In Black America

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ying McGuire, President and CEO of The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., and influential growth engine for systematically excluded minority-owned businesses seeking upward market mobility. The post Ying McGuire (Ep. 52, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Michael Phillips, Chief Operating Officer of social impact holding company T.D. Jakes Enterprises, discussing the Good Soil Movement, a new national initiative aimed at cultivating a new generation of diverse business leaders. The post Michael Phillips (Ep. 51, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Tammi Lang Campbell, founder and Executive Director of The Honey Brown Hope Foundation, a nationally recognized, award-winning 501 (C)3 non-profit that supports civil rights and diversity, and which has advocated and supported the case for justice and freedom for Texas […] The post Tammie Lang Campbell (Ep. 50, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Ezra Coffee founder and CEO Jessica Taylor, a former educator and Diversion and Inclusion strategist, as well as reality TV show cast member, who incorporates her passion for storytelling, and the celebration of African American culture and history in the […] The post Jessica Taylor (Ep. 49, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents additional highlights from the 2023 National Urban League Annual Conference in Houston, Texas, featuring comments from Mayors Sylvester Turner of Houston, Eric Adams of New York City, Karen Bass of Los Angeles, and Brandon Johnson of Chicago, hosted by Conference President […] The post Four African American Mayors, pt. 2 (Ep. 48, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the 2023 National Urban League Annual Conference in Houston, Texas, featuring comments from Mayors Sylvester Turner of Houston, Eric Adams of New York City, Karen Bass of Los Angeles, and Brandon Johnson of Chicago, hosted by Conference President and […] The post Four African American Mayors, pt. 1 (Ep. 47, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Michelle Miller, award-winning journalist and co-host of CBS Saturday Morning and author of Belonging: A Daughter’s Search For Identity Through Loss And Love, which chronicles the story of her mother’s abandonment, and how her search for her family history helped her […] The post Michelle Miller (Ep. 46, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an address by Judson W. Robinson III, President and CEO of the Houston Area Urban League, at the 2023 National Urban League Conference in Houston, Texas, which brought together leaders from the business, government and social advocacy sectors this past […] The post Judson W. Robinson III (Ep. 45, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an address by and a conversation with Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of The National Urban League at the historic Civil Rights organization’s National Conference, held this summer in Houston, Texas. The post Marc H. Morial (Ep. 44, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Roland S. Martin, journalist, author, and Managing Editor of Roland Martin Unfiltered and founder of The Black Star Network. Speaking at the National Urban League Conference in Houston this July, Martin discusses his career, from print journalism, radio, CNN, The Black […] The post Roland S. Martin (Ep. 43, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson concludes his conversation with Dr. Carmen Fields, Emmy-Award winning broadcast news journalist and author of Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band, which tells the story of Dr. Fields’ father, trombonist, pianist and bandleader Ernest (Ernie) Lawrence Fields. The post Dr. Carmen Fields, pt,2 (Ep. 42, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson begins a conversation with Dr. Carmen Fields, Emmy-Award winning broadcast news journalist and author of Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band, which tells the story of Dr. Fields’ father, trombonist, pianist and bandleader Ernest (Ernie) Lawrence Fields. The post Dr. Carmen Fields, pt.1 (Ep. 41, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Sarah Washington O’Neal Rush, author, educator, and great-granddaughter of former slave turned famous educator and founder of Tuskegee University and became on of the most influential African American leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries, Booker T. Washington. The post Dr. Sarah Washington O’Neal Rush (Ep. 40, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Glynn Turman, Emmy and NAACP Award-winning actor, writer, director and producer, about his six-decade-long film, television and stage career, with landmark roles in A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway, various television programs, Cooley High, and now a documentary of […] The post Glynn Turman (Ep. 39, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 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 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 & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 -- Podcasts.

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) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 -- Podcasts.

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 & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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. 18, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 Studios -- Podcasts.

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 first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 -- Podcasts.

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) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Nicole A. +Taylor, food writer, master home chef, and author of Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, and The Up South Cookbook: Chasing Dixie in a Brooklyn Kitchen. The post Nicole A. Taylor (Ep. 13, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Daniel Smith, founder and CEO of Keepingly, a platform designed to help homeowners manage and maintain home management expenses, bill payments, and record-keeping,with a goal of improving and increasing African American home ownership. The post Daniel Smith (Ep. 12, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Lena Horne, the legendary actress, singer, dancer and Civil Rights activist whose career in theatre, film, television and activism spanned seven decades until her death in 2010. The post A Tribute to Lena Horne (Ep. 11, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, the biographer, screenwriter and novelist best know as the author of Roots: The Saga of an America Family and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an interview recorded in February 1988. The post A Tribute to Alex Haley (Ep. 10, 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 Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, legendary actors whose careers in theatre, films, and Civil Rights activism spanned seven decades, with an interview recorded in 1998 upon the publication of their dual autobiography, In This Life Together. […] The post Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Ep. 9, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with actor and producer Ron Simons, a four-time Tony Award winner and founder and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment, a production company that has been a pioneering force in bringing diversity to the Broadway stage. The post Ron Simons (Ep. 8, 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 life and legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the ninety-fourth anniversary of his birth, with excerpts from Dr. King’s addresses and commentary from Andrew Young, the late Coretta Scott King, and former […] The post Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ep. 7. 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the historical role of photography in the quest for racial justice with Phil Allen, Jr., filmmaker, justice advocate, and author of The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier. The post Phil Allen, Jr. (Ep. 6, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. pays tribute to the late U.S. Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and the first female Presidential candidate, with an interview recorded in 1982. The full transcript of […] The post A Tribute to Shirley A. Chisholm (Ep. 5, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Melva K. Williams, who in August 2022 became the seventh President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University , and its second female President, representing a new, younger breed of college presidents. The post Dr. Melva K. Williams, pt. 2 (Ep. 4, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Dr. MELVA K. WILLIAMS, the seventh President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, and the second woman to lead the historic Austin, Texas institution. The post Dr. Melva K. Williams, pt.1 (Ep 3, 2023) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.