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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 105 - Black Nature Enthusiasts, Biden Designates Black National Monument, Rep Sheila Jackson Lee Obit 23.08.2024 56:54

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from USA Today, BBC History, Time, New York Times, US News and World Report, and the Dallas Morning News. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 104 - Black Farmers Finally Get Relief, Push for More Black Pilots, 5 Ways Black Panthers Shaped US Schools 16.08.2024 56:07

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Atlantic, The Grio, and Forbes. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 103 - Navy Exonerates Black Sailors, The Fall of the Friedman Savings Bank, Bernice Johnson Reagon obit 09.08.2024 56:50

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from KC Community Voice, The Current website of Georgia, Texas Highways Magazine, USA Today, and LA Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 102 - Kamala Harris' Faith, 24 Black Team USA Athletes to Watch, How Will Project 2025 Affect Black America? 02.08.2024 58:21

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

Ep 101 - Willie Mays Obit, A Black Newspaper Gets a 2nd Life, Why Are People Leaving Black Greek Groups? 16.07.2024 57:08

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Texas Monthly, Atlanta Journal Contstitution, Guardian, and SFGate.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 100 - Move over Cobb -- Gibson Reigns, James M Lawson's Obit, OK Supreme Court Dismisses Reparations Case 11.07.2024 56:03

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from New York Times, New York Review of Books, and Associated Press. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 99 - KC Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae, It's Bigger Than Whiskey, Ten Dating Green Flags 05.07.2024 56:24

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Ebony, andscape.com, and the Detroit Metro-Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 98 - Stevie Wonder Becomes Citizen of Ghana, Where the Slave Trade Started, How Bondage Built the Church 28.06.2024 56:02

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

Ep 97 - A Dr. at 17 and Now She's Going to Prom, Reebok Isn't a Hobby for Shaq, Mary McLeod Bethune Sought to Unify African Diaspora 18.06.2024 57:44

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

Ep 96 - Michelle Obama's Mother Dies, Inside NJ's Rollerskating Scene, Cat Williams Tells the Truth 14.06.2024 57:43

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

Ep 95 - America's 1st Black Astronaut Finally Goes to Space, The Panthers, the producers, and the escape 06.06.2024 57:26

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from New York Times, Baltimore African American Newspaper, Washington Post, and the Baltimore Sun Newspaper. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 94 - New KC Black Mental Health Program, Why the FAFSA is so Hard This Year, Dr Rae Wynn Grant Lives on the Wild Side 31.05.2024 57:55

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

Ep 93 - Old School ATL Dance Club Stands the Test of Time, Where Are All the Black Girl Groups From ATL?, The Black Twin Peaks 21.05.2024 57:57

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Atlanta Journal Constitution, G2 Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, Howard University Student Newspaper, & Artsnews Magazine. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 92 - The Complicated Problem of Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Oldest Black Independent Library Still Making History, The Legend That Was Mattiwilda Dobbs 17.05.2024 57:27

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Atlanta Journal Constitution, TheWeek.com, Christian Science Monitor, & New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 91 - NAACP Urgest Student Athletes to Reconsider FL Colleges, What OJ Simpson Meant to Black America, Fraternity Builds Bonds Through School Books 07.05.2024 56:24

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Washington Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Chicago Sun-Times, and Fortune Magazine. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 90 - Alternative Paths to Good-Paying Jobs, A Hiring Freeze for Wichita Schools, Tamara Blackwell Crowned Miss Wheelchair Kansas 02.05.2024 58:59

EP 89 - Divine Love is a Gift, Wichita's Storytime Village, More Kansas Mothers are dying after giving birth 26.04.2024 58:24

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Ebony, The Voice, The Beacon, Epic Strea, Blavity, Sport Illustrated, NewsOne and andscape. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 88 - The Complicated Legacy of Oscar Winner Hattie McDaniel, Black Couple's Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss, Why Black Americans Should Commemorate the History of Liberia 24.04.2024 57:09

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

Ep 87 - How US Used Black Artists as Ambassadors During Cold War, This Time The Met Aims to Get Harlem Right, First Black Pilot Dies 12.04.2024 57:50

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

Ep 86 - Emily Taylor Center Celebrates 1st Black Womens History Week, March is Womens History Month, Cindy Coghenour Taugh Thousands of Women to Protect Themselves When One Friend Couldn't 05.04.2024 56:38

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from University Daily Kansan, Parade, The Voice, Wichita Beacon, The Root, Blavity, andscape.com, and CNN. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 85 - Number of Black Americans Living in US Reaches New High, Is Moving to the South Really Better for Black Folks?, Les McCann Obit 29.02.2024 56:01

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Washington Post, New York Times, Health.com, Cleveland.com, Wordandblack.com, and pewresearch.org. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 84 - The Man Who Created Black History Month, New Funding to Preserve Historic Black Church, The Misunderstood Visionary Behind the Black Panther Party 15.02.2024 56:48

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

Ep 83 - Tracing a Lost Ancestry, 'Smoke King' Book Review, Black History Month Through the Years 01.02.2024 56:45

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

Ep 82 - College Board Revises AP Black Studies Class, Kwanzaa 12-26-2023, The Color Purple’s Evolution 10.01.2024 57:24

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Voice, Blavity, Ebony, AP, and National Today. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 81 - Quindero Ruins Receives Million Dollar Donation, Black Woman Architect at Top of Field, America’s Black Attorneys General Discuss Race, Politics, and the Justice System 05.01.2024 57:57

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from New York Times, Southbend Tribune, AP, Time, and Kansas City Star. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.