In Black America

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, providing supply-chain and logistical services to the automotive industry since 2001. The post Jeanette Abraham, pt. 1 (Ep. 30, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Santia Deck, a certified personal fitness trainer, former track and field star, professional rugby player and American football player, author, and entrepreneur. She is the first female athlete to own her own shoe company, and the highest paid player in the WFLA. The post Santia Deck (Ep. 29, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement with Solomon Jones, award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, morning host at WURD Radio in Philadelphia, and author of Ten Lives, Ten Demands: Life and Death Stories, and a Black Activist’s Blueprint for Racial Justice. The post Solomon Jones (Ep. 28 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s edition one In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Tequila Brownie, CEO of TNTP, formerly known as The New Teacher Project, an organization with a mission to advance policies and practices designed to ensure equal access to quality education for poor and minority students. The post Dr. Tequila Brownie (Ep. 27, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses strategies for improving African American children’s literacy and mental health, and using Nature as a transformative environment with CARMEN BOGAN, founder of Dream On Publishing and author of Where’s Rodney? The post Carmen Bogan (Ep. 26, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the importance of advancing literacy among children of color with Carme Bogan, founder of Dream On Publishing and author of Where’s Rodney?, the story of an African American boy’s transformative day out in nature. This week, on In Black America,. The post Carmen Bogan (Ep. 26, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents highlights from the Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show, featuring Hip-Hop visionary Dr. Dre, Long Beach icon Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige, the Queen of R&B Hip-Hop, and excerpts from the Pepsi Halftime Press Conference. The post Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige & Snoop Dogg (Ep. 25, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with and presents highlights from addresses by former Texas Longhorn and NFL linebacker Sam Acho and NFL ProBowler and Super Bowl Champion Matthew Slater, both honored during Super Bowl 56 Week for their humanitarian work with International Justice Mission. The post Sam Acho and Matthew Slater (Ep. 24, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. pays tribute to his old friend and Detroit music legend the late Ron Banks, a founding member of the vocal group The Dramatics, which formed in the mid-1960s and continued to record and perform for several decades. The post Tribute to Ron Banks (Ep. 23, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Derrick McCray, senior owner and CEO of historic McCray’s Backyard BBQ and Seafood, a family business located in West Palm Beach, Florida since 1934 and now the official barbecue of  the Super Bowl. The post Derrick McCray, pt. 2 (Ep. 22, 2022) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.