KUT | In Black America
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Produced at KUT, In Black America is a long-running, nationally syndicated program dedicated to all facets of the African American experience. John Hanson profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America. Guests include civil rights leaders, educators, artists, athletes and writers describing their experiences,..
KUT | In Black America
3d ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with award-winning film and television actor Russell Hornsby, who discusses his role as controversial boxing promoter Don King on the Hulu miniseries Mike, as well as roles in the Stars series BMF and in films like The Hate You Give, Creed II and Fences ..read more
KUT | In Black America
1w ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late John Hope Franklin, the distinguished attorney and legal scholar and professor who helped prepare the Supreme Court case for Brown v. Board of Education and later became Professor of Legal History at Duke University Law School. Dr. Franklin died in 2009 ..read more
KUT | In Black America
2w ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Bakari T. Sellers, CNN political analyst, former South Carolina House Representative, and author of Who Are Your People, a children’s picture book that takes readers on a journey from cotton fields, to sit-ins, to the present day ..read more
KUT | In Black America
3w ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Iron Chef America winner Justin Sutherland, discussing his roots in Southern cooking and his classical culinary training, his rise as an award-winning chef, and his diverse contributions not only to the culinary world but his philanthropic endeavors and community involvement ..read more
KUT | In Black America
1M ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Nicole A. +Taylor, food writer, master home chef, and author of Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, and The Up South Cookbook: Chasing Dixie in a Brooklyn Kitchen ..read more
KUT | In Black America
1M ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson speaks with Daniel Smith, founder and CEO of Keepingly, a platform designed to help homeowners manage and maintain home management expenses, bill payments, and record-keeping,with a goal of improving and increasing African American home ownership ..read more
KUT | In Black America
1M ago
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Lena Horne, the legendary actress, singer, dancer and Civil Rights activist whose career in theatre, film, television and activism spanned seven decades until her death in 2010 ..read more
KUT | In Black America
1M ago
On this week’s In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, the biographer, screenwriter and novelist best know as the author of Roots: The Saga of an America Family and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an interview recorded in February 1988 ..read more
KUT | In Black America
2M ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, legendary actors whose careers in theatre, films, and Civil Rights activism spanned seven decades, with an interview recorded in 1998 upon the publication of their dual autobiography, In This Life Together ..read more
KUT | In Black America
2M ago
This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with actor and producer Ron Simons, a four-time Tony Award winner and founder and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment, a production company that has been a pioneering force in bringing diversity to the Broadway stage ..read more