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December 6, 2020

Ron Simons, pt. 1 (Ep. 1, 2021)

By: John L. Hanson

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Ron Simons, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and President and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment, about his experience as a pioneer in the effort to bring diversity to the stage, telling stories about African American history and culture.


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April 27, 2025

Wiley P. Davis, Jt. (Ep. 22, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Wiley P. Davis, Jr., retired educator, educational and sports consultant, and author of The Flight of a Thousand Songbirds: A Family’s Courage Leads to a New Life, a Detroit family’s journey of determination, heartbreak and triumph during The Great Migration.

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April 20, 2025

Dr. Louis Moore, pt. 2 (Ep. 21, 2025)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University and author of The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback.

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April 13, 2025

Dr. Louis Moore, pt. 1 (Ep. 20, 2025)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University and author of The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback.

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April 6, 2025

Super Bowl LIX (Ep. 19, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from Super Bowl 59, featuring highlights, interviews and commentary from Super Bowl Week in New Orleans, Louisiana, featuring quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy, and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.

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March 30, 2025

Ralph McDaniels (Ep. 18, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with pioneering music video director, DJ and VJ Ralph McDaniels, who in 1983 created Studio 31 Dance Party, a television program presenting recordings of music performances that evolved into the long-running music video program Video Music Box.

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March 23, 2025

Mike Jackson, pt. 2 (Ep. 17, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Mike Jackson, Emmy and Tony Award-winning film, theater and television producer, host of the new podcast Why Not Me? and co-founder and managing partner with John Legend of Get Lifted Film Co., developing projects for major networks including […]

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March 16, 2025

Mike Jackson, pt. 1 (Ep. 16, 2025)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson begins a conversation with Mike Jackson, Emmy and Tony Award-winning film, theater and television producer, co-founder and managing partner with John Legend of Get Lifted Film Co., and host of the new podcast Why Not Me?

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March 9, 2025

Michelle Adams, pt. 2 (Ep. 15, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Michelle Adams, Professor of Law at The University of Michigan Law School, and author of Containment: Detroit, The Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, discussing the epic social and legal struggle to integrate […]

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