The African American Hour

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Audio-Reader‘s weekly pod with news and information on black and African-American issues of culture, politics, entertainment and sports.... more

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FAQs about The African American Hour:

How many episodes does The African American Hour have?

The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.

The African American Hour episodes:

February 20, 2026 Ep 165 - How One Place Shaped Generations, Black Athletes & the Nazis, Billy Bates Nelson Obit
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from the Wichita Community Voice, The New York Times, and The Associated Press. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
February 13, 2026 Ep 164 - Claudette Colvin Obit, How the Red Scare Erased a US Icon, The Midwife of Black Nationalism
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from the BBC, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and reuters.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
February 06, 2026 Ep 163 - Black History Month, Lincoln and Douglas's Complicated Relationship, An Excerpt from new Douglas Biography
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from History.com, Forbes, and the unpopulist.net. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
January 23, 2026 Ep 162 - Miami Lawyers Navigate Legal Landscape, MLK Day and Juneteenth Could Be Restored as Nat'l Park Fee-Free Days
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Miami Times, the AP, and binnews.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
January 16, 2026 Ep 161 - Trump Releases FBI Files on MLK Jr., Excerpt from new MLK Biography, The Long and Unrelenting Battle to Establish MLK Jr Day
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Independent, Non-Profit Quarterly, and Mentalfloss.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
January 09, 2026 Ep 160 - Lincoln University Receives $25 Million Donation, 2025 W.E. Dubois Medal Recipients, Viola Fletcher Obit
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Journal of Black Higher Education, The New York Times, The Oklahoma Newspaper, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and The Philadelphia Tribune. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
December 24, 2025 Ep 159 - Timelessness of Christmas Spirituals, Kwanzaa -- What is It and How is It Celebrated, Origins of New Year's Day Food Traditions
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from news.web.baylor.edu, Southern Living, History.com, Chatanooga Free Times Press, Parents.com, and The Independent. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
December 19, 2025 Ep 158 - The History of Mac n Cheese, Short Story by Langston Hughes, Afro Carribean Christmas Traditions
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New York Times, Pew Research Center, Essence, and The Windsor Star Newspaper. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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57min
December 12, 2025 Ep 157 - Founder of "Cowboys of Color" Has Died, Black WWII Veteran Plaque Removed, Black Modernist Architects
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Baltimore Afro American, Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper, San Francisco Examiner, Dallas Morning News, Newsweek, and Black Enterprise. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min
December 05, 2025 Ep 156 - Top 50 African American Podcasts (and ours is included!), Why Black Middle Class is Still Struggling, New Black-Led Movies in Theaters in 2025
Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Afro News, The Voice of Black Cincinnati, and BET. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.
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58min

FAQs about The African American Hour:

How many episodes does The African American Hour have?

The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.