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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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July 19, 2015

Million Dollars Worth of Nerve with Ken Coleman, pt.2 (Ep. 32, 2015)

The conclusion of a conversation with Ken Coleman, journalist and author of “Million Dollars Worth of Nerve: Twenty-One People Who Helped to Power Black Bottom, Paradise Valley and Detroit’s Lower East Side.”

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July 12, 2015

Million Dollars Worth of Nerve with Ken Coleman (Ep. 31, 2015)

A conversation with Ken Coleman, Detroit-based communications consultant and author of “Million Dollars Worth of Nerve: Twenty-One African Americans Who Helped Power Black Bottom, Paradise Valley and Detroit’s

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July 7, 2015

Careeranista with Chaz Pitts-Kyser (Ep. 30, 2015)

A discussion of the challenges female college graduates face as they enter the workforce, with Chaz Pitts-Kyser, author of “Careeranista: The Woman’s Guide to Success After College.”

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June 28, 2015

A Tribute to B.B. King (Ep. 29, 2015)

In Black America presents a remembrance of the late B.B. King, the legendary blues guitarist, singer and bandleader known as the King of the Blues Guitar, with an interview recorded in 1995.

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June 21, 2015

Ylanda Gault Caviness, pt. 2 (Ep. 28, 2015)

In Black America host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Ylonda Gault Caviness, parenting journalist and editor, mother of three, and author of “Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself.”

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June 14, 2015

Ylanda Gault Caviness, pt. 1 (Ep. 27, 2015)

In Black America host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ylonda Gault Caviness, parenting journalist and editor, mother of three, and author of “Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself.”

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June 7, 2015

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil (Ep. 26, 2015)

In Black America presents a conversation with Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic Alliances and Consumer Engagement for The Nielson company, a leading global information and measurement company.

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May 31, 2015

Mechele Dickerson (Ep. 25, 2015)

John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Mechele Dickerson, bankruptcy law and consumer debt expert and author of “Homeownership and America’s Financial Underclass: Flawed Premises, Broken Promises, New Prescriptions.” Dr. Dickerson teaches at the University of Texas

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