Bring It On! – WFHB: Recent Episodes
Bring It On! – WFHB
Bring It On! is Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with LaTonya Benson, the Unit Director of the Ferguson Crestmont Club branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington, IN.
She has made a lasting impact on the lives of young people. Many are impressed with her commitment to nurturing, encouraging, and inspiring the next generation. Her leadership is making a real difference in our community.
Since 1956, the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington has been dedicated to serving the youth in our local community. They annually provide extensive camps and programs during after-school hours, holiday breaks, and summer break. They have three core program areas in which all program activities are formulated: Healthy Lifestyles, Academic Success, and Good Character & Active Citizenship.
Serving over 700 youth daily, they operate four Club locations throughout Monroe & Owen County. Their primary unit is the historic Lincoln Street Club, which has been serving the community since 1956 and underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in 2018.
Additionally, they operate the Steve & Connie Ferguson Crestmont Club, where they serve those living in the Bloomington Housing Authority, the Ellettsville Club, which is located about 10 miles west of Bloomington & the Owen County Club located in Spencer, Indiana. The Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington is also a proud member of United Way Monroe County.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Beatrice Cork, who is a gift planning officer for the Global Refuge organization. Liz Mitchell had the pleasure of traveling with Beatrice, her best friend, for six weeks through Africa. Today Liz and Beatrice discuss the travel with Clarence.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Dale BottingOn tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell spend the hour with Dale Botting. He is the former Deputy Minister and founding CEO of Enterprise and Innovation Saskatchewan, and current head of Botting Leadership Inc.
As a Canadian, he gives us his perspective on the history of the diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States and our shared concerns about the current direction of Trump’s administration and its impact on future ties.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Mark Brundage Odom. Author Mark Brundage Odom shares in his book, “The Sum of Me”, his journey of finding the truth about his biological father that had long eluded him. This deeply personal narrative explores a life-altering revelation, capturing the complex emotions of gratitude, bewilderment, and a profound sense of purpose accompanying the search for one’s identity and heritage. Odom’s story is a testament to his resilience and an inspiring beacon for those on similar quests for understanding.
Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, and having traversed the globe in his formative years, Mark Brundage Odom now proudly resides in Maryland with his beautiful wife, Ariane.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Attorney William MorrisOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with attorney William Morris. He is also known as Brother William on WFIU’s Soul Kitchen, a radio program focused on American soul, jazz, and old-school rock music. Brother William is a former WFHB radio personality and a respected attorney. He also recently became a deacon at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Nashville, IN.
In addition, he is a member of BTCC (Building a Thriving Compassionate Community), a group of Monroe County residents committed to Racial Justice that offers implicit bias training. He has earned degrees from Lehigh University, Howard University, the University of North Carolina School of Law, and Indiana University. As a friend of Bring It On!, he joins us tonight to catch up, reflect on his international travels, and give us his insights on issues that matter to our community.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour again with Alexis Briggins, a doctoral candidate in mental health counseling, and Muhammad Saahir, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Blue Sofa Counseling Services. They are here to continue our discussion about mental health dynamics within the Black community, with a particular focus on the college experience.
Alexis BrigginsAlexis Briggins (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research sits at the intersection of race, relationships, and sexuality within Black and Black/White biracial communities, where she examines how family racial socialization shapes romantic relationships in adulthood. A McNair Scholar, Holmes Scholar, and member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alexis is committed to making psychology accessible, culturally responsive, and community-centered.
Muhammad Saahir, as seen on a Sussex Directories, Inc. siteMuhammad Saahir is a Counselor – Mental Health based out of Bloomington, Indiana, and his medical specialization is Counselor – Mental Health. He practices in Bloomington, Indiana, and has the professional credentials of LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor).
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloira Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Ignoisco Miles and Shatoyia Moss to discuss Bloomington’s celebration of this year’s Juneteenth holiday. They are here to represent the remarkable community partnership bringing Bloomington’s 2026 Juneteenth Celebration to life. Led by the City of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources Department and presented in collaboration with Indiana University’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, the Indiana University African American Arts Institute, and Food Truck Friday, this year’s celebration promises to be a meaningful and memorable event.
Taking place on Friday, June 19, at Switchyard Park, the free, family-friendly gathering will commemorate freedom, celebrate Black culture and achievement, and foster community through live entertainment, food, educational opportunities, and fellowship.
Ignoisco Miles, director of Camp S.O.U.L.Ignoisco Miles is the director of Camp S.O.U.L., which stands for Students Obtaining Unique Musical Levels. Camp S.O.U.L. will host its summer experience on the Indiana University campus from June 14 through June 19 through Indiana University’s African American Arts Institute for incoming IU students.
Ignoisco Miles is an artist, teacher, director, and winner of the premiere season of The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge on Netflix. Now living in Phoenix, AZ., Ignoisco currently works as an Assistant Principal for Performing Arts at the Arizona School for the Arts. He also continues to serve as the Artistic Director for Camp S.O.U.L., a summer music intensive which is steeped in the history, performance, and practice of Black music in America. A more detailed overview of his career can be found at official Arizona School for the Arts Leadership Team directory.
Shatoyia Moss, director for the City of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources DepartmentShatoyia Moss is the director of the City of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources Department. Moss has been the Safe & Civil City Program Director for the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) since 2018.
Additionally, she serves on the boards of New Hope for Families, IU Credit Union, and Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County. In 2022, she was selected by President Barack Obama to participate in the Obama Leaders Foundation’s inaugural cohort for the United States. Before working for the City of Bloomington, Moss served as the Director of Indiana Kids, a mentoring and tutoring program at Indiana University. Moss holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloira Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Alexis Briggins, a doctoral candidate in mental health counseling, and Muhammad Saahir, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Blue Sofa Counseling Services. They are here to explore mental health dynamics within the Black community, with a particular focus on the college experience.
Alexis BrigginsAlexis Briggins (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research sits at the intersection of race, relationships, and sexuality within Black and Black/White biracial communities, where she examines how family racial socialization shapes romantic relationships in adulthood. A McNair Scholar, Holmes Scholar, and member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Alexis is committed to making psychology accessible, culturally responsive, and community-centered.
Muhammad Saahir, as seen on a Sussex Directories, Inc. siteMuhammad Saahir is a Counselor – Mental Health based out of Bloomington, Indiana, and his medical specialization is Counselor – Mental Health. He practices in Bloomington, Indiana, and has the professional credentials of LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor).
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloira Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with Leon Gordon. He was appointed the new Perry Township trustee on Jan. 31 through a vacancy caucus. The Perry Township officers are elected by the people of the township. The Township Board members are Susie Hamilton, Jack E. Davis, and Barbara Sturbaum. The Perry Township primarily provides emergency assistance to low-income people experiencing a crisis of need.
Leon Gordon being sworn in as the appointed Perry Township Trustee on January 31, 2026.Perry Township offers several Programs and Services to help low-income people, primarily through the Emergency Assistance Voucher Program and its Food Pantry, located at the Perry Township office, for residents only. They are also major sponsors, supporters, and partners with other significant social service agencies. Perry Township is not an entitlement program that offers ongoing monthly assistance. Instead, they help get people through the onset of a crisis and point them to the right place for continuing assistance if needed. They’re available to help in an emergency, but not with long-term assistance.
Credits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour discussing the new documentary “Mayor Taylor: Champion of the Race” with Todd Gould, who was the writer/producer/director for this WTIU/PBS documentary, and
Courtney Bishop, a former rider and coach for “Team Major”, an IU racing team he helped to found.
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was the world’s first Black sports superstar. As a Black American, he emerged as a formidable force in the global bike racing arena. He earned nicknames that often equated to the most powerful forces in heaven and earth, such as “The Cyclone,” “The Whirlwind,” and “The Comet.” He earned the respect of civil rights pioneer Booker T. Washington. And he shook the hand of President Theodore Roosevelt, who sought out the outstanding champion to congratulate him. Reporters simply called him “The Fastest Man in the World.”
Marshall Walter “Major” TaylorTodd GouldCourtney BishopCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Dr. Charlie NelmsOn tonight’s special edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with Dr. Charlie Nelms. Dr. Gloria Howell, a frequent co-host of Bring It On!, also joins the program. Dr. Charles Nelms is here to discuss his new literary project, “Start Where You Find Yourself II: Reflections on Leadership, Purpose, Education, and Legacy.” Dr. Charles Nelms is a renowned leader in academe, a social advocate, and an uplifting writer. He is a nationally recognized leader in higher education whose life’s work has been devoted to expanding opportunity, strengthening communities, and advancing the transformative power of education.
Further, if you appreciate what Bring It On! does, please consider donating. More than ever, your donation matters. Our mission remains clear and urgent! We focus on issues that matter to the African American community, beginning right here in South Central Indiana. At a time when progress can feel uneven and, in some cases, fragile, the need for informed, community-centered reporting has never been greater. Our program creates space for meaningful conversations, accountability, and connection. Your support helps ensure those conversations continue!Credits:
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Today’s program was generated with help from WFHB News Department director Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Eunice Trotter, Author of “Black in Indiana” and the Director of Black Heritage Preservation ProgramOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Eunice Trotter, the Director of Indiana Landmarks‘ statewide organization’s Black Heritage Preservation Program. Eunice Trotter’s great-great-great-grandmother was Mary Bateman Clark. She had sued the person to whom she was indentured in an action filed by Attorney Amory Kinney in 1821 in Vincennes, Indiana, and won on appeal to the state Supreme Court. The landmark ruling contributed to the end of indentured servitude in Indiana.
