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The African American Hour

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Audio-Reader‘s weekly pod with news and information on black and African-American issues of culture, politics, entertainment and sports.

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Ep 159 - Timelessness of Christmas Spirituals, Kwanzaa -- What is It and How is It Celebrated, Origins of New Year's Day Food Traditions 24.12.2025 57:42

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from news.web.baylor.edu, Southern Living, History.com, Chatanooga Free Times Press, Parents.com, and The Independent. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 158 - The History of Mac n Cheese, Short Story by Langston Hughes, Afro Carribean Christmas Traditions 19.12.2025 56:58

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New York Times, Pew Research Center, Essence, and The Windsor Star Newspaper. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 157 - Founder of "Cowboys of Color" Has Died, Black WWII Veteran Plaque Removed, Black Modernist Architects 12.12.2025 57:41

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Baltimore Afro American, Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper, San Francisco Examiner, Dallas Morning News, Newsweek, and Black Enterprise. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 156 - Top 50 African American Podcasts (and ours is included!), Why Black Middle Class is Still Struggling, New Black-Led Movies in Theaters in 2025 05.12.2025 57:09

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Afro News, The Voice of Black Cincinnati, and BET. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 155 - $400 Million Raised to Train Black Doctors, National Regristry Listing for Resting Place of Emmett Till, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech 26.11.2025 56:59

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from actnews.com, Kansas Reflector, Capital B News, nola.com, and blackenterprise.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 154 - Mackenzie Scott Donates $40 Million to Preserve Black History, ATL's 1st Black History Museum Finds New Light, The President Who Re-Segregated the Federal Gov't 14.11.2025 56:59

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 153 - Meet the 5 Black MacArthur Grant Recipients, Misty Copeland Hangs Up Her Point Shoes, The Slow Painful Decline of Black Celebrity Activism 07.11.2025 57:20

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from New York Times, wordinblack.com, Travel Noir Magazine, Salon, and the AP. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 152 - NASA Class First in 40 Years Without Black Recruits, Oposing Views on Million Man March, 'Black Arms to Hold You Up' Book Review 24.10.2025 57:58

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from New York Times, The Root, wordinblack.com, and Mashable. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 151 - Overwhelmingly White Administration Dismissing High-Ranking Black Officials, The Root is Black-Owned Again, How to Keep KY's Black-Led Farms Alive 17.10.2025 57:44

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Blavity, Philadelphia Daily News, nextcity.com, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 150 - Assata Shakur Obit, George Hardy (Tuskegee Airmen) Obit, The Life of Tennis Champ Althea Gibson 10.10.2025 56:00

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Baltimore Afro American, The Guardian, The Independent, The New York Review of Books, sdvoice.info, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 149 - Have $ Gains Outgrown Value in HBCU Football?, $55 Million Gift Still Boosts Atlanta HBCUs, Unlocking Sickle Cell Mysteries 26.09.2025 57:53

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Baltimore Afro American, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Houston Defender, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 148 - Trump Shifts Millions to HBCUs and Tribal Schools, Center Receives Diversity Award, Better Access to Tech May Help African Americans Bridge Healthcare Gap 19.09.2025 57:11

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Atlantic, Dayton Daily News, Medical Express News, St Louis American, USA Today, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 147 - Victoria Mboko: Has a New Star Been Born, Lees Summit Schools Serve Growing Number of English Language Learners, 25 Year Old Opens Don's Laundry in NYC 05.09.2025 57:51

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Beacon KC, The Root, News One, Blavity, The Grio, and andscape.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 146 - ATL is Higher Ed Mecca for Black Students, Making Black Students Feel Validated, Millions Return to Schools This Month Struggling With Strained Resources and Divisive Culture Wars 28.08.2025 57:11

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Howard University Newspaper, UC Berkeley News, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 145 - Malcolm Jamal Warner Obit, Improving Colorectal Cancer Treatment for Black Americans, 'Black Genius' Book Review 22.08.2025 57:59

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New Yorker, The Guardian, Medical Express News, Kirkus Reviews, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 144 - Legacy Rooted in Vision & Family, Smurfs Director on Rihanna's Role, Paris Unveils Mural of Josephine Baker 31.07.2025 57:32

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Ebony, The Root, News One, AP, The Grio, and Black Girl Nerds. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 143 - Fans Criticize Beyonce, Black Kids Are More Likely To Drown, Black Americans are Moving to Ghana 11.07.2025 57:00

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from USA Today, Blavity.com, New York Magazine, The Guardian, and the Associated Press. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 142 - Sly Stone Obit, Opal Lee on Road to Recovery, What Tariffs Mean for Braids and Wigs 20.06.2025 57:55

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2190.com, and Hollywood Reporter. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep141 - Only Black All-Female WW2 Unit Honored, Uncle Sam's New Message to Young Black Americans, Nat'l African American Museum Faces Uncertainty 13.06.2025 57:23

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Smithsonian Magazine. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 140 - Black Catholics React to New Pope, We Now Know Number of Enslaved Africans Trafficked Across Atlantic, How Black-Owned Luxury Brands Are Winning 06.06.2025 57:10

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Essence, National Cancer Institute, BBC History, New York Review of Books, New York Times, and BlackCatholicMessenger.org. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 139 - Spellman College Pageants Go Viral, Focus on Healthspan vs. Lifespan, Airyl Deniro Comes Out as Trans Woman 29.05.2025 58:12

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Ebony, The Root, News One, and Black News. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 134 - HBCUs Ponder Their Future Amid Cuts, Georgia State Receives Grant to Preserve Gullah/Geechee Heritage, Patois is Not Broken English 22.05.2025 57:47

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper, Medical Express News, The Guardian, Black Agenda Report, and afro.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 133 - Pope Leo XIV's Creole Heritage, Savannah's Black Newspaper, Kidney Disease in Black Community 15.05.2025 57:55

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper, MSN.com, Pittsburg Post Gazette, Vogue, Yale Book Review, and AP.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 132 - America's Longest Black-Owned Radio Station Celebrates, Harry Edwards Isn't Done Just Yet, "The Dead Are Arising" Book Review 08.05.2025 57:50

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper, ESPN Magazine, and The Kansas City Star. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 131 - Black Paternal Health Week, How Romantic Relationships Effect Mental Health, Post Eaton Fires 02.05.2025 57:15

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Ebony, The Root, News One, The Beacon KC, The Grio, and Blavity. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.