In Black America

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Glenn Doughty, an eight year of the National Football League, co-founder of Career Information and Training Network, and founder of Shake and Bake Family Fun Center in Baltimore, Maryland, discussing his collegiate football career as a member of […]

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, PhD., retired president of Tennessee State University and author of How Dare You: An HBCU President’s Fight For Half A Billion Dollars Owed – And The State’s Action To Avoid Payment,

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from a panel discussion at the 2026 National Urban League Conference addressing the current state of Black America, featuring U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett. CNN political analyst Van Jones, and Vanderbilt University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, reflecting on the current […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents commentary fromNational Urban League President Marc Morial and the 2026 State of Black America Report, since 1976 one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for leadership around racial equality in the United States.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights and commentary from the 2026 State of Black America Report, since 1976 one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for leadership around racial equality in the United States, led by Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Mark S. Robinson, veteran advertising, marketing and communications executive and author of Pitch Black: The Best Black Ads of the Past 50+ Years, discussing the untold history of African American advertising, from the earliest depictions of African Americans […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Mark S. Robinson, veteran advertising, marketing and communications executive and author of Pitch Black: The Best Black Ads of the Past 50+ Years, discussing the untold history of African American advertising, from the earliest depictions of African Americans […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation about racial healing, community leadership, and African American intellectual life with Dr. Catherine Meeks, PhD, founder of the Turquoise and Lavender Institute for Transformation and Healing, and author of Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation about racial healing, community leadership, and African American intellectual life with Dr. Catherine Meeks, PhD, founder of the Turquoise and Lavender Institute for Transformation and Healing, and author of Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Nicole Carr, four-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, visiting Assistant Professor at Morehouse College, and author of The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation, discussing the history of systemic discrimination against African American medical […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Nicole Carr, four-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, visiting Assistant Professor at Morehouse College, and author of The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation, discussing the history of systemic discrimination against African American medical […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Honorable John R. Lewis, the U.S. Congressman who represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, and who dedicated his life to the protection of human rights, securing civil liberties through his work in the Civil Rights Movement alongside […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Tracye McDaniel, president of TIP Strategies, Inc and a trusted advisor to CEOs, non-profits, and public and private organizations and businesses. Formerly president and chief executive of the Texas Economic Development Corporation and TexasOne, she brings a global […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the first part of his conversation with Tracye McDaniel, president of TIP Strategies, Inc and a trusted advisor to CEOs, non-profits, and public and private organizations and businesses. Formerly president and chief executive of the Texas Economic Development Corporation and TexasOne, […]

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Michael Carter, Jr., a fifth-generation farmer in Virginia and author of Africulture: How the Principles, Practices, Plants and People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture, exploring the history and generational stewardship and preservation of agricultural practices with […] Th...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Michael Carter, Jr., a fifth-generation farmer in Virginia and author of Africulture: How the Principles, Practices, Plants and People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture, exploring the history and generational stewardship and preservation of agricultural practices with […] The pos...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from excerpts from a discussion by representavies of civil rights organizations, and state and federal legislators organized by National Urban League CEO in response to the April 29, 2026 Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana vs. Callais, which dealt a devastating […] The post The Voting Rights Act (Ep. 30,...

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Donald Cravins, Jr. president and CEO of The National Minority Supplier Development Council, and former CEO of The National Urban League’s Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., discussing his career as an advocate for expanding opportunities for minority-owned small […] The post Donald &...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Marion E. Orr, political scientist, professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Urban Studies at Brown University, and author of House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. […] The post The House of Diggs, with Marion...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with attorney Jason Green, former Special Assistant and Associate White House Counsel to President Barack Obama, co-founder of SkilSmart, CEO of Evergreen Labs, and author ofToo Precious To Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility, with a discussion […] The post Jason G. Green, pt. 2 (...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with attorney Jason Green, former Special Assistant and Associate White House Counsel to President Barack Obama, co-founder of SkilSmart, CEO of Evergreen Labs, and author of Too Precious To Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility, with a […] The post Jason G. Green, pt. 1 (Ep. 26, 2026) a...

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with former U.S. Marine, Compton, California police officer and undercover FBI agent, Larry Wansley, discussing his new book, Tough Streets, Rough Skies and Sunday Sidelines, which details Wansley’s career in law enforcement, the military, and the world of […] The post Larry Wansley, p...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Larry Wansley, former Marine, Compton, California police officer, FBI undercover agent, and author of Tough Streets, Rough Skies and Sunday Sidelines, discussing his military and law enforcement career, as well as his tenure as the first Director of […] The post Larry Wansley, pt. 1 (Ep. 24, 2026)...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Mark S. Robinson, author of Black on Madison Avenue, about his four decade-long career working at a high level in marketing and advertising, providing rare and valuable insight into the lack of diversity in the advertising world, and […] The post Mark S. Robinson, pt. 2 (Ep. 23, 2026) appeare...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Mark S. Robinson, a forty-year veteran of high-level, prestigious advertising and marketing agencies and author or Black on Madison Avenue, an inside look at the lack of diversity and the obstacles faced by African American professionals in the advertising agency […] The post Mark S. Robinson (Ep. 22, 2026) appe...