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.
Roger Goodell
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. 2 (Ep. 20, 2019)
On this week’s program, In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the 2019 Fritz Pollard Awards, featuring NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Lifetime Achievement Award winner Warwick Dunn, and Fritz Pollard Alliance founder John Wooten.
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.
Roger Goodell and John Wooden (Ep. 18, 2016)
In Black America presents highlights from Super Bowl 50 Week, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, The Walter Payton Man of the Year finalists, and John Wooden, co-founder of the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation.
11th Annual Fritz Pollard Awards (Ep. 16, 2016)
In Black America producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the 11th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to Excellence Awards at Super Bowl 50, featuring NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
The 2014 NFL Season and Super Bowl XLIX (Ep. 18, 2015)
In Black America presents Super Bowl Week remarks by NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell, and interviews with USA Today sports journalist Jarrett Bell and KXAS Sports Director Newy Scruggs.
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.