This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with an interview conducted during the 2019 Summit on Race in America at the LBJ Library on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
Motown
A Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 23, 2020)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to his old “marble-shooting’ buddy”, the late Ron Banks. He was a founding member of the legendary soul and R&B vocal group from Detroit, The Dramatics. Ron Banks passed away in 2010.
Duke Fakir and Mary Wilson (Ep. 42, 2019)
On this week’s edition of In Black America, John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Motown legends Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of The Four Tops, and Mary Wilson, a founding member of the Supremes. Both were participants in The Summit on Race in America this Spring, at the University of Texas at Austin.
Claudette A. Robinson (Ep. 41, 2019)
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Claudette A. Robinson, a founding member of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and a recent participant in The Summit On Race In America, at the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas at Austin.
Leon Robinson (Ep. 35, 2019)
This week, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson presents a conversation with actor, singer-songwriter and film producer Leon Robinson, known for his portrayals of David Ruffin and Little Richard, and as leader of reggae-soul band Leon and The Peoples.
A Tribute To Ron Banks (Ep. 22, 2019)
On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation recorded in 2008 with the late Ron Banks, founder of the long-running Detroit R&B vocal group The Dramatics. Ron Banks passed away in March, 2010.