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In Black America

KUT & KUTX Studios, John L. Hanson

300 episodes

1 week ago

Produced at KUT, In Black America is a long-running, nationally syndicated program dedicated to all facets of the African American experience. John Hanson profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America. Guests include civil rights leaders, educators, artists, athletes and writers describing their experiences, achievements and work in chronicling and advancing the quality of African American life.

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Produced at KUT, In Black America is a long-running, nationally syndicated program dedicated to all facets of the African American experience. John Hanson profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America. Guests include civil rights leaders, educators, artists, athletes and writers describing their experiences, achievements and work in chronicling and advancing the quality of African American life.

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Episodes (20/300)

In Black America

Jocelyn Robinson (Ep. 50, 2025 re-broadcast)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson Jr. presents a previously aired conversation with Joceyn Robinson, founding Director of the Ohio-based HBCU Preservation Project and Director of the Center for Radio Preservation and Archives at WSYO, whose mission is to preserve the rich history of radio stations affiliated with historically […]

1 week ago

30 minutes 10 seconds

In Black America

Vanessa P. Daniel (Ep. 49, 2025 re-broadcast)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a previously aired conversation (Ep. 25) with Vanessa P. Daniel, social justice activist and organizer, and author of Unrig The Game: What Women Of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning, offering on-the-ground perspective on the obstacles community, union and electoral activist […]

1 week ago

29 minutes 3 seconds

In Black America

Jordan E. Cooper (Ep. 48, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Jordan E. Cooper, Tony Award-nominated actor, playwright, producer and director, and founder of Cookout Entertainment, discussing Cooper’s many accomplishments as well as the anticipated opening of his stage production Oh Happy Day!, in which he plays a leading role as […]

3 weeks ago

30 minutes 49 seconds

In Black America

Wylin D. Wilson (Ep. 47, 2025)

On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the failure of mainstream bioethics to include the perpectives of African American women, and the resultant disparities in health outcomes, with Wylin D. Wilson, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School and author of Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, […]

4 weeks ago

31 minutes 28 seconds

In Black America

M. Quentin Williams (Ep.46, 2025)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses police and community relations with M. Quentin Williams, attorney, author, founder and CEO of Dedication to Community, chairman and CEO of Williams Media and Marketing Group, LLC, former FBI agent and Federal Prosecutor, and former NFL and NBA executive.

1 month ago

30 minutes 8 seconds

In Black America

Fran Harris, pt. 2 (Ep. 45, 2025)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Fran Harris, former WNBA Champion, member of Pan American, Jones Cup and FIBA World Championship teams with USA Basketball, captain and leading scorer for the undefeated 1986 National Championship team at the University of Texas, and recipient of […]

1 month ago

30 minutes 20 seconds

In Black America

Fran Harris, pt. 1 (Ep. 44, 2025)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the first part of a conversation with Fran Harris, former WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA Basketball, and captain and leading scorer for the undefeated 1986 National Championship team at the University of Texas, on the occasion of her […]

1 month ago

30 minutes 44 seconds

In Black America

Marion E. Orr (Ep. 43, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks 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. Diggs was […]

1 month ago

29 minutes 54 seconds

In Black America

National Urban League State of Black America (Ep. 42, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a panel discussion from the 49th edition of the National Urban League’s “State of Black America” report, moderated by award-winning journalist Ed Gordon and featuring Kimberle W. Crenshaw of the African American Policy Forum, Maya Wiley of the Leadership Conference on […]

2 months ago

29 minutes 30 seconds

In Black America

Marc Morial (Ep. 41, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview with Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, and exerpts from Morial’s address at the opening session of this year’s National Urban League Conference as he delivered a call to action in response to current […]

2 months ago

29 minutes 31 seconds

In Black America

Dr. Bernard A. Harris (Ep. 40, 2025)

2 months ago

30 minutes 33 seconds

In Black America

Kemba Smith (Ep. 39, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with author and prison reform activist Kemba Smith, recorded in 2008, discussing her involvement with a crack cocaine dealer, her resulting six-year incarceration and Presidential pardon, and her current work as a criminal justice reform activist.

2 months ago

29 minutes 33 seconds

In Black America

Jessica Norwood (Ep. 38, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Jessica Norwood, financial activist, investor, social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Runway Project, and author of Believe-In-You Money, discussing the obstacles facing African Americans seeking to build wealth through entrepreneurism and investment, and ways to improve their relationship […]

3 months ago

30 minutes 32 seconds

In Black America

Chanel Dupree (Ep. 37, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Chanel Dupree, founder of Artistic Laughter Productions and award-winning screenwriter, producer and director of You Think You Grown? Dismantling Adultification, a documentary film highlighting racial and gender stereotypes and the role they play in the societal perception of African American […]

3 months ago

30 minutes 34 seconds

In Black America

T. Dallas Smith (Ep. 36, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with T. Dallas Smith, founder and CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company, the largest African American-owned pure tenant representation commercial real estate firm in the U.S., catering to clients needing office space, industrial facilities and land.

3 months ago

30 minutes 35 seconds

In Black America

Kristen Gentry (Ep. 35, 2025)

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Kristen Gentry, author of Mama Said, a collection of short stories as told by three women who struggled with their mothers’ drug addictions and depression, providing insight into the damaging consequences of their mother’s life choices on multiple generations of […]

3 months ago

29 minutes 53 seconds

In Black America

Denita R. Conway, pt. 2 (Ep 34, 2025)

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes a discussion of the challenges and opportunities for African American women in the real estate and facility management industry with Denita R. Conway, founder and president of Proven Management LLC, a leading transition planning and logistics company specializing in project […]

3 months ago

29 minutes 53 seconds

In Black America

Denita R. Conway, pt. 1 (Ep. 33, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Denita R. Conway, founder and president of Proven Management LLC, a recognized leader in the moving and logistics industry, specializing in project management, interior design and transition planning, discussing the challenges facing African American women in the real […]

4 months ago

29 minutes 55 seconds

In Black America

A Tribute to Earl Graves, Sr. (Ep. 32, 2025)

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Earl Gilbert Graves Sr., pioneering African American entrepreneur, publisher, philanthropist, and advocate of African-American businesses. A graduate of Morgan State University, he was the founder of Black Enterprise magazine and chairman of the media […]

4 months ago

30 minutes 53 seconds

In Black America

James “JB” Brown (Ep. 31, 2025)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 2024 conversation with veteran journalist James Brown, host of NFL Today on CBS and Inside The NFL on Showtime, and a three-time Emmy Award-winning network broadcaster who was elected in 2020 to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

4 months ago

30 minutes 34 seconds