Ms. Mary Bateman Clark (1795-1840) was born into slavery in Kentucky and taken to the Indiana Territory, where she was forced to become an indentured servant, even though the Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery.Eunice Trotter’s award-winning book, Black in Indiana, details the history of Mary Bateman Clark. In 2016, Trotter received the Indiana Historical Society’s Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award, honoring historians who make distinguished contributions to the field of historical scholarship.
A native Hoosier with roots in Indiana dating back to the 1700s, Trotter began studying Black history as a teenage intern at the Indianapolis Recorder, one of the oldest African American weeklies in the nation. She went on to own, edit, and publish the Recorder from 1987 to 1991. Trotter has worked as a reporter and contributing writer for newspapers and publications in Indiana, Florida, New York, and California. She served as the first Black editor at the Indianapolis Star and was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 2017.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell spend the hour with Mr. Kenny Burns, owner/operator of KB Tours – the premier Washington, D.C. African American History & Heritage Tour agency since 1999. KB Tours has extensive experience in tours throughout Washington, D.C., and was founded on the principle of providing professional, efficient service. Their D.C. tours are led by a licensed tour guide and driver, and they limit the number of people per tour so everyone feels comfortable and receives the attention they deserve. Tour guests are provided with interesting facts and ample time at each site.
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They pride themselves in educating their guests about the historical figures they are familiar with, along with lesser-known (but equally important) local Washington D.C. heroes, like Mary McLeod Bethune, Carter G. Woodson, Phillis Wheatly, and more! To learn about their tours, visit kbtours.com.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour with the founder of “15 White Coats”, Dr. Russell Ledet. “15 White Coats” promotes and celebrates Black physicians and helps the next generation of Black physicians achieve success. It aims to address the problem of the continued whitewashing of health services. Dr. Steve Simpson, an outstanding pediatrician and recipient of the Dr. George Sorrells Community Physician Award, and Brittany King, Indiana University Foundation Marketing and Content Writer, also contribute to tonight’s discussion on the lagging representation of black doctors in the United States.
Dr. Russell LedetDr. Steve SimpsonBrittany KingCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell spend the hour honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of women to continue our celebration of Women’s History Month. Their guests today are Dr. Virginia Githiri, owner of PopKorn Kernels With A Twist, and Morgan McMillan, baker and owner of Midnight Mariposa, a bakery known for its artistic custom cakes, inventive pastries, and bold flavors.
Dr. Virginia GithiriMorgan McMillanFrCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell honor Women’s History Month with an evening centered on black women. They spend the hour with Dominque Borneman, founder of Midwest Sister Circle Inc., a community of hope and restoration promoting education, advocacy, and connection for women across Central Indiana; and Danielle Willis, founder of Dynasty Haven, a non-medical caregiving agency providing personalized in-home care, wellness check- ins, and support services that empower individuals to age with dignity.
Forbes magazine reported that throughout history, Black women have been a driving force in redefining industries, from entrepreneurship to leadership roles across various sectors. These entrepreneurs are still breaking barriers today, building successful companies, and creating opportunities for future generations of innovators. Their contributions shatter stereotypes and demonstrate the power of women in leadership, showing that with vision, support, a plan, and the right resources, they can lead and innovate in any field. Tonight, we kick off Women’s History Month with a conversation with two black women in the health care field who have started their own nonprofit organizations.
Dominique Borneman, Founder | Midwest Sister Circle, Inc., 317-286-6154Danielle Willis, Founder | Dynasty Haven, 812-369-4076Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with former Bloomington Director of Safe and Civil Cities and Chicago native Beverly Calender-Anderson, and the President of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP, Jim Sims, to remember the recently departed Rev. Jesse L. Jackson.
Jim Sims, President of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACPBeverly Calender-Anderson, former Bloomington Director of Safe and Civil CitiesCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s broadcast of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with the cast and crew for the play Parade, written by Jason Robert Brown. This free production will occur on February 20th at 7:30 PM and February 21st at 2 and 7:30 PM at the IU Studio Theatre.
The play is set in Atlanta in 1913 and tells the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager accused of murdering thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan. As public outrage grows, fueled by sensationalist journalism and deep-seated prejudice, the trial becomes a reflection of a divided South. Leo’s wife, Lucille, fights to prove his innocence, and together they discover an unexpected strength in their love. What follows is a searing collision of truth, prejudice, and the desperate need for justice. This musical deals with incredibly somber themes such as anti-Semitism, racism, discrimination, and injustice.
Leo Frank Trial PhotoThe desire to put on Parade in what today seems to be an ultimately divided societal climate was overwhelming. The members of Indiana University’s Theatre and Contemporary Dance department believe in the need for unity, inclusion, and peace for all, regardless of background, identity, religion, or status.
Parade is a warning about the dangers of prejudice and division. With such delicate topics, we need your support to tell this story in the way that it SHOULD be told. Boldly and truthfully. This GoFundMe will help us cover a variety of costs, including payment for our band members and individual design pieces for our costumes and set.
In addition, this production of Parade is created and produced by Indiana University students, and they would appreciate any amount that you are willing to donate in support of their production by donating to their GoFundMe.
Leah Paige Corcoran, producer of Parade and IU senior Journalism major, minoring in TheatreCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Andrew Shannon and Dr. Raymond Wise to discuss the events occurring throughout February in the City of Bloomington and Indiana University to honor Black History Month.
Dr. Gloria Howell is the Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and this evening’s co-anchor. Mr. Andrew Shannon is the Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of Bloomington and last. Dr. Raymond Wise is the Executive Director of the African American Arts Institute, an Indiana University – Bloomington division devoted to African American music and dance performance under the College of Arts and Science. Bring It On! thanks them for their participation in today’s show and educating us on the celebrations occurring for Black History Month.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterAndrew Shannon, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of BloomingtonDr. Raymond Wise, Executive Director of the African American Arts InstituteCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Gloria Howell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour with retired United States Marine Corps Major General Dr. Clifford Stanley, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and retired Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant William Hosea, an occasional Bring It On! contributor and former co-anchor.
Ret. U.S. Marine Corps Major General, Dr. Clifford StanleyAfter 37 years of Navy service, Admiral Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, retired in 2025. Through calm judgment, strategic vision, and steadfast conviction, he strengthened partnerships, expanded operational capabilities, and transformed how the United States and regional partners confront narcotrafficking, foreign terrorist organizations, transnational criminal networks, and destabilizing influence.
In October 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that Admiral Holsey would retire at the end of the year, as Holsey oversaw the largest Caribbean naval deployment of his career. Media reports indicated that he was asked to step down and offered his resignation during a tense meeting with Hegseth, where he raised concerns about the legality of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean. Admiral Holsey retired on December 12.
Ret. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant, William HoseaAdmiral Holsey’s legacy is not defined by rank or recognition, but by the sailors, Marines, soldiers, airmen, guardians, and civilians he shaped— providing opportunities, challenging them to grow, and believing in their potential through steady, thoughtful leadership. Here to shed light on the growing frustrationshared by most Americans over attacks on military standards and the rule of law are retired United States Marine Corps Major General, Dr. Clifford Stanley, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and retired Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant, William Hosea, an occasional Bring It On contributor and former co-anchor.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Dr. Traci Parker. Dr. Parker is a historian, speaker, and author whose work examines African American history, civil rights, and the intersections of consumer culture and social justice. She is an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. She is also next week’s keynote speaker at the City of Bloomington’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at 6 P.M., at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Along with teaching history, Dr. Parker is the co-editor of The New Civil Rights Movement Reader. She is currently editing a volume on the history of marriage in twentieth- and twenty-first-century America. Her forthcoming book, Revolutionary Love, explores intimacy and radical politics in the Black freedom struggle. She is also at work on a long-overdue biography of Coretta Scott King.
She is a frequent media commentator and public speaker. She has served on the editorial board of the Journal of American History. Currently, she serves as Vice President of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Hardis Lee Jackson Sr.In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell continue their conversation with Antonio “A. Jay” Jackson Sr., who has rebuilt his life after incarceration. He started his own business and forged a positive path forward. He is here to talk about the challenges of life after prison and how he was able to create a good life, crediting his grandmother with giving him the power to transform his life. Part Two of their conversation focuses on his post- incarceration commitment to building a better future, not only for himself, but for his community. A. Jay has launched several business enterprises:
Jumble Jack offers:Yard workPaintingJunk HaulingSidewalk snow removal
Jumble Firewood:Home Delivery or store delivery
Jumble Firefood:Fire means good!
Bringing firefood to Bloomington via food trucks
Big Boys Moving, Jumble Firewood and Jumble Fire Food (where “fire” means good).
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Antonio “A. Jay” Jackson Sr.In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Antonio “A. Jay” Jackson Sr., who has rebuilt his life after incarceration. He started his own business and forged a positive path forward. He is here to talk about the challenges of life after prison and how he was able to create a good life, crediting his grandmother with giving him the power to transform his life.
Ajay’s Grandmother – Mrs. Pearlie Mae JacksonCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Santa D. Sinclair – the “Real Black Santa” and President of S.O.C.C.On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Santa D. Sinclair of Georgia, who is the president of Santas of Color Coalition (S.O.C.C.), which promotes Santas of all colors and cultures. Santa D. Sinclair also goes by the moniker of the “Real Black Santa.”
