and organizer, and author of Unrig The Game: What Women Of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning, offering on-the-ground perspective on the obstacles community, union and electoral activist […]
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October 26, 2025
Jordan E. Cooper (Ep. 48, 2025)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Jordan E. Cooper, Tony Award-nominated actor, playwright, producer and director, and founder of Cookout Entertainment, discussing Cooper’s many accomplishments as well as the anticipated opening of his stage production Oh Happy Day!, in which he plays a leading role as […]
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October 19, 2025
Wylin D. Wilson (Ep. 47, 2025)
On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the failure of mainstream bioethics to include the perpectives of African American women, and the resultant disparities in health outcomes, with Wylin D. Wilson, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School and author of Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, […]
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October 12, 2025
M. Quentin Williams (Ep.46, 2025)
On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses police and community relations with M. Quentin Williams, attorney, author, founder and CEO of Dedication to Community, chairman and CEO of Williams Media and Marketing Group, LLC, former FBI agent and Federal Prosecutor, and former NFL and NBA executive.
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