In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Deon L. Hogan,cancer survivor, former Michigan high school track record holder, college All-American, and author of Sometimes Rain Will Show You The Light: A Parable By A Cancer Survivor.
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Veronica Brown (Ep. 37, 2018)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Detroit-born singer Veronica Brown about her career as an award-winning Gospel recording artist, and about her equally successful previous career as a Dance and R&B recording artist.
The Honorable Greg Mathis (Ep. 25, 2018)
On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with The Honorable Greg Mathis, former Superior Court Judge for Michigan’s 36th District Court, known as “the judge of second chances,” and host of the long-running reality TV program The Judge Mathis Show.
Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson (Ep. 10, 2016)
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson, a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M University and author of a study examining the declining numbers of African American teachers in the nation’s public schools.
Texas Standard: January 19, 2018
Not ready for Prime time? Houstonians wonder how they missed out as two other Texas cities make Amazon’s cut for a possible second HQ, we’ll have the latest. Also, when disaster strikes, who’s gotcha covered? A new investigation by the Austin American Statesman finds billions of dollars in Texas state property uninsured, and taxpayers routinely on the hook, we’ll explore. And baby its cold outside, but colder than past winters in Texas? We’ll double check the thermometer. Also, automakers spending billions hoping to win over the biggest market for pickup trucks on the planet. You know where that is, right? All that and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
The Honorable Greg Mathis (Ep. 46, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with The Honorable Greg Mathis, former Superior Court Judge for Michigan’s 36th District Court and host of the long-running reality TV program “The Judge Mathis Show.”
Jarrett Bell, pt. 2 (Ep. 44, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson concludes his conversation with Jarrett Bell, NFL columnist with USA Today and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Jarrett Bell, pt. 1 (Ep. 43, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Jarrett Bell, NFL columnist with USA Today and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, about his career as a sports journalist.
Paul Porter (Ep. 37, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Motown Gospel recording artist Paul Porter, about his career in music as a solo artist and as founder of the Christianaires, and about his triumph over a near-fatal 1996 brain aneurism.
Rance Allen (Ep. 3, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with legendary Gospel recording artist Bishop Rance Allen, celebrating The Rance Allen Group’s 40th year in the Gospel music industry and the release of their 25th album.
Joe Madison (Ep. 51, 2016)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Joe Madison, “The Black Eagle,” award-winning national talk show host on Sirius/XM Urban View Radio and former Executive Director of Detroit’s NAACP branch.
A Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 12, 2016)
In Black America presents a 2008 conversation with the late Ron Banks, who passed away in 2020. Banks was the lead singer and a founding member of Detroit singing group The Dramatics.
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.”
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
A Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 21, 2015)
In Black America presents a conversation with the late Ron Banks, who passed away in 2010. A Detroit native, Banks was lead singer and a founding member of The Dramatics.
A Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 21, 2014)
A tribute to the life and musical legacy of the late Ron Banks, a Detroit native who was the leader and founding member of veteran R&B vocal group The Dramatics, who passed away in March, 2010.
AboutThatCar.com with Frank S. Washington (Ep. 14, 2014)
An inside look at the North American International Auto Show, aka The Detroit Auto Show, with Frank S. Washington, owner and editor of aboutthatcar.com.
V&B: A Band Called Death
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols and the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in 1971 by three teenage brothers in Detroit, Michigan, the African-American group is widely acknowledged as being one of the first punk bands. After years of struggling with canceled contracts, increasing debts, inner family tragedy, and a controversial name that barred them from future success, Death sold off their instruments and disbanded; their recordings lying dormant in an attic for decades.
After years of silence, Death’s moment finally arrived following unexpected demand from rabid internet fans and record collectors, which ushered renowned appreciation and a swarm of national media attention that has now secured their place in the annals of rock history. A captivating documentary in the vein of Searching For Sugar Man, A Band Called Death is equal parts electrifying rockumentary and epic family chronicle.
Listen back as KUT’s Rebecca McInroy hosts the musicians from the band, for an evening of vibrant conversation and great live music with Death!