Episodes
October 11, 2026
Glenn Doughty, pt. 1 (Ep. 46, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Glenn Doughty, an eight year of the National Football League, co-founder of Career Information and Training Network, and founder of Shake and Bake Family Fun Center in Baltimore, Maryland, discussing his collegiate football career as a member of […]
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October 4, 2026
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover (Ep. 45, 2026)
On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, PhD., retired president of Tennessee State University and author of How Dare You: An HBCU President’s Fight For Half A Billion Dollars Owed – And The State’s Action To Avoid Payment.
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September 27, 2026
State of Black America Panel (Ep. 44, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from a panel discussion at the 2026 National Urban League Conference addressing the current state of Black America, featuring U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett. CNN political analyst Van Jones, and Vanderbilt University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, reflecting on the current […]
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September 20, 2026
State of Black America, pt. 2 (Ep. 43, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents commentary fromNational Urban League President Marc Morial and the 2026 State of Black America Report, since 1976 one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for leadership around racial equality in the United States.
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September 13, 2026
State of Black America (Ep. 42, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights and commentary from the 2026 State of Black America Report, since 1976 one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for leadership around racial equality in the United States, led by Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National […]
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September 6, 2026
Mark S. Robinson, pt. 2 (Ep. 41, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Mark S. Robinson, veteran advertising, marketing and communications executive and author of Pitch Black: The Best Black Ads of the Past 50+ Years, discussing the untold history of African American advertising, from the earliest depictions of African Americans […]
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August 30, 2026
Mark S. Robinson, pt. 1 (Ep. 40, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Mark S. Robinson, veteran advertising, marketing and communications executive and author of Pitch Black: The Best Black Ads of the Past 50+ Years, discussing the untold history of African American advertising, from the earliest depictions of African Americans […]
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August 23, 2026
Dr. Catherine Meeks, pt. 2 (Ep. 39, 2026)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation about racial healing, community leadership, and African American intellectual life with Dr. Catherine Meeks, PhD, founder of the Turquoise and Lavender Institute for Transformation and Healing, and author of Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in […]
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