On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the Honorable Alan C. Page, Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in political science and the University of Minnesota Law School, Justice Page earned his...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gary M. Lavergne, author of Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road To Justice. On February 26, 1946, a 33-year-old African American mail carrier from Houston, TX applied for admission...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Major General Dana J.H. Pittard, Commanding General of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas. On July 9th, 2010 he assumed that command. He is the only African American to command a combat...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with The Honorable Shirley A. Chisholm. Shirley A. Chisholm, was the first African American woman elected to Congress. She was a passionate and effective advocate for the needs of minorities, women and children and has...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with documentary filmmaker donnie l. betts. Long before the recent wave of outspoken poets, journalists and filmmakers began discussions on the current state of affairs; Oscar Brown Jr. was speaking out to the world on all...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Mable John. One of the true living legends in R&B music today, singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and author Mable John was the first female artist signed to Barry Gordy’s Tamla label, which soon changed its...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. She...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents his second, and final, discussion with Gary M. Lavergne, author of Before Brown: Heman Marion Sewatt, Thurgood Mrashall and the Long Road to Justice. It is generally known that Sweatt was a mail carrier from Houston who...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with screen and stage legends Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Playwright, director, producer, actor, and advocate for civil and social rights, Davis was a passionate man with many achievements. As an actor, he starred on stage...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Wil Haygood, author of In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. He was, for decades, one of the most recognizable figures in the cultural landscape, his image epitomizing a golden age of American show...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gregory S. Bell, author of In The Black: A History of African Americans On Wall Street. Here, for the first time, is the fascinating history of the African American experience on Wall Street as told by Bell, the son...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Touré author of Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Randall Kennedy, author of The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency. While many hoped Barack Obama's presidency would usher in a post-racial period in America, Harvard professor of...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Sheila Raye Charles. Charles has created her own distinct sound while delivering her intensely inspiring message of hope and love. As a talented singer/songwriter, she has found her voice in acoustic jazz and R & B...
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