On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the The Fritz Pollard Alliance’s 19th annual Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards, featuring a discussion around the emergence of the Black quarterback in the NFL, with comments by James “Shack” Harris, Doug Williams, and Roger Goodell.
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The 15th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards (Ep. 19, 2020)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights of the 15th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards held during Super Bowl LIV week, featuring speakers Roger Goodell, Troy Vincent, and Fritz Pollard Trophy winner Trey Smith.
14th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards, pt. 1 (Ep. 19, 2019)
On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the 2019 Fritz Pollard Awards, held during Super Bowl Week, honoring award recipient Michael Bidwell, plus a tribute to retiring Fritz Pollard Alliance founder and chairman John Wooten.
The 12th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards, pt. 1 (Ep. 18, 2017)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents interviews, addresses, and public comments from the 12th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to Excellence Awards at Super Bowl 51.
The 8th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards (Ep. 15, 2015)
In Black America presents addresses and interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL head coaches Ron Rivera and Jim Caldwell, and Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation co-founder and chairman John Wooden.