This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the musical and social legacies of three African American jazz pioneers with Larry Tye, historian, former Boston Glove reporter, former journalism professor, and author of The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.”

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the importance of preparing journalism students for the difficulties and pressure of their chosen career with University of Texas journalism professor Dr. Kate West and broadcast journalist Leslie Rangel, authors of Journalists Break News: Don’t Let It Break You.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with David C. Williams, engineer, inventor, author of Business Model: Where Incredible Will Meets Professional Skill, and Assistant Vice-President for Hyper-Automation at AT&T, where he leads the largest robotics process automation program worldwide.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents the conclusion to his tribute to the late comedian, actor, activist and social critic, Dick Gregory, who died in August 2017, after a legendary career that spanned seven decades and gained him worldwide fame.

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On this week’s episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents part one of a tribute to the late Dick Gregory, the legendary entertainer, Civil Rights activist, author and wellness advocate whose career spanned seven decades. Gregory died in August 2017 at the age of 84.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Ron Simons, the four-time Tony award winning producer, four-time Sundance Film Festival selected producer, and founder and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment. Simons died June 12, 2024, at the age of 63.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with David Lee, co-founder and president of On The Corner Media Group and author of The Only One in the Room, about the need for greater African American representation in the tech industry and On The Corner’s efforts to empower black […]

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents Part Two of a tribute to the late John R. Lewis, Civil Rights icon, advocate for social justice and equality, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District from 1987 until his death in 1987.

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