In Black America

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a conversation with Jeanette Abraham, founder, president and CEO of JMA Global, LLC, a 100% minority and female-owned company that Ms. Abraham has developed, over the past twenty years, into a multi-million dollar Tier One Detroit automobile manufacturing supplier. The post Jeanette Abraham, pt. 2 (Ep. 38, 2023) appeare...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Jeanette Abraham, founder, president and CEO of JMA Global, LLC, a 100% minority and female-owned company that Ms. Abraham has developed, over the past twenty years, into a multi-million dollar Tier One Detroit automobile manufacturing supplier. The post Jeanette Abraham, pt. 1 (Ep. 37, 2023) appeared f...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Tamika Henry, MD., founder of The Unlimited Health Institute in Los Angeles, whose mission is to raise awareness about juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and treating it with an approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of the […] The post Dr. Tamika Henry, MD. (Ep. 36, 2023) appeared fi...

On this editi0n of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Brittney Martin, co-host and Executive Producer of Sugar Land, and eight-episode podcast that explores how the discovery of an old cemetery forced a city to confront the truth of its history of a convict-leasing program with roots in slavery. The post Brittney Martin (Ep. 35, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KU...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Tommie Smith, 1968 Summer Olympics track and field gold medalist, Civil Rights activist, and co–author of Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice, discussing Smith’s athletic, academic and activist career. The post Dr. Tommie Smith, pt. 2 (Ep. 34, 2023) appeared first on KUT &am...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the beginning of a conversation with Dr. Tommie Smith, 1968 Summer Olympics track and field gold medalist, Civil Rights activist, and co–author of Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice, discussing Smith’s athletic, academic and activist career. The post Dr. Tommie Smith, part 1 (Ep. 33, 2023) appeared f...

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the personal liberation of African American women with Ebony Janice Moore, founder and CEO of The Free People Project and The Ebony Janice Project, and author of All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist’s Pursuit Of Dreams As […] The post Ebony Janice Moore (Ep. 32, 2023) appeared fi...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Jazz and R&B singer Phyllis Hyman, with an interview recorded in 1983, discussing her professional music career, which began in 1971 and included many hit recordings, stage and film appearances, and ended with her death by […] The post Phyllis Hyman (Ep. 31, 2023) appeared first on KUT &am...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with James B. Rosseau, Sr., founder and CEO of The Corelink Solution, co-owner of Christian Media Properties, and author or Success on Your Own Terms: 6 Promises to Fire Up Your Passion, Ignite Your Career and Create an Amazing Life. The post James B. Rosseau (Ep. 30, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podca...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the struggles and challenges of African American families against discriminatory real estate policies and practices in the housing market with Lydia Pope, President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. The post Lydia Pope (Ep. 29, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with media mogul Jerry Adams, President and CEO of VTV Television Network, and music mogul Ben Tankard, pioneering Gospel and Smooth Jazz musician and producer, about the collaboration between Adams’ VTV and Tankard’s Smooth Life multimedia streaming services. The post Jerry Adams and Ben Tankard (Ep. 28, 2023)...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the history of the legendary jazz nightclub Baker’s Keyboard Lounge  and its role in the cultural and economic resurgence of Detroit, with historian Ken Coleman, Special Projects Contributor at the The Michigan Advance. The post Ken Coleman (Ep. 27, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

On this week’s edition of In BlackAmerica, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses strategies for African American success and empowerment with K. Braeden Anderson, attorney, philanthropist, entrepreneur and author of Black Resilience: A Blueprint for Black Triumph in the Face of Racism. The post K. Braeden Anderson (Ep. 26, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts...

On this week’s episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Bernard Shaw, a pioneering African American broadcast journalist and CNN’s chief anchor from 1980 until his retirement in 2001. Shaw died in September, 2022, at the age of 82. The post Bernard Shaw (Ep. 25, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Randall Robinson, civil rights attorney, author, political activist and founder of the TransAfrica Forum (now TransAfrica), an organization whose goal was to influence American policy toward Africa and the Caribbean. Robinson died March 24, 2023. The post Randall Robinson (Ep. 24, 2023) appeared fir...

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ebonie Smith, award-winning music producer, audio engineer, singer-songwriter, and founder and President of Gender Amplified, Inc., an organization that celebrates and supports the next generation women working in the music industry. The post Ebonie Smith (Ep. 23, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Cameka Smith, founder and CEO of The BOSS Network, and online community that supports professional and entrepreneurial women through digital programs and event-based networking. BOSS is an acronym for “Bringing Out Successful Sisters.” The post Dr. Cameka Smith (Ep. 22, 2023) appeared first on KUT &amp...

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with JEROME HUMPHREY and his brother JARRETT, co-authors and illustrators of a series of children’s picture books, including The Old Truck and Creepy Things Are Scaring Me. The post Jerome and Jarrett Humphrey (Ep. 21, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents commentary by Philadelphia Eagles quarterback JALEN HURTS and PATRICK MAHOMES, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, recorded during the week preceding Super Bowl LVII. The post Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes (Ep. 20, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr.  discusses issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace with Shondra J. Brown, a Family Nurse Practitioner and author of The Black Professional’s Guide: How to Navigate White Privilege in the Workplace. The post Shondra J. Brown (Ep. 19, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late William F. “Bill” Williams, who co-founded Glory Foods, Inc. in 1989 and developed it into a nationwide distributor of food products for African American consumers and a philanthropic force. Williams died in 2001, at the age […] The post William F. “Bill” Williams (Ep....

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with award-winning film and television actor Russell Hornsby, who discusses his role as controversial boxing promoter Don King on the Hulu miniseries Mike, as well as roles in the Stars series BMF and in films like The Hate You Give, Creed […] The post Russell Hornsby (Ep. 17, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX S...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late John Hope Franklin, the distinguished attorney and legal scholar and professor who helped prepare the Supreme Court case for Brown v. Board of Education and later became Professor of Legal History at Duke University Law School. […] The post The Late John Hope Franklin (Ep. 16, 2023) appeared f...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Bakari T. Sellers, CNN political analyst, former South Carolina House Representative, and author of Who Are Your People, a children’s picture book that takes readers on a journey from cotton fields, to sit-ins, to the present day. The post Bakari T. Sellers (Ep. 15, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios...

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Iron Chef America winner Justin Sutherland, discussing his roots in Southern cooking and his classical culinary training, his rise as an award-winning chef, and his diverse contributions not only to the culinary world but his philanthropic endeavors and community involvement. The post Justin Sutherland (Ep. 14, 2023)...