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July 7, 2015

Careeranista with Chaz Pitts-Kyser (Ep. 30, 2015)

By: John L. Hanson

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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January 31, 2016

The Late Lena Horne (Ep. 08, 2016)

In Black America presents a 1983 conversation with the late Lena Horne, discussing her legendary and ground-breaking career as a singer, dancer, actress and civil rights activist.

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January 24, 2016

Valerie Mitchell-Johnston (Ep. 07, 2016)

Host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses entertainment marketing, production and venue  management with Valerie Mitchell-Johnston, Harvard Law School graduate and Deputy General Counsel at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

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January 17, 2016

Heather O’Connell and Robert Reese (Ep. 06, 2016)

In Black America presents a discussion of the legacy of slavery with Heather O’Connell and Robert Reese, co-authors of “How The Legacy of Slavery and Racial Composition Shapes Public School Enrollment in the American South.”

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January 10, 2016

Remembering The Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep. 05, 2016)

In Black America presents a tribute to the life and works of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 87th anniversary of his birth. Featured are addresses and comments by Dr. King, the Honorable Andrew Young, the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and President Barack Obama.

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January 3, 2016

Dr. Aldon D. Morris (Ep. 04, 2016)

Host John L. Hanson speaks with Dr. Aldon D. Morris, professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, and author of “The Scholar Denied: W.E.B. Dubois and the Birth of Modern Sociology.”

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December 27, 2015

Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson (Ep. 03, 2016)

Host John L. Hanson speaks with Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson, MD., Harvard and Emory-educated physician specializing in adult, child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, and founder of the Lorio Psych Group, an Atlanta-based mental health practice.

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December 20, 2015

A Tribute to the Late John Hope Franklin (Ep. 02, 2016)

In Black America presents a 2004 conversation with the late John Hope Franklin, distinguished scholar historian, professor, Presidential Medal of Honor recipient, and author of “From Slavery to Freedom.”

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December 13, 2015

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Ep. 01, 2016)

In Black America presents a conversation with the late actors and social activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, recorded after the 1998 publication of their dual autobiography, “With Ossie and Ruby: Together In This Life.”

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