The inclusion of Black Santa Clauses in public spaces like malls, community centers, and parades powerfully reinforces to children of color that they are seen, valued, and embraced. Tonight’s program provides a deep dive into this concept and how the Santas of Color Coalition advances this mission.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On this edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and guest co-host Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Indiana State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis) to discuss the Republican-led redistricting efforts. Rep. Pryor is the House Minority Floor Leader and a member of the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment.
https://www.instagram.com/cherrishpryor/reel/DSAc0PBDRcl/On Dec. 2, Indiana House Republicans passed House Bill 1032 out of the House Committee on Elections and Apportionments. The bill was passed despite public outrage. As Rep. Pryor issued in a statement, “Hoosiers do not want this. In the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment, we heard almost five hours of testimony from the public, and the sentiment was overwhelmingly in opposition.”
Annette Groos holds a sign before the start of a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Sept. 18, 2025. | Michael Conroy/APAlthough called redistricting by Republicans, generally, most would call this effort a case of gerrymandering. In summary, gerrymandering is the practice of drawing political district boundaries to give one party, group, or incumbent an unfair advantage, often creating bizarre shapes to “pack” opposition voters into fewer districts or “crack” them across many, thereby minimizing their overall voting power and ensuring favorable election outcomes. This manipulative redistricting happens after the U.S. Census and is done by the party in power to solidify their control, leading to less competitive elections and increased political polarization, though it remains a controversial and sometimes legally challenged practice.
On Thursday, December 11, the Republican-controlled state Senate voted 31-19 to defeat the redistricting bill. This marks a rare defiance of the Trump agenda. Twenty-one of Indiana’s Republican senators joined all ten Democrats in voting down the proposal. The vote cannot occur again until the 2027 session; thus, safeguarding the 2026 mid-elections from gerrymandering in Indiana. Nineteen GOP senators voted in favor of the bill.
Below is a message from Rep. Pryor, thanking supporters and legislative colleagues for this successful fight:
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.On this evening’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms to discuss trending issues impacting African-American communities.
Dr. Charlie Nelms, 10th chancellor of North Carolina Central UniversityDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Nick Marshall, Democrat candidate for Indiana State Senate District 45. The primary will take place May 5, 20226, and the election will take place November 3, 3036. The district has been represented by Republican Chris Garten since 2018.
Nick Marshall with his familyNick MarshallNick Marshall’s life was not always picture-perfect. He was born to a mother battling drug and alcohol addiction. Nick grew up a ward of the state. He was raised by two sets of foster parents: a veteran, a teacher, a farmer, and a caregiver. He was able to emerge from that system with his high school diploma and then his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville (UofL).
Now, Nick works with organizations across Kentuckiana to advocate for children in foster care, improve child literacy rates, and provide guidance to teenagers working to graduate or obtain their GEDs. Nick’s campaign for State Senate is fueled by his passion for these kids and his own. He and his wife, Melonie, met at UofL and have two children, Sebastian and Evelyn. When he is not coaching their soccer games or changing diapers, he is worried about their futures.
As stated on his campaign’s website, Nick believes strong families are the foundation of any community. He wants to be a leader in the Indiana Legislature who is dedicated to those families every day. Here to shed light on his life, his passions, and his campaign for the Indiana State Senate is Nick Marshall.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Aubrey Seader, Off Night Artistic Director and Co-FounderIn this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Audrey Seader, the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Off Night Productions. She is here to discuss their upcoming production of Off Night Stories: Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers. The play offers the public the opportunity to experience powerful, true stories that celebrate resilience, hope, and the human spirit of immigrants in the United States. There will be English-speaking and Spanish-speaking performances from Sunday, November 9 to Tuesday, November 11.
For more information, please go to: https://offnightproductions.org/stories2025
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On toight’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with Audrey Thomas McCluskey. She is an American writer and professor emeriti.
Dr. Audrey Thomas McCluskeyShe is an alumna of Indiana University where she was an African American and African Diaspora Studies professor and former director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. She received a B.A. magna cum laude from Clark Atlanta University, an M.A. in African Studies, from Howard University, and a Ph.D. in Historical and Comparative Education from IU. She wrote the book Forgotten Sisterhood about four influential female African American educators in the South.
In describing tonight’s guest, the Herald Times wrote the following: “Author, editor and Indiana University professor emerita Audrey McCluskey grew up in America’s Jim Crow South. While no longer teaching classes at IU, she is sharing through her latest book — her memoir, GIRLCHILD: Growing Up between the Pines and Palms in Jim Crow Georgia and Florida. You can purchase her book at audreytmccluskey.com, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble.
We then ends tonights broadcast with two segments of “Dark Past, Bright Future”, which are produced and narrated by Liz Mitchell. They are about Madame C.J. Walker and James Somerset, a former slave that sued for and won his freedom.
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Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Dale BottingIn this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dale Botting. He is a former Canadian Deputy Minister, the founding CEO of Enterprise and Innovation Saskatchewan, and the current head of Botting Leadership Inc. Through his business coaching services, he has served hundreds of organizations and executives across North America in Small Business, Industry, Indigenous, Non-Profit, and University communities.
Within business coaching, he is well-respected. Dale was recognized by his peers as the Business Coach of the Year for all of Western North America in 2016 and was the first inductee into the Canadian Business Coaches Hall of Fame in 2022. He has degrees and academic awards in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Geography, and Education. Tnus, he is a man who profoundly understands both science and business. He spends the hour with Bring It On! to discuss the current state of U.S. and Canada relations.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarenece Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Jane Elliott, noted civil rights activist and racial bias educator. Jane Elliot will be in Bloomington, IN, speaking at The Monroe County History Center on October 2nd and 3rd at 6 PM, and then on October 4th and 5th at 3 PM.
Jane ElliottJane Elliott, 91, is an American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, she magnified the ramifications of racism with her “Blue eyes/Brown eyes” classroom exercise. She first performed the exercise with her all white, third-grade class in Riceville, IA, on April 5, 1968. It was the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The Associated Press picked up the story first by becoming aware of the published compositions that the children had written about the experience in the local newspaper. From there, national and even international attention grew.
Jane Elliott was featured on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) ran a documentary on her in 1970, The Eye of the Storm. Thereafter, Jane Elliott began to receive public attention, most of it negative. Her family suffered, and there were fears about her and her family’s safety. To this day, some in Riceville, IA, have fixed feelings about Jane Elliott and her Blue and Brown Eyed exercise. In December 1970, Elliott attended the White House Conference on Children, where she held the exercise with adults, an audience comprised mostly of other educators, physicians, social workers, and other professionals who worked with children.
PBS series Frontline featured a reunion of the 1970 class, as well as Elliott’s work with adults, in its 1985 episode “A Class Divided“. Invitations to speak and to conduct her exercise eventually led Elliott to give up school teaching and to become a full-time public speaker against discrimination. She has directed the exercise and lectured on its effects in many places throughout the world. She has also conducted the exercise with college students, as seen in the 2001 documentary The Angry Eye. Despite criticism of her methods and the diversity training field she pioneered, Elliott continues to lead her exercise in workshops.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Monroe County Sheriff Ruben MartéIn tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté. He joins us this evening to discuss updates on his administration and to provide a progress report on his reelection campaign as Monroe County Sheriff.
Ruben Marté was elected Sheriff of Monroe County in November 2022. He won the race against Republican nominee Nathan Williamson with 62.2% of the vote. With over 31 years of experience with the Indiana State Police. He was a captain in the office of the superintendent and was a pioneering force in his own right. In his first campaign, Sheriff Marté ran on a platform with four key elements: increasing public safety, reducing the rate of recidivism and reentry in the justice system, enhancing training for all sheriff’s office employees, and expanding public outreach and community engagement.
After being sworn in, Sheriff Marté has shed light on poor structural conditions and overcrowding at the jail, and has routinely advocated for improvements. He is now running for reelection in 2026 and officially began his campaign on June 12 of this year. So far in Marté’s service as sheriff, he has increased correctional staff in-service training by over 500%, and increased mental health and other related services in the correctional facility to address re-offenses. If reelected, Marté will prioritize staff training and support, maintain jail safety, and develop a model new jail for other communities.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell showcase the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and the African American Arts Institute on the Indiana University Bloomington Campus. Our guests today are:
- Dr. Gloria Howell is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMCC) at Indiana University.
- Professor Raymond Wise is the Executive Director of the African American Arts Institute (AAAI) and the director of the African American Choral Ensemble.
- Professor James Strong is director of the IU Soul Revue and visiting professor in African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
Dr. Gloria Howell and Professors Strong and Wise are here tonight to provide an overview of the upcoming cultural events offered by the NMCC and AAAI.
In January 2002, the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University was officially dedicated in honor of the first African American man and woman to graduate from Indiana University: Marcellus Neal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1895, and Frances Marshall received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1919.
The African American Arts Institute preserves and promotes excellence in African American music, dance, and culture. Its history began in the early 1970s. First, in 1971, the IU Soul Revue was established, and then, in 1974, the African American Dance Company was founded. One year later, in 1975, the African American Choral Ensemble was established to provide students with the opportunity to study and perform various forms of choral music that evolved out of the Black experience. These three ensembles have become integral components of the African American Arts Institute, while they are also offered as courses through the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
From the Winter 2015 issue of Traces, see IndianaHistory.org Eunice Trotter, Director of Indiana Landmark’s Black Heritage Preservation Program.On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Eunice Trotter, the Director of Indiana Landmark’s Black Heritage Preservation Program, and Leon Bates, a historian and member of the Indiana Remembrance Coalition. According to the Indiana Historical Bureau, the earliest report of African Americans living in what would become Indiana is from a 1746 report on French settlements, stating that five black slaves accompanied a settlement of forty white men in Vincennes on the Wabash River.
