The African American Hour Podcast
1) 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.
2) 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.
3) 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...Show More
4) 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 Th...Show More
5) 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 cont...Show More
6) 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 ...Show More
7) 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...Show More
8) 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...Show More
9) Ep 155 - $400 Million Raised to Train Black Doctors, National Regristry Listing for Resting Place of Emmett Till, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from actnews.com, Kansas Reflector, Capital B News, nola.com, and blackenterprise.com. This content is intended for individuals ...Show More
10) Ep 154 - Mackenzie Scott Donates $40 Million to Preserve Black History, ATL's 1st Black History Museum Finds New Light, The President Who Re-Segregated the Federal Gov't
Byron Buckner shares selected stories of news, politics, arts & culture from The New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. This content is intended for individuals who are b...Show More