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October 31, 2022

Field Generals (Ep. 48, 2022)

By: John L. Hanson

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with former NFL quarterbacks James Harris, Doug Williams and Warren Moon, who, along with Randall Cunningham, Vince Evans and Jay Walker are known as The Field Generals and gathered during Super Bowl week in February to honor pioneering African American quarterbacks Willie Thrower and Marlin Briscoe.


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September 8, 2024

Mark H. Morial (Ep. 41, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Mark H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization, about the Urban Leagues, latest Annual Report on the State of Black America, and about the league’s social and […]

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September 1, 2024

Julius and Mildred Whittier (Ep. 40, 2024)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. spotlights the life and legacy of the late Julius Whittier, the first African American football scholarship recipient and letterman at the University of Texas at Austin, with insights provided by Whittier in a KUT interview, and commentary by his surviving sister […]

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August 25, 2024

Larry Tye (Ep. 39, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the musical and social legacies of three African American jazz pioneers with Larry Tye, historian, former Boston Glove reporter, former journalism professor, and author of The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.”

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August 19, 2024

Dr. Kate West and Leslie Rangel (Ep. 38, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the importance of preparing journalism students for the difficulties and pressure of their chosen career with University of Texas journalism professor Dr. Kate West and broadcast journalist Leslie Rangel, authors of Journalists Break News: Don’t Let It Break You.

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August 11, 2024

David C. Williams (Ep. 37, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with David C. Williams, engineer, inventor, author of Business Model: Where Incredible Will Meets Professional Skill, and Assistant Vice-President for Hyper-Automation at AT&T, where he leads the largest robotics process automation program worldwide.

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August 4, 2024

The Late Dick Gregory, pt. 2 (Ep. 36, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the conclusion to his tribute to the late comedian, actor, activist and social critic, Dick Gregory, who died in August 2017, after a legendary career that spanned seven decades and gained him worldwide fame.

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July 28, 2024

The Late Dick Gregory, pt. 1 (Ep. 35, 2024)

On this week’s episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents part one of a tribute to the late Dick Gregory, the legendary entertainer, Civil Rights activist, author and wellness advocate whose career spanned seven decades. Gregory died in August 2017 at the age of 84.

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July 27, 2024

Ron Simons (Ep. 34, 2024)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Ron Simons, the four-time Tony award winning producer, four-time Sundance Film Festival selected producer, and founder and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment. Simons died June 12, 2024, at the age of 63.

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