February 24, 2013 9:56 am by: John Hanson

From the left, Richard Arrington, William Raspberry; Top right, Dr. Karla Frazier and Dr. Marguerite Ross Barnett
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late Dr. Marguerite Ross Barnett, former President of the University of Houston; Richard Arrington, former Mayor of Birmingham, AL; Dr. Karla Frazier, an Austin, TX dentist and the late William Raspberry, syndicated columnist with the Washington Post....
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Susan Davenport Austin, Chairwoman of the Board, Broadcast Music Inc. Austin was appointed as chairwoman of the board of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) in October of 2011. She is the first woman and first African American to lead the board that she has been a part of since 2007. In addition to her responsibilities at BMI, Austin serves as a director, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation, along with being president of the Sheridan Gospel Network.
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Deana Y. Smith, Director of Player Security Services for the National Football League. As director of the NFL’s Player Security Services, her primary responsibility is to serve as a liaison between the NFL and its...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with legendary gospel singer Rance Allen. Allen founded the
Rance Allen Group in Monroe, MI, in the 1960s and has fronted the band with his soulful, soaring vocals ever...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Earl Smith, PhD, Professor of Sociology and the Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies at Wake Forest University.
In April of this year, Wake Forest University brought together prominent...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Minister and Gospel Balladeer Earnest Pugh. Merriam-Webster’s defines a “worshiper” as a person who gives reverent honor and homage to God. Simply put, Pugh is a worshiper. A superior vocalist, song stylist...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk and Shannon Sharpe. Seven NFL legends will be given football immortality on Saturday, August 6, 2011, in Canton, OH. Marshall Faulk, Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, NFL Film’s Ed Sabol,...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Rochelle Riley, columnist, author, and CEO of Church Street Media. Riley has been voted Michigan's Best Local columnist twice. Raising a Parent: Lessons My Daughter Taught Me While We Grew Up Together is a collection...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with The Honorable John Lewis, Julian Bond and Raymond Arsenault. The first Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961. Seven Blacks and six Whites traveled south on two public buses. The Freedom Riders met little...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Denise Krochta, author of
Sweat: A Practical Plan for Keeping Your Heart Intact While Loving an Addict. Millions of people know the chaos that occurs in the daily lives...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Curtis L. King, founder and president of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. of Dallas, TX. TBAAL is a multi-discipline cultural arts institution that creates and enhances awareness and understanding of...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Harry Johnson, Sr., president and CEO of the Washington D.C. based Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. Also featured on the program are civil rights activist Julian Bond, Rev. Larry H....
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Brian K. Burns, director of
Daddy Restoration located in Austin, TX. In 1960, one in thirteen...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with iconic actress Pam Grier. Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun toting Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with LaMonica Davis, president and CEO of Miracle on 16th Street. For a number of years, Davis crocheted for the love of the craft, and like many others who are passionate about Crocheting; she found this craft to be very...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late William F. “Bill” Williams, former president and co-founder of Glory Foods, Inc. In 1992, Glory Foods officially launched its line of pre-seasoned canned vegetables with Columbus, Ohio as its test market....
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