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October 8, 2023

Judson W. Robinson III (Ep. 45, 2023)

By: John L. Hanson

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an address by Judson W. Robinson III, President and CEO of the Houston Area Urban League, at the 2023 National Urban League Conference in Houston, Texas, which brought together leaders from the business, government and social advocacy sectors  this past July.


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September 13, 2015

The Honorable Ron Kirk, Pt. 1 (Ep. 40, 2015)

Part One of a conversation with the Honorable Ron Kirk, former Dallas Mayor, U.S. Trade Ambassador and Texas Secretary of State, and Senior of Counsel in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher.

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September 6, 2015

George T “Mickey” Leland (Ep. 39, 2015)

A 1981 conversation with the late Honorable George T. “Mickey” Leland, former U.S. Representative from Texas who died in a 1989 plane crash while on a humanitarian mission in Africa.

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August 30, 2015

Robert C. Maynard (Ep. 38, 2015)

A 1985 conversation with the late Robert C. Maynard, a dynamic journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of the Oakland Tribune, and co-founder of The Institute for Journalism Education.

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August 23, 2015

Dr. Edward D. Irons (Ep. 37, 2015)

A conversation with Dr. Edward D. Irons, noted university educator, business, government and educational executive, management and financial consultant, and author of “Only By Grace,” a memoir.

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August 16, 2015

The Legacy of Bob Ray Sanders (Ep. 36, 2015)

A conversation with Bob Ray Sanders, retired Associate Editor and Senior Columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, about his four-decade career in journalism.

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August 9, 2015

Sports Leadership and Innovation, with Daron Roberts (Ep. 35, 2015)

A discussion of sports leadership and transition strategy with Daron Roberts, former NFL coach, university lecturer and founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation at the University of Texas.

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August 2, 2015

Remembering Joyce Ann Brown (Ep. 34, 2015)

A conversation with the late Joyce Ann Brown, shortly after her 2009 release after spending nearly 10 years wrongly imprisoned for robbery. She became a tireless champion of the incarcerated until her death in June 2015.

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July 28, 2015

Revolutionizing Education with Dr. Steve Perry (Ep. 33, 2015)

A discussion of successful, innovative education with Dr. Steve Perry, founder and principal of one of the top schools in America, Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut.

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