When Indiana became a state, antislavery sentiments dominated, and the 1816 Constitution outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude. Combined with subsequent Indiana Supreme Court rulings in favor of blacks over several decades, slavery was slowly eliminated. Eliminating slavery did not, however, guarantee equal civil rights to African-Americans in Indiana. They did not have the right to vote, serve in the military, or testify in court cases involving white claimants. Black children did not have the right to attend public schools. In addition, after 1831, black settlers in Indiana were required to register with county authorities and to post a $500 bond as a guarantee of good behavior. This is a measure to dissuade African-American settlement. Nonetheless, Indiana became an important part of the Underground Railroad.
Preserving this history is part of the mission for Eunice Trotter when she became the Director of Indiana Landmarks’ new Black Heritage Preservation Program on September 1, 2022. She is a longtime journalist, historian, and community organizer. Trotter brings more than 30 years of experience focused on communications, research, advocacy, and mentorship. In her position, she coordinates a broad initiative to identify, save, and celebrate places significant to Indiana’s Black history.
Leon Bate stands by a historical marker remembering the 1845 lynching of John Tucker. Credit: Jenna Watson/Mirror IndyLeon Bates, a historian and member of the Indiana Remembrance Coalition, has helped to research the lives of unknown Black Hoosiers. He started this quest over a decade ago, after becoming upset with a former deputy mayor who he said claimed Madam C.J. Walker was the only Black person worthy of a statue or monument. Historical markers are one way Hoosiers can get a bite-sized portion of Indiana history. There are over 750 across 92 state counties, including more than 100 in Marion County. But, due to state and federal budget cuts, including 16 layoffs at the Indiana State Library, some local historians say residents could see fewer of these markers around the city and state. And, according to Leon Bates, that means “important stories will go untold”.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In tonight’s episode of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with Marcous Friday to discuss the history of the Black Rodeo in America.
Marcous FridayMarcous Friday has been Arizona’s Black Rodeo announcer for more than 10 years. He says the rodeo experience is amazing: “We’re able to showcase African American cowboys and cowgirls, which is very rare.” It is a testament to the resilience of African Americans. “Back in the day when the cowboys couldn’t even compete in the white rodeos, and if they did, they had to go after the rodeo, so they started these all-black associations because they could not go to a lot of the white rodeos,” explained Friday, as he prepared to announce the rodeo in front of a sold-out crowd in Westworld Arena in Arizona.
Regarding the history of rodeos, Jason and Rae Miller share the following: “Rodeos have long been a tradition that often gets associated with Western culture. Despite this, what we have seen on the big screen and in many history books is not the complete story. Many of these pieces of media influence overlooked and marginalized the Black cowboys and cowgirls that were a part of the tradition. Nationwide information about black rodeo events can be found at Black Rodeo USA. For example, the Roy Leblanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo, with a 70-year history, will take place on August 8-9, 2025, in Okmulgee, OK. It is also one of Oklahoma’s longest-running rodeos and one of the largest African-American sporting events in the entire nation.
The Roy Leblanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo & Festival 2025 is the nation’s oldest African-American rodeo. It will be in Okmulgee, OK, on August 8-9, 2025. It is also known as the Okmulgee Black Rodeo. The Roy Leblanc Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo is also one of Oklahoma’s longest-running rodeos overall and one of the largest African-American sporting events in the entire nation.Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was an American mail carrier who was the first Black woman to be employed as a star route postwoman in the United States. Fields held the Star Route contract for delivering U.S. mail from Cascade, Montana, to Saint Peter’s Mission. She was born in 1832 in Hickman County, TN, and she died on December 5, 1914, in Great Falls, MT. She is one of the many unknown figures of the Black cowboy and cowgirl history.The black rodeo functions like a traditional rodeo. It’s full of events like bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing, and steer wrestling. It emphasizes the talents, skills, and heritage of Black cowboys and cowgirls. At the same time, the black rodeo celebrates the many cowboys and cowgirls who often got the short end of the stick. Few people have documented their stories like many others in rodeo. Some played significant roles in cattle ranching, cattle drives, and rodeo sports.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell welcome Attorney Jerome Ezell, Indiana’s 3rd black appointed State Trooper. Mr. Ezell had over 50 years of service to Indiana Law Enforcement. State police are specialized law enforcement agencies that operate under state governments in the United States, distinct from local police and federal agencies. Their primary functions include highway safety, traffic control, and criminal investigations.
In the State of Indiana, a partial list of their duties includes:
- Patrol of county, state, and federal roads to detect and apprehend criminal and traffic law violators.
- Investigate vehicle crashes.
- Perform a wide variety of courtesy services.
- Make death notifications.
- Attempt to locate motorists and/or other people for the delivery of emergency information.
Indiana’s 1st black state trooper was Jim Sears in 1962. At the time, State Police Superintendent Melvin Carraway said Sears was a mentor for blacks who aspired to become police officers. Sears retired as Captain in 1992 after 30 years of service. Rubin Hill became the 2nd African American trooper in 1964. Pat King was the 1st African American woman to join the Indiana State Police in the 1980s.
Attorney Jerome Ezell has played an integral role in serving our Hoosier communities. Having served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1968, Jerome joined the Indiana State Police in 1968, fulfilling his lifelong goal of becoming a state trooper. He also served as Director of Pioneers of the Indiana State Police, contributing valuable insight with over five decades of experience. We are thankful for the gallant service that Mr. Ezell and others have provided for the citizens of the State of Indiana.
Jerome Ezell, 2025Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Dale Botting, a renowned Canadian business leaderOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dale Botting, a renowned Canadian business leader and executive coach whose career spans several sectors, including economic development, international trade, biotechnology, and public policy. He is the founder of the Global Alliance for Professional Leadership Development and was inducted into the Canadian Business Coaches ‘ Hall of Fame. They discuss the current state of trade relations between Canada and the United States of America, with him contributing his Canadian business expertise to the conversation.
From The US-Canada Trade War Begins: What it Means for our Economy (Dawood Khan)For over 100 years, the United States and Canada have collaborated closely due to their shared border and robust connections in trade and security. But in recent years, their relationship has faced some challenges. Nevertheless, relations have been strained considerably since President Trump began his global Tariff war. At present, President Donald Trump states that the U.S. will immediately terminate trade talks with Canada and impose a new tariff rate on the neighboring country within the next week. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, cited a decision by Canada to leave in place its digital services tax on American companies, which he cast as “a direct and blatant attack” on the United States. This announcement comes in the wake of repeated suggestions that Canada become the “51st” state of the United States.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Alwiya Saleh Omar and Dr. Ng’uono Okelo to discuss World Kiswahili Language Day. Both Dr. Omar and Dr. Ng’uono are affiliated with the African Studies Program and the National African Language Resource Center at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Dr. Omar is from Tanzania, and Dr. Okelo is from Kenya.
World Kiswahili Language Day is celebrated on July 7 each year. According to the United Nations, Kiswahili is “one of the most widely spoken languages in Africa and the world, with over 200 million speakers. It is a vital tool of communication and integration across East, Central, and Southern Africa, and serves as an official language of the African Union (AU), SADC, and the EAC. Kiswahili is more than a language—it is a vessel of African identity, unity, and culture. From its role in liberation movements, including those led by Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, to its modern use in education, diplomacy, and media, Kiswahili continues to foster regional cohesion and global cultural understanding.”
Recognized by UNESCO as the first African language to be honored with its own international day, Kiswahili embodies the power of multilingualism to promote diversity, tolerance, and sustainable development. As a bridge between communities and civilizations, it plays a critical role in quality education, cultural preservation, and socio-economic progress. More than just a means of communication, Kiswahili is a carrier of identity, values, and a worldview, representing the rich cultural tapestry of the African continent.
In acknowledgment of its growing global significance, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/78/312, further affirming the importance of Kiswahili in fostering solidarity, peace, and pan-African unity.”
The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will holding a World Kiswahili Language Day on Saturday, July 5 with Dr. Alwiya Saleh Omar and Dr. Ng’uono Okelo:
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Today’s program is a rebroadcast from June 9, 2025, in honor of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, June 19. We also invite you to celebrate the holiday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Courtyard. This year’s celebration will feature a self-guided Black cultural walking tour, a cakewalk, food, music, and fellowship. They are located at 275 North Eagleson Avenue, and the celebration starts from Noon to 3 PM on June 19.
On June 24, there will also be a celebration of Black Music at the Blockhouse Bar at 8 PM, located at 205 S Collge Ave.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Andrew Shannon, City of Bloomington Director of Safe and Civil Cities, and Bring It On Contributor, Dr. Gloria Howell, director of the IU Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, to discuss Bloomingtons’s celebration of Juneteenth.
Andrew Shannon, City of Bloomington Director of Safe and Civil CitiesDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the IU Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterThe City of Bloomington invites the community to celebrate Juneteenth from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St. The event is a free and family-friendly way to honor Black Americans’ history, resilience, and culture. The holiday marks the historic moment on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to proclaim the freedom of enslaved Black Americans, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Long celebrated by Black communities, Juneteenth became the 11th official federal holiday in 2021, recognizing its enduring importance in American history.
This year’s celebration will feature live entertainment beginning at 6:10 p.m. with DJ Darran Mosley, followed by a performance by Troy Thomas and Trumusiq at 7:15 p.m. Guests are invited to explore a vibrant vendor market featuring Black-owned businesses, enjoy a variety of food options from food truck vendors, and take part in health and wellness services provided on-site by the Bloomington Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Health and Indiana University Hoosier Health Check teams. All activities will take place outdoors at Switchyard Park. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets and enjoy a meaningful celebration of freedom, culture, and unity. For more information, visit the City of Bloomington Juneteenth webpage at bloomington.in.gov/Juneteenth.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
In this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Natalia Almanza of the Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council; Dr. Olivia Ekeh, faculty member in the IU African American and African Diaspora Studies; and, our good friend and BIO contributor, Dr. Gloria Howell, director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, to talk about all the happenings surrounding Black Music Month, the Bloomington Granfalloon Festival, and the upcoming visit by Mavis Staples.
