black farmers

Stories we’re thankful for this year

This Thanksgiving, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve been grateful to share over the past few months:
– A Texas-based freelance visual journalist reflecting on winning a prestigious prize
– A Uganda-born musician who calls Texas home and is taking the U.S. by storm
– A comedian landing on many best-of lists, now reconnecting with his Texas home
And much more on a special Thanksgiving edition of the Texas Standard.

Presidential campaigns make high-profile stops in Texas

With less than two weeks until Election Day, presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both making high-profile stops in Texas today.
A nonprofit is helping Black farmers in Texas build a home-grown community.
Filmmakers share the story behind “Subtopia,” a new Texas-based mockumentary about HOA drama.
And: Remembering Sister Angela Murdaugh, a Franciscan Sister of Mary and certified nurse midwife who was named to the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame.

Greg A. Francis, pt. 2 (Ep 41, 2021)

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Greg A. Francis, civil rights attorney and author of Just Harvest: The Story of How Black Farmers Won the Largest Civil Rights Case against the U.S. Government.

Greg A. Francis, pt. 1 (Ep. 40, 2021)

On this week’s edition one In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Greg A. Francis, the attorney whose work  on behalf of African American farmers is chronicled in his book, Just Harvest: The Story of How Black Farmers Won the Largest Civil Rights Case against the U.S. Government.