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March 31, 2014

The Black Barbershop with Quincy T. Mills (Ep. 16, 2014)

By: John L. Hanson

Quincy T. Mills, author of Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America, discusses the role of the black barber in the struggle for economic equality.


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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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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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