Natalia Almanza, Indiana University Arts and Humanities CouncilDr. Olivia Ekeh, faculty member in the IU African American and African Diaspora StudiesDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterMavis Staples of the famed singing group, The Staple SingersBlack Music Month, traditionally celebrated each June, honors the profound contributions of Black artists to the development and evolution of music across genres. From jazz and blues to soul, R&B, hip-hop, and beyond, Black musicians have shaped the soundscape of the world and continue to influence global music culture today. This month will also host the Bloomington Granfalloon.
The Granfalloon is presented by the IU Arts and Humanities Council and is inspired by legendary Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Granfalloon brings together musicians, artists, thinkers, and good people from all walks of life for a celebration of art, ideas, and community. The festival kicks off the Bloomington summer arts season.
The Staple Singers with Soul Train host Don Cornelius in 1974The Bloomington Granfalloon festival events occur in venues all around Bloomington and encompass a wide range of creative forms, including live music concerts, literary readings, art exhibits, film screenings, theatrical performances, panel discussions, craft workshops, and interactive demonstrations. This year’s special Granfalloon festival is legendary performing artists, activists, and the musician, Mavis Staples of the famed singing group, The Staples Singers.
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Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with Jim Sims, Dr. Charlie Nelms, and Dr. Gloria Howell to shed light on the continuing controversy surrounding Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and offer their perspectives on what the political and educational horizon looks like in Indiana.
On Monday, May 19, Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith faced tough questions on race and education during an Ellettsville town hall. According to Ethan Sandweiss of Indiana Public Media, Beckwith met with some of his most dissatisfied constituents. An hour before the meeting, opponents had already showed up in force. Clergy, activists, and elected officials arranged a ‘Rally against Racism’ protest against Beckwith’s controversial defense of the three-fifths compromise.
Indiana Lt. Governor Micah BeckwithBeckwith had contradicted mainstream historians, arguing that the 18th-century agreement to count enslaved Black people as three-fifths of a person when determining the number of seats in Congress was intended to limit the power of slaveholding states. Bring it On! had addressed this erroneous view during our May 5th broadcast.
President of the Monroe County NAACP, Jim Sims, was not buying Beckwith’s explanation but said it’s not from the lieutenant governor that he’s asking for accountability. “I think Beckwith has shown his true character. Now, just as importantly, I wonder as I’m sure you do too, why hasn’t Governor Braun denounced his lieutenant governor’s attempt to distort this historical narrative?” Braun appeared to rebuke Beckwith for his comments in April, but Sims believes his response was insufficient.
Also, it should be noted that on May 22, Indiana University announced that:
“To further ensure compliance with state and federal guidance, the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will sunset, effective today. The university is also directing campuses, schools and units to take necessary steps to ensure compliance with state and federal policies and guidance. Finally, the Office of Institutional Equity has transitioned to become the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, which more accurately reflects its work and mission to oversee the university’s compliance with federal civil rights laws.”
Because “Silence is not an Option!” on tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, we are here for a discussion on the DEI dismantling efforts in Indiana and the Nation.
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Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
IBLC Protest RallyOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour discussing recent Indiana Senate Bill 289, which aims to repeal provisions concerning university diversity committees and prohibit unlawful discrimination in education, public employment, and licensure.
Sen. La Keisha Jackson, D-Indianapolis, called the bill a “fight against racial equality.” Meanwhile, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has erroneously claimed that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a decisive step towards ending slavery. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) has condemned Beckwith’s statement as inaccurate.
In summary, State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago), chair of the IBLC, condemns the Three-Fifths Compromise as a strategy rooted in Southern Slave owners’ efforts to institutionalize the idea that African-Americans are less than a person while also ensuring Southern states a greater share of political power, thereby, strenthening the institution of slavery, within the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Although nullified by the 14th and 15th Amendments, ratified in 1868 and 1870, which granted equal Constitutional rights to all, the corrosive effects of systemic racism still adversely affected the civil rights of the formerly disenfranchised and their descendants.
Here to shed more light upon this controversy and to delve into the history of the Three-Fifths Compromise is Robin Winston, a political strategist and former State Democratic Party Chair. In 1999, he made history when he became the first African American to chair a major political party in Indiana. We are also joined by State Rep Cherrish Pryor, who has served as a legislator in the Indiana House of Representatives since November 4, 2008. She is currently the Indiana House Democratic Caucus Floor Leader and is a member of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. And finally, Leon Bates, a local Indianapolis historian who focuses on areas of Urban History, including Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence, and the Intersection of Race.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on March 25, 2024:
Sandra Chapman, investigative reporterIn this edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with investigative reporter and documentarian, Sandra Chapman.
In 2001, Chapman aired on WISH-TV in Indianapolis a series of reports on the murder of Carol Jenkins. Jenkins was murdered on September 16, 1968, after a day of selling encyclopedias in Martinsville; thus, becoming known as a ‘sundown town’. After the airing of these reports, Chapman would later receive a phone call from a woman who claims to have seen her murder.
Eventually, this phone call led to discovering who Carol Jenkins’ murderer was. In 2011, Chapman published The Girl in the Yellow Scarf, a book about the murder of Carol Jenkins and the work of the efforts of Martinsville’s cold case unit to solve this case. She would later make a documentary with the same name. Tonight Sandra Chapman is here to discuss the murder and what led her to investigate this cold case.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on May 24, 2021:
Hosts William and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Angelis Robinson-Smiths, a genetic genealogist and founder of Alabama Blackbelt Genealogy, and Kaitlyn Broughton, a software developer and U.S. National ruby team member, who, as an adopted child, used Ancesentry.com to learn more about her lineage.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order as school children display their copies at a White House education event (AP).On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with April Hennessey, the board president of the Monroe County Community School Corporation, and Dountonia S. Batts, a community advocate and board member of the Indiana Coalition of Public Education (ICPE). They discuss the impact of Trump’s most recent executive order, which directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Department of Education.
Congressional approval, however, would be needed to fully abolish the department. Trump said that he hoped Democrats would vote in favor of legislation to do that. Seated at the signing was Indiana Governor Mike Braun, whom the President warmly acknowledged. Trump’s agenda seems to be matched also Indiana. Not only is Governor Braun a supporter of Trump’s agenda, but, on January 8, 2025, Indiana Representative Jake Teshka, Jeffrey Thompson, and Timothy O’Brien introduced Indiana House Bill 1136 for consideration. HB 1136 provides that:
“…if more than 50% of students who have legal settlement in a school corporation were enrolled in a school that is not operated by the school corporation on the 2024 fall average daily membership count date, the school corporation must be dissolved and all public schools of the school corporation must be transitioned to operating as charter schools. Establishes a new governing board, requirements, and procedures regarding the dissolution and reorganization of the applicable school corporations.”
To date, this legislation appears to be dead in the legislature.
Here to shed light upon this Executive Order by Donald Trump, proposed educational bills in the Indiana legislature, and their views on charter and public schools are April Hennessey, board president of the Monroe County Community School Corporation, and Dountonia S. Batts, community advocate and board member of the Indiana Coalition of Public Education (ICPE).
April Hennessey, board president of the Monroe County Community School CorporationDountonia S. Batts, community advocate and board member of the Indiana Coalition of Public Education (ICPE)Credits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on February 17, 2025:
On this President’s Day, not even a month into the second term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America, uncertainty and chaos have escalated to unprecedented levels through the use of seemingly haphazard presidential executive orders and decrees from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) that face little to no oversight from an apparently impotent Republican Congress.
We are currently witnessing a dismantling of established federal agencies by an unelected billionaire with no resistance from a muted Republican-led Congress. Closer to home in Indiana, within hours of being inaugurated as Governor Mike Braun, signed a flurry of detrimental Executive Orders, such as Executive Order #25-14 which states executive branch state agencies may not use state funds or resources to “support diversity, equity or inclusion positions, departments, activities, procedures or programs if they grant preferential treatment based upon one person’s particular race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, over that of another person.”
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, tackle this issue with former University Chancellor, Dr. Charlie Nelms, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in African American and African Diaspora Studies, Dr. Valerie Grim.
Dr. Charlie Nelms, former University ChancellorDr. Valerie Grim, Director of Undergraduate Studies in African American and African Diaspora StudiesCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with Indiana University doctoral student, Latonya Wilson, and fellow MLK Commission member and Bring It On contributor, Dr. Gloria Howell, the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, to discuss the 57th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968. Further, as representatives of the City of Bloomington’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission, Latonya Wilson and Dr. Gloria Howell explore the historical significance of his life and death and his legacy of social justice.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission MemberLatonya Wilson, Indiana University Doctoral Student and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission MemberCredits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening speaking with, first, with Jael Davise, the recipient of the City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women’s 2025 “Young Woman of the Year”. Next, we then talk with Danielle Bruce, the Director of Resilience Productions. She is here to discuss the Remarkable Women’s Series, which features an evening retrospect on the inspiring life of Judge Viola Taliaferro.
