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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Honorable Craig Watkins, former Dallas County, Texas Criminal District Attorney, the first African American District Attorney in the state of Texas, who died on December 12, 2023.
May 20, 2018
Joseph Rosenbloom, pt. 2 (Ep. 24, 2018)
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Joseph Rosenbloom, author of Redemption: Martin Luther King’s Last 31 Hours, about the local and national events and circumstances that led to Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
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May 13, 2018
Joseph Rosenbloom, pt. 1 (Ep. 23, 2018)
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Joseph Rosenbloom, author of Redemption: Martin Luther King’s Last 31 Hours, about the events and circumstances that led to Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
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May 6, 2018
Dr. Haile T. Debas (Ep. 22, 2018)
On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Haile T. Debas, MD., Director Emeritus of California Global Health Institute, about his distinguished career as a physician, researcher, teacher and academic leader.
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April 29, 2018
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Loren Walton, a promising young classical ballet dancer from Austin, Texas, regarding his aspirations and his experience of being a male African American ballet artist.
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April 22, 2018
Dr. Brittney Cooper, pt. 2 (Ep. 20, 2018)
On this week’s program, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation about black feminism and race and gender issues with Dr. Brittney Cooper, assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, and author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.
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April 15, 2018
Dr. Brittney Cooper, pt. 1 (Ep. 19, 2018)
On this week’s program, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation about black feminism with Dr. Brittney Cooper, assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, and author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.
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April 8, 2018
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Chris Montana, owner and head distiller of Nu Nord Craft Spirits in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the only African American- owned distillery (out of more than 1300), in the United States.
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April 1, 2018
The Activist Athlete (Ep. 17, 2018)
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a discussion of race relations and sports with Jocelyn Benson, Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality CEO, New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown, ESPN reporter Jim Trotter, and NFL Executive Troy Vincent.
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