The African American Hour

Ep 149 - Have $ Gains Outgrown Value in HBCU Football?, $55 Million Gift Still Boosts Atlanta HBCUs, Unlocking Sickle Cell Mysteries

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Baltimore Afro American, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Houston Defender, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 148 - Trump Shifts Millions to HBCUs and Tribal Schools, Center Receives Diversity Award, Better Access to Tech May Help African Americans Bridge Healthcare Gap

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Atlantic, Dayton Daily News, Medical Express News, St Louis American, USA Today, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 147 - Victoria Mboko: Has a New Star Been Born, Lees Summit Schools Serve Growing Number of English Language Learners, 25 Year Old Opens Don's Laundry in NYC

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Beacon KC, The Root, News One, Blavity, The Grio, and andscape.com. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 146 - ATL is Higher Ed Mecca for Black Students, Making Black Students Feel Validated, Millions Return to Schools This Month Struggling With Strained Resources and Divisive Culture Wars

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Howard University Newspaper, UC Berkeley News, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 145 - Malcolm Jamal Warner Obit, Improving Colorectal Cancer Treatment for Black Americans, 'Black Genius' Book Review

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New Yorker, The Guardian, Medical Express News, Kirkus Reviews, and The New York Times. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 144 - Legacy Rooted in Vision & Family, Smurfs Director on Rihanna's Role, Paris Unveils Mural of Josephine Baker

Rosemarie Onwukwe shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Voice, Ebony, The Root, News One, AP, The Grio, and Black Girl Nerds. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 143 - Fans Criticize Beyonce, Black Kids Are More Likely To Drown, Black Americans are Moving to Ghana

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from USA Today, Blavity.com, New York Magazine, The Guardian, and the Associated Press. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep 142 - Sly Stone Obit, Opal Lee on Road to Recovery, What Tariffs Mean for Braids and Wigs

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2190.com, and Hollywood Reporter. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.

Ep141 - Only Black All-Female WW2 Unit Honored, Uncle Sam's New Message to Young Black Americans, Nat'l African American Museum Faces Uncertainty

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Smithsonian Magazine. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled. 

Ep 140 - Black Catholics React to New Pope, We Now Know Number of Enslaved Africans Trafficked Across Atlantic, How Black-Owned Luxury Brands Are Winning

Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from Essence, National Cancer Institute, BBC History, New York Review of Books, New York Times, and BlackCatholicMessenger.org. This content is intended for individuals who are blind or print-disabled.