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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with James “JB” Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS and Inside The NFL on Showtime, a three-time Emmy Award winner who in 2020 was elected into The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and host of The Super Bowl television broadcast a record eleven times.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University, co-host of The Black Athlete podcast, and author of The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback, discussing the pioneering African American NFL football players who changed the face of America’s game for generations to come.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host begins a conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University, co-host of The Black Athlete podcast, and author of The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback, discussing the pioneering African American NFL football players who changed the face of America’s game for generations to come.

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This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Tiffany Bussey, founding director of the Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, a global model for assisting in the the development of minority entrepreneurship through scholarly research, training, and consulting services.

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