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In Black America

IBA profiles a diverse selection of current and historically significant figures whose stories help illuminate life in Black America.

society & culture documentary

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Gladys H. DeClouet (Ep. 18, 2026)

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2026/03/29

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. begins a conversation with Gladys DeClouet, a pioneering executive leading divisions at major corporations like British Petroleum, Burger King and Jack in the Box, who began her professional career as the first female engineer in offshore oil and gas exploration. She is […]The post Gladys H. DeClouet (Ep. 18, 2026) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Ed Welburn (Ep. 17, 2026 r–broadcast)

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2026/03/22

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson presents a conversation with Ed Welburn, Vice President of Global Design at General Motors, the first African American to head one of the largest design organizations in the world, leading design centers in eight countries, responsible for the design and development of all […]The post Ed Welburn (Ep. 17, 2026 r–broadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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William F. “Bill” Williams (Ep. 16, 2026 re-broadcast)

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2026/03/15

On this episode of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. remembers the late William F. “Bill” Williams, the pioneering philanthropic co-founder of Glory Foods, Inc. in 1989, developing the concept of producing and distributing food products targeting African American consumers and promoting the growth of ethnic food distribution. Williams died December […]The post William F. “Bill” Williams (Ep. 16, 2026 re-broadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX

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Dr. Tameka Gillum (Ep. 15, 2026 re-broadcast)

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2026/03/08

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a 2024 conversation with Dr. Tameka Gillum, Associate Professor of Community Health in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico, and author of a study examining the multilevel societal factors that contribute to disparities in gun violence […]The post Dr. Tameka Gillum (Ep. 15, 2026 re-broadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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30:36

Michelle Adams (Ep. 14, 2026 re-broadcast)

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2026/03/01

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Michelle Adams, law professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and author of Containment: Detroit, The Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, which tells the epic story of the struggle to integrate […]The post Michelle Adams (Ep. 14, 2026 re-broadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Dr. Blair LM Kelley (Ep. 13, 2026 re-broadcast)

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2026/02/22

On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a conversation with Dr. Blair LM Kelley, a noted scholar of Black History and the African American experience, Director of the Center for the Study of the American South and The National Humanities Center, and award-winning author of Black […] The post Dr. Blair LM Kelley (Ep. 13, 2026 re-broadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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