This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his ninety-second birthday, with highlights from Dr. King’s addresses and speeches, as well as commentary from his widow, the late Coretta Scott King, The Honorable Andrew Young, and former United States President Barack Obama.
March On Washington
John Lewis, pt. 2 (Ep. 44, 2020)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a tribute to the Congressman and Civil Rights leader, John Robert Lewis, who represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death on July 17, 2020. The interview was recorded during Congressman Lewis’s visit to the University of Texas at Austin in the Spring of 2020.
Lena Horne (Ep. 10, 2019)
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview from 1983 with the late Lena Horne, the legendary singer, dancer, actress and civil rights activist whose career in film, television and theater spanned 70 years. Ms. Horne died in 2010.
The Late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep. 6, 2018)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a remembrance of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 89th anniversary of his birth. The program features addresses and comments by Dr. King, former U.S. President Barack Obama, and the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy.