In Black America

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson concludes his conversation with Destin George Bell, co-founder and CEO of Card.io, a gamified fitness app that turns outdoor cardio exercise into a community-based game of team turf war that gained credibility and investors after a successful featured appearance on the ABC-TV show Shark Tank. The post Destin G. Bell, pt. 2 (Ep. 04, 2025) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson begins a conversation with Destin George Bell, co-founder and CEO of Card.io, a gamified movement app that turns outdoor cardio exercise into a community-based game of team turf war that gained credibility and investors after a successful featured appearance on the ABC-TV show Shark Tank. The post Destin G. Bell (Ep. 03, 2025) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Chanel Dupree, an award-winning screenwriter and director, whose recent documentary, You Think You Grown: Dismantling Adultification, which addresses issues of racial and gender stereotypes, specifically the societal perception of African American girls sexually and physically mature beyond their years. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post Chanel Dupree (Ep. 02, 2025) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this edition of In Black America, producer and host John L, Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the lives of the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, one of the most revered couples of the American stage and screen, whose careers spanned six decades and were distinguished for their work as actors and as activists. The interview was conducted in 1998, upon publication of their autobiography, In This Life Together. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (Ep. 01, 2025) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents an interview recorded in 1982 with the late Shirley A. Chisholm, the former Congresswoman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, the first African America woman elected to Congress, and the first major-party African American candidate for President of the United States. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post A Tribute to Shirley Chisholm (Ep. 52, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with King Hollis and Lindell Singleton, co-directors, writers and producers of Quakertown, USA, a film about a thriving black settlement originally called Freedman Town, in North Texas, which was eliminated by malevolent political and economic forces in 1921. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post King Hollis and Lindell Singleton (Ep. 51, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with T. Dallas Smith, founder and CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company, the largest African American-owned pure tenant representation commercial real estate country in America, with a focus on mentoring young African Americans in the commercial real estate industry. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post T. Dallas Smith (Ep. 50, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Greg Kaplan, founder of the Kaplan Educational Group and author of The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Competitive and Changing World. An internationally recognized college admissions strategist, Kaplan discusses his effort to help students and their parents prepare for the college admissions process. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post Greg Kaplan (Ep. 49, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Cheryl Tyler, a former Secret Service Special Agent who served on protective duty for Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. She is the founder and owner of CLT3 Security Logistics in Washington, DC. and author of Trailblazer: The Story of the First Black Female Secret Service Agent to Protect the President and Her Fight for Justice. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post Cheryl Tyler (Ep. 48, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Tameka Gillum, Associate Professor of Community Health in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico, discussing the multilevel society factors that contribute to disparities in gun violence among African American communities. The full transcript of this episode of In Black America is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.The post Dr. Tameka Gillum (Ep. 47, 2024) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.