Jael Davis, recipient of the City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women’s 2025 “Young Woman of the Year”Danielle Bruce, the Director of Resilience ProductionCredits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast of a program that originally aired on June 5, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Diana Daniels of the Lick Creek African American Settlement. These settlers were free citizens who fled racial persecution and increasingly restrictive laws for free blacks in their previous homes in North Carolina. Traveling with the Quakers offered some protection on their journey and the promise of supportive neighbors upon their arrival. According to the census records, there were 96 blacks living in Orange County in 1820. As more blacks came into the area, they purchased land from the United States of America (patented) in what we now call the Lick Creek African American Settlement area.
One of the first African Americans to purchase land in the Lick Creek area was Elias Roberts, along with Benjamin Roberts and Peter Lindley, in 1832.Lick Creek CemeteryCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker
Danielle Willis, owner of Dynasty Haven Caregiving ServicesOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell continue to salute black women during Women’s History Month by speaking with Danielle Willis, the operator and proprietor of Dynasty Haven Caregiving Services. Women have historically taken on the burden of looking after our elders when living independently becomes infeasible. Unfortunately, the number of women who are available to offer such care is declining. At the same time, America is facing a shortage of in-home caregiving aides to make up for this shortfall. Further, as a result of more people forgoing having children or living far away from their children in recent generations, more and more people are aging alone.
Danielle Willis is here tonight to discuss this problem and how her business, Dynasty Haven, aims to provide care to our elders. Dynasty Haven vows to provide affordable and quality services essential for clients and families to effectively live the life that they want, despite physical, mental, or emotional ailments that may make that difficult. Dynasty Haven does more than provide homemakers, attendant care, and companion services. They also have special programming provided to strengthen or maintain memory and cognition. Ask about our Sovereign Knowledge education program.
Rueben Mayes speaks during Dogs Breakfast 13 at Prarie Land in Saskatoon, SK, Thursday, May 2, 2013.Dark Past, Bright Future (DPBF) – C: Liz Micthell concludes tonight’s program by putting the spotlight on a notable figure in Black History. Tonight DPBF focuses on Rueben A. Mayes (born June 6, 1963), a Canadian former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars, becoming an All-American football player.
Mayes is a direct descendant of a group of African Americans who fled racial persecution in Oklahoma in 1910 and traveled north to Saskatchewan, Canada, after reading flyers that promised 160 acres (0.65 km2) of free land to anyone willing to move there. This group of pioneers was known as the “Shiloh People”, named after the “Shiloh Baptist Church”, a small log cabin church they built after they arrived.
He first gained acclaim as a running back at North Battleford Comprehensive High School in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1980, Mayes led the NBCHS Vikings to an undefeated season and the SHSAA 3A provincial football championship. In 1981, he set a provincial record in the 100 meters at the SHSAA provincial track and field championship that still stands. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on August 20, 2018:
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome Benedicte Joan and Dr. Karen Renner.
PART ONE:
On tonight’s show, Cornelius and William are joined by Benedicte Joan, founder of Train & Travel. She talks about this charity that seeks to foster solidarity and economic development through tourism. Their mission is to promote local tourism, empower women through professional development, and empower women through personal development.
Benedicte Joan, founder of Train & TravelPART TWO:
Dr. Karen Renner stops by to share medical advice and tips on keeping your children healthy as they start a new school year.
Dr. Karen L. Reid-Renner MDCREDITS
Hosts: Cornelius Wright and William Hosea.
Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone.
With help from WFHB News Director Wes Martin.
Our Board Engineer is Chris Martin.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with author Dr. Nicole Etcheson and film producer/documentarian David Gudaitis about the documentary, A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Indiana Community. The film delves deeper into the rarely discussed dynamics of how blacks and whites in neighboring counties in the Union’s Midwestern Heartland were affected.
Dr. Nicole EtchesonEtcheson’s book, A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community (2011), won the 2012 Avery O. Craven Award from the Organization of American Historians for the most original book on the Civil War era and the 2012 Best Nonfiction Book of Indiana from the Indiana Center for the Book, Indiana State Library.
In addition to her books, Etcheson is the author of numerous articles in professional journals and a frequent presenter at historical conferences. She is a member of the American Historical Association, Kansas State Historical Society, Organization of American Historians, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, Southern Historical Association, and the Indiana Historical Society. Etcheson came to Ball State University with twelve years of organizing for National History Day at the local and state levels, as well as fourteen years of experience in teaching.
David GudaitisDavid Gudaitis is known for And Justice for All: Indiana’s Federal Courts (2017), Thunder Rolls: The World of Blind Baseball (2025) and many other films.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Bake
On this President’s Day, not even a month into the second term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America, uncertainty and chaos have escalated to unprecedented levels through the use of seemingly haphazard presidential executive orders and decrees from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) that face little to no oversight from an apparently impotent Republican Congress.
We are currently witnessing a dismantling of established federal agencies by an unelected billionaire with no resistance from a muted Republican-led Congress. Closer to home in Indiana, within hours of being inaugurated as Governor Mike Braun, signed a flurry of detrimental Executive Orders, such as Executive Order #25-14 which states executive branch state agencies may not use state funds or resources to “support diversity, equity or inclusion positions, departments, activities, procedures or programs if they grant preferential treatment based upon one person’s particular race, color, ethnicity, or national origin, over that of another person.”
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, tackle this issue with former University Chancellor, Dr. Charlie Nelms, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in African American and African Diaspora Studies, Dr. Valerie Grim.
Dr. Charlie Nelms, former University ChancellorDr. Valerie Grim, Director of Undergraduate Studies in African American and African Diaspora StudiesCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
This is re-broadcast from January 27, 2025:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour discussing Bloomington’s celebration of Black History Month with Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Indiana University Bloomington Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and Mr. Andrew Shannon, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of Bloomington.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Indiana University Bloomington Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterMr. Andrew Shannon, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of BloomingtonCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with former Bring It On! anchor Bev Redmonds and her husband, Marq. While living in Bloomington, the formerly Ms. Beverly Smith was a Bring It On! anchor and a fixture for years. She served as the Director of Diversity, School & Community Services for Monroe County Community School Corporation for over eleven years. After marrying Marquelle Redmond and departing from Indiana, she became the Assistant Superintendent of Public Affairs for one of the largest school districts in the Pacific Northwest. Before this endeavor, Beverly was a public relations professional, award-winning journalist, and consultant.
Marquelle or “Marq” is currently an instructor at Chicago’s Malcolm X College and is the award-winning author of Revelations of a Real Man (Or Woman). Since its debut in 2017, Marq and his wife, Beverly, have traveled extensively, spreading their ministry of amputation, accountability, and authorship across the country to churches, conventions, libraries, and schools. Bev and Marq look forward to even greater success with launching a podcast series and new book, Finally, I Do…Again.
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour discussing Bloomington’s celebration of Black History Month with Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Indiana University Bloomington Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and Mr. Andrew Shannon, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of Bloomington.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Indiana University Bloomington Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterMr. Andrew Shannon, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of BloomingtonCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
Emmett Louis “Bobo” Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was a fourteen-year-old African-American from Chicago, Illinois, who spent the summer with his uncle, Moses Wright, in Money, Mississippi.On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with award-winning filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp. Mr. Beauchamp attended Southern University in Baton Rouge and studied Criminal Justice, intending to become a civil rights attorney. Although from an early age he had faced racism, it was not until he was assaulted by an undercover police officer, after dancing with a white classmate, that he felt compelled to fight racism. He then moved to New York in the fall of 1997 to become a filmmaker and a voice for his community. He quickly found work at Big Baby Films, a company founded by childhood friends that focused on music video production. Beauchamp honed his behind-the-camera skills during the day and spent his evenings doing research and reaching out to anyone who might have information on the Emmett Till case, a story told to Beauchamp when he was just 10 years old.
Keith A. Beauchamp, award-winning filmmakerIn 1999, Beauchamp founded Till Freedom Come Productions, a company devoted to socially significant projects that can both teach and entertain. He has devoted the past twenty-two years of his life to telling the story of Emmett Till. He has traveled extensively between New York, Chicago, and Mississippi to investigate the historic murder. He tracked and spoke with witnesses who had never spoken about the case; befriended Mamie Till Mobley who took Beauchamp under her wing; and worked with influential figures, such as Muhammad Ali and Reverend Al Sharpton. All Beauchamp persistently lobbied both the State of Mississippi and the Federal Government to reopen the Emmett Till murder investigation.
On May 10th, 2004, the United States Department of Justice re-opened this 50-year-old murder case citing Beauchamp’s documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” as both a major factor in their decision and the starting point for their investigation. In May of 2005, Emmett’s body was exhumed and in 2006, the FBI turned over its evidence to the appropriate District Attorney in Mississippi. In February 2007, a Mississippi Grand Jury decided not to indict the remaining suspects.
That same year, Beauchamp began his collaboration with the FBI’s New Civil Rights “Cold Case” Initiative, producing documentaries on other unsolved civil rights murders in hopes of helping Federal agents with their investigations that could lead to bringing remaining perpetrators to justice.
Still from “Till” (2022), a film about the murder and the fight for justice for Emmett TillKeith Beauchamp has been featured on ’60 Minutes’, ABC World News Tonight ‘Person of the Week,’ Court TV, MSNBC, ‘Good Morning America,’ CNN, and BBC, as well as in hundreds of publications around the world, including The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times. Beauchamp’s past works included TV One’s “Murder in Black and White” hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and “Wanted Justice: Johnnie Mae Chappell” for the History Channel and “BET’s Exceptional Black Women”.
Beauchamp is the former Executive Producer and Host of Investigation Discovery’s Award-winning crime reality series, ‘The Injustice Files”. He is also a producer of the feature film “Till,” which is co-produced by Fred Zollo, Whoopi Goldberg, and Barbara Broccoli. Furthermore, he is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities around the country.*
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
*large portions of text taken from the filmmaker’s website.
Keith A. Beauchamp, award-winning filmmakerOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with award-winning filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp. Mr. Beauchamp attended Southern University in Baton Rouge and studied Criminal Justice, intending to become a civil rights attorney. Although from an early-age he had faced racism, it was not until he was assaulted by an undercover police officer, after dancing with a white classmate, that he felt compelled to fight racism. He then moved to New York in the fall of 1997 to become a filmmaker and a voice for his community. He quickly found work at Big Baby Films, a company founded by childhood friends that focused on music video production. Beauchamp honed his behind-the-camera skills during the day and spent his evenings doing research and reaching out to anyone who might have information on the Emmett Till case, a story told to Beauchamp when he was just 10 years old.
In 1999, Beauchamp founded Till Freedom Come Productions, a company devoted to socially significant projects that can both teach and entertain. He has devoted the past twenty-two years of his life telling the story of Emmett Till. He has traveled extensively between New York, Chicago, and Mississippi to investigate the historic murder. Through his journey he tracked and spoke with witnesses who had never before spoken about the case, befriended Mamie Till Mobley who took Beauchamp under her wing, and worked with such influential figures as Muhammad Ali and Reverend Al Sharpton. All Beauchamp persistently lobbied both the State of Mississippi and the Federal Government to reopen the Emmett Till murder investigation.
On May 10th, 2004, the United States Department of Justice re-opened this 50-year-old murder case citing Beauchamp’s documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” as both a major factor in their decision and the starting point for their investigation. In May of 2005, Emmett’s body was exhumed and in 2006, the FBI turned over their evidence to the appropriate District Attorney in Mississippi. In February 2007, a Mississippi Grand Jury decided not to indict the remaining suspects.
That same year, Beauchamp began his collaboration with the FBI’s New Civil Rights “Cold Case” Initiative, producing documentaries on other unsolved civil rights murders in hopes of helping Federal agents with their investigations that could lead to bringing remaining perpetrators to justice.
Still from “Till” (2022), a film about the murder and the fight for justice for Emmett TillKeith Beauchamp has been featured on ’60 Minutes’, ABC World News Tonight ‘Person of the Week,’ Court TV, MSNBC, ‘Good Morning America,’ CNN, BBC as well as in hundreds of publications around the world including The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times. Beauchamp’s past works included TV One’s “Murder in Black and White” hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and “Wanted Justice: Johnnie Mae Chappell” for the History Channel and “BET’s Exceptional Black Women”.
Beauchamp is the former Executive Producer and Host of Investigation Discovery’s Award-winning crime reality series, ‘The Injustice Files”. He is a producer of the feature film “Till,” which is co-produced by Fred Zollo, Whoopi Goldberg, and Barbara Broccoli. He is also a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities around the country.*
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
*large portions of text taken from the filmmaker’s website.
Dennis K. and Lena WilsonOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dennis K. Wilson and, later, his wife Lena Wilson. They discuss the wealth gap between blacks and whites and demystify ideas that keep many in the black community from investing in the stock market.
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
Dr. Gloria Howell, community leader and Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at IU BloomingtonIn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell spend the hour with Dr. Gloria Howell. She is a frequent Bring It On! contributor and community leader. In 2020 she became the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at IU Bloomington. She is also the faculty coordinator for a first-year experience and introductory research course for freshman Hudson and Holland Scholars. She is the coordinator of a December Black Congratulatory Commencement ceremony, which she describes as, “authentically, unapologetically black!” Dr. Howell joins us to highlight the memorable programming moments from 2024 with a look forward to 2025 from this celebration. More information can be found at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.
Gloria has served as vice chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commission. She is a City of Bloomington Black History Month Planning Committee member and a co-coordinator of the Free Homework Help Program at Bethel AME Church. Gloria also volunteers with The Rise, a transitional housing program; facilitates mentorship and enrichment program through Sistas Who Care, a student organization for girls of color at a local high school; and is a monthly guest at the Bloomington Montessori School where she reads to children and shares lessons on social justice.
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B.
Malcolm Abrams, Editor and Publisher of Bloom MagazineThis is a rebroadcast from a program that originally aired on February 6, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Malcolm Abrams, the editor and publisher of Bloom Magazine. He discusses his passion for publishing Bloom and why he is driven to showcase the diversity and richness that is Bloomington.
Bloom Magazine is a bimonthly culture and lifestyle magazine published in Bloomington. Founded in 2005 by editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams, Bloom is an independent and free magazine, which highlights and promotes inclusion and diversity in every issue. Within its pages, peppered with high-quality photography, readers learn about Bloomington’s, local community, the arts, entertainment, food and wine, fashion and shopping, health and fitness, and business and finance.
This month marks their 100th publication, which is an achievement for an individual with a lengthy career in news and print. Abrams worked for Rupert Murdoch as vice president/editorial director of Murdoch Business Magazines, where he was responsible for twenty publications including Travel Weekly, Meetings & Conventions, and Business and Commercial Aviation. Abrams is also the co-author of “Future Stuff,” and its sequel, “More Future Stuff,” both published by Viking Penguin.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from May 1, 2017:
Bring It On! continues our highlight of Dr. Khalil Muhammad, a professor at Harvard University.
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government of Harvard UniversityDr. Renford Reese, Professor of Political Science at California State Polytechnic University, PomonaDr. Muhammad was previously a Bring It On! contributor while a professor at Indiana University. Dr. Renford Reese and he spoke on negative black male stereotypes and how black men themselves may be perpetuating such negative views. Professor Reese examines how young African-American males have unwittingly accepted a false model of black masculinity. Dr. Muhammad offers his insights on the topic.
Please join hosts Jim Sims and Sherhara Williams in this back-to-back archived discussion from November 2006.
Today’s edition of Bring It On! has its host and executive producer, Clarence Boone, spending the hour with his co-anchor and Dark Past, Bright Future segment producer Elizabeth Mitchell. For nearly 45 years, Liz has been documenting African American history and correcting a revisionist version. She describes her job as bringing to light, “All those stories that tell us who we are—stories of exploration, freedom, slavery, and, of course, violence.” According to her, she is transmitting a type of African-American history because “We hold on to those one-sided stories and pass them on from one generation to the next.”
Liz Mitchell wears many hats. Along with being an historian, she is a thespian and playwright with Resilience Productions. She collects black historical artifacts, primarily Jim Crow related, and her search for these things complements her extensive journeys around the world. Finally, amongst her numerous civic awards and recognitions, Liz was recently recognized by the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP as the 2024 President’s Award recipient. Given this, Liz welcome to Bring It On!
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David B
This program was originally aired on March 25, 2024:
Sandra Chapman, investigative reporter
In this edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with investigative reporter and documentarian, Sandra Chapman.
In 2001, Chapman aired on WISH-TV in Indianapolis a series of reports on the murder of Carol Jenkins. Jenkins was murdered on September 16, 1968, after a day of selling encyclopedias in Martinsville; thus, becoming known as a ‘sundown town’. After the airing of these reports, Chapman would later receive a phone call from a woman who claims to have seen her murder.
Eventually, this phone call led to discovering who Carol Jenkins’ murderer was. In 2011, Chapman published The Girl in the Yellow Scarf, a book about the murder of Carol Jenkins and the work of the efforts of Martinsville’s cold case unit to solve this case. She would later make a documentary with the same name. Tonight Sandra Chapman is here to discuss the murder and what led her to investigate this cold case.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program is a rebroadcast from October 17, 2022:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about how it is to live as black men in the United States.
Images from Pew Research Center, The Conversation, and CNN.Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This show was initially aired on January 30, 2023.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and a skilled political strategist, to talk about Black Americans and the Republican Party.
On Oct. 19, 1870 the first African Americans were elected to the House of Representatives. Black Republicans won three of the four congressional seats in South Carolina: Joseph H. Rainey, Robert C. Delarge, and Robert B. Elliott. (Hiram Revels had been elected in 1869 and seated in 1870 to the Senate.)Five Facts about Black Republicans include:
1) Black Republicans are younger than Black Democrats and White Republicans.
2) Black Republicans have a similar income profile to Black Democrats.
3) As is the case among Black Democrats, roughly half of Black Republicans live in the South.
4) Black Republicans are less likely than Black Democrats to attend Black churches.
5) Black Republicans are less likely than Black Democrats to say being Black is a significant part of their personal identity.
Today, only about one-in-ten Black adults identify with or lean toward the Republican Party. Moreover, in a Pew Research Center survey in October, only 4% of Black registered voters said they would vote for the Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat in their district, while 69% said they would back the Democratic candidate.
Robin Winston joins the program to provide his astute observations on Black Americans’ relationship with the Republican Party. Along with his views on the political horizon in Indiana, he will field some questions pertaining to the circus atmosphere in the US House of Representatives, Donald Trump’s last stand in Georgia and up and coming Democratic talent like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Credits:
Clarence Boone and William Hosea are tonight’s hosts.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is William Hosea.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Dr. Kevin Brown for a post-election analysis of Donald Trump’s victory.
The Associated Press has summed up the realities of last Tuesday’s Presidential General Election outcome. Trump gained a larger share of Black and Latino voters than he did in 2020 when he lost to Joe Biden. Most notably among men under age 45, according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 120,000 voters, Trump won a larger share of their vote than in 202. Despite Democrat Kamala Harris winning the majority of Black and Latino voters, it was not enough to give the vice president the White House.
Donald J. Trump, 45th President and 47th President-ElectVoters overall cited the economy and jobs as the most important issue the country faced. That was true for Black and Hispanic voters as well. About 3 in 10 Black men under age 45 went for Trump, roughly double the share he got in 2020. Young Latinos, particularly young Latino men, also were more open to Trump than in 2020. Roughly half of young Latino men voted for Harris, compared with about 6 in 10 who went
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection to a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, preventing the Republicans from growing their 53-seat majority with one Senate race, Arizona, left to call. Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House as more races were decided in their favor Friday, while Democrats insist, they still see a path toward the majority and sought assurances that every vote will be counted. Time will tell whether Donald Trump can salvage his legacy in a second term.
Dr. Kevin Brown, Mitchell Willoughby Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina School of LawDr. Kevin Brown, who joins us today, was on the faculty of Indiana University Maurer School of Law from January 1987 until he took emeritus status in June 2022. On July 1, 2022, he joined the University of South Carolina School of Law as the Mitchell Willoughby Distinguished Professor. Brown graduated from Yale Law School in 1982.
In Sept 2023, Professor Brown was invited to lecture at the IU Maurer School of Law School on the long-term consequences of the end of affirmative action for the Black community. He has labored over this summer to produce a scholarly article on the topic. Also, since the results of last Tuesday’s General Election, he has been thinking about what the immediate and long-term future holds for the Black community. He contends that the election will accelerate the negative trends he already sees. He joins us to further elaborate on his research and his current sentiments.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University BloomingtonDr. Gloria Howell joined us today as a guest co-anchor. She is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University Bloomington. She is also the faculty coordinator for a first-year experience and introductory research course for freshman Hudson and Holland Scholars. Her research focuses on Black students broadly, specifically identity development and affirmation, culturally relevant pedagogy and curricular practices, and the effects of student activism on institutional change.
CREDITS:
Our show’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Gloria Howell.
Our Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamaal Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell focus on the concerns of the black Trump and Kamala Harris supporters in tomorrow’s U.S. national presidential election. Based on a September NAACP poll, Reuters News reported that over one-quarter of younger Black men would support Republican candidate Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election. 82% of Black men under 50 listed economic issues among the most important issues facing the country today, compared with 75% of Black women of all ages.
Black voters have long been the most loyal Democratic constituency. Yet, during the Democratic President Joe Biden’s term, some younger Black voters and Black men of all ages have lost faith in the Democratic Party. Black voters played a large role in sending Biden to the White House in 2020. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris hopes to secure their support to win tomorrow’s November 5th presidential election. In contrast, 67% percent of Black women said they supported Harris, while 8% said they supported Trump. Top issues for Black voters are the economy, crime, and public safety, the survey found; with the cost of food and groceries, housing, and utilities being the biggest economic stressors. According to the NAACP survey, voter messaging emphasizing rights “being under attack” has the most significant chance to motivate undecided voters and younger Black men.
Tonight, we ae airing two separate interviews on this topic. The first interview is with Jordan Johnson, a black male Trump supporter. The second interview is with Jennifer Crossley, a black-female Harris supporter.
Jordan Johnson, A Black Male Trump SupporterJennifer Crossley, A Black Female Harris SupporterCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The song, My Vote Will Count, is from YelloPain ft. Sevyn Streete.
This is a rebroadcast that originally aired on February 1, 2021:
The January 6th U.S. Capitol Attack (ABC News)Today’s edition of Bring It On! is a broadcast of a show recorded immediately after the siege of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, which led to the deaths of five people, including the murder of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick. Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with long-time Bring It On! contributor Eric Love, the Director of Staff Diversity and Inclusion for the University of Notre Dame, and Elizabeth (Liz) Watson, a labor attorney and the current executive director of the Progressive Caucus Action Fund, to examine the impact of the Capitol Hill siege on society, and its effects on the African-American community, in particular.
Eric LoveLiz WatsonCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle Lafontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone spends the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms and Dr. Audrey McCluskey. They have all just attended, a riveting performance by the Resilience Productions team entitled From Truth to Justice: The Price We Paid for the Ballot. This original play tells the story of the contentious relationship between the Black and White suffrage movements. It provides insight into the dilemma created by the proposed ratification of the 15th Amendment. It exposes the attitudes and behaviors of two groups fighting for a common good but whose worldviews differ significantly. Sojourner Truth, Francis Harper, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell, and Daisy Lampkins weave the story of the tumultuous journey to access the ballot. The women of Resilience Productions are honored to be included in the Off-Night Play Reading Festival, featuring plays written by women. Resilience Indiana’s Untold Stories is the opening play, on Sunday, October 27th at 2:00 p.m. matinee at the Constellation Playhouse (located at 107 W. 9th here in Bloomington).
Dr. Audrey McCluskeyDr. Charlie NelmsDr. Nelms has had a storied career in academics and advocacy, having served in numerous leadership positions in the IU system, Dr. Nelms served as chancellor of both the University of Michigan, Flint, and North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
Dr. Audrey McCluskey is a renowned writer and professor emeriti at Indiana University. While in academia at IU, she was an African-American and African Diaspora Studies professor and a former director of IU’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. She was also the director of the Black Film Archive. As a prolific writer, she wrote the book Forgotten Sisterhood about four influential female African American educators in the South.
CREDITS:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Danielle Bruce. Liz Mitchell and Danielle Bruce together with writer Glayds DeVane have created two new Resilence Productions: 1) “From Truth to Justice: The Price We Paid for the Ballot”, and 2) “A Selection of Scenes from Resilience: Indiana’s Untold Stories”.
The Resilience Productions team is excited about their upcoming production of From Truth to Justice: The Price We Paid for the Ballot. This original play tells the story of the contentious relationship between the Black and White suffrage movements. It provides insight into the dilemma created by the proposed ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. It exposes the attitudes and behaviors of two groups fighting for a common good but whose worldviews differ significantly. Sojourner Truth, Francis Harper, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell, and Daisy Lampkins weave the story of the tumultuous journey to access the ballot.
In addition, the women of Resilience Productions are honored to be included in the Off-Night Play Reading Festival, featuring plays written by women. Resilience Indiana’s Untold Stories is the opening play, the October 27, 2:00 p.m. matinee feature.
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Liz Micthell spend the hour with Sheriff Ruben Marté. He joins us this evening to discuss progress toward achieving administrative goals amidst the need for jail renovations and the possible construction of a new facility.
Marté was elected Sheriff of Monroe County in November of 2022. Previously, he had worked for 31 years for the Indiana State Police. He was a captain in the office of the superintendent. Marté was appointed as the ISP’s first equity and inclusion officer during that tenure. Sheriff Marté campaigned on a platform with four elements:
Sheriff Ruben Marté1) increasing public safety;
2) reducing the rate of recidivism and reentry in the justice system;
3) increasing training for all sheriff’s office employees; and
4) expanding public outreach and community engagement.
Upon being sworn in, Sheriff Marté shed light upon poor structural conditions and overcrowding at the Monroe County Jail and has routinely advocated for improvements. In January of this year, The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stated current county jail conditions have improved amid efforts to establish a new facility. Sheriff Ruben Marté and his staff presented evidence of improvements at a January county council meeting. One option currently being explored is purchasing land to construct a new jail.
Monroe County JailIn August, Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin reported that “it is now roughly three years since retained county consultants delivered reports, one of which concluded that Monroe County’s jail is ‘failing’ and is not able to provide constitutional levels of care. The jail currently operates under a 2009 settlement agreement with the ACLU, which filed a lawsuit over crowded conditions at the jail. The settlement agreement has been extended several times.”
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and co-host Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Markay Winston, the new interim superintendent of the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC).
MCCSC serves nearly 11,000 students in 23 schools throughout Monroe County, Indiana. The district is a leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and EARTH studies and offers a Performing Arts Academy, International Baccalaureate schools, Dual Immersion programs, multiple Career Pathways, and numerous college credit opportunities.
Dr. Markay Winston, MCCSC Interim SuperintendentDr. Markay Winston has over a decade of executive experience in large and mid-size urban and suburban communities. She has been a part of the MCCSC community since 2017. She has served as Assistant Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent, leading the corporation’s Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment office during her tenure.
Dr. Winston joins us today to share her hopes and aspirations for positioning the MCCSC as a model school corporation that strives to maintain a wholesome and supportive learning environment for all students. This includes collective efforts to partner with parents/guardians to prepare graduates for the next chapter in their lives (i.e. preparation for the job market, college, or a trade school).
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast of a program that aired on September 14, 2020:
Tonight’s show focuses on the upcoming Indiana State elections. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Tonda Pauley and Dana Black to address the many concerns of this election season, such as increasing voter registration and turnout, mail-in voting concerns, and what the key races are to watch in Indiana. Both women have served in public service roles within the Indiana Democratic Party.
Tonda Pauley is running for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 78 in Vanderburgh County, IN. She’s served as the State President of the Indiana Democrat African American Caucus (IDAAC) for the past seven years and is a member of the Indiana Democratic Central Committee. She has previously held the position of Vice-President and Secretary of IDAAC.
Dana Black is the Indiana Democrat Party Deputy Chair of Engagement, the Indiana Stonewall Democrats President, and a Lawrence Township Democrat Club Member. She is also a Lawrence Township Precinct Committeeman and an NAACP Member. She also hosts the radio show Turn Left and is the co-host of the podcast Policy with a Purpose. Dana works to bring the legislative information Hoosiers need to make sound decisions about those who should represent us.
CREDITS: The hosts of today’s show are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
The Executive Producer is Clarence Boone with help from WFHB News Department Director Kade Young.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The promