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In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Deon L. Hogan,cancer survivor, former Michigan high school track record holder, college All-American, and author of Sometimes Rain Will Show You The Light: A Parable By A Cancer Survivor.
September 25, 2022
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Eric Wilkerson, a Chesley Award-winning illustrator and concept artist, and illustrator of I Color Myself Different, a children’s picture book written by social activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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September 18, 2022
A Tribute to B.B. King (Ep. 42, 2022)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Riley B. King, known to the world as B.B. King, one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time, detailing King’s beginnings in Mississippi and Memphis, to his award-winning career, which ended with his death in […]
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September 11, 2022
Lisa Forbes, pt. 2 (Ep. 41, 2022)
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Lisa Forbes, author of I Can Take It Form Here: A Memoir of Trauma, Prison and Self-Empowerment, which details her journey through through the criminal justice system and post-prison life as a restored citizen.
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September 4, 2022
Lisa Forbes, pt.1 (Ep 40, 2022)
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Lisa Forbes, author of I Can Take It Form Here: A Memoir of Trauma, Prison and Self-Empowerment, which details her journey through through the criminal justice system and post-prison life as a restored citizen.
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August 28, 2022
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Rick Hammell, founder and CEO of Atlas (formerly Elements Global Services), which under Hammell’s leadership has grown from a local start-up to a global HR tech firm. pioneering a new business model for the global employment industry.
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August 21, 2022
A Tribute to Dick Gregory, pt. 2 (Ep. 38. 2022)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the conclusion of an interview from 2000 with pioneering comedian, civil rights activist, social critic and writer DICK GREGORY, who passed away August 19, 2017, at the age of 84.
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August 14, 2022
A Tribute to Dick Gregory, pt. 1 (Ep 37, 2022)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview from 2000 with pioneering comedian, civil rights activist, social critic and writer DICK GREGORY, who passed away August 19, 2017, at the age of 84.
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August 7, 2022
Dr. Toinette Gunn (Ep. 36, 2022)
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Toinette Gunn, Executive Director of Chicago Debates, an organization formed in 1995 to provide debate training in public schools as an educational and cultural uplifting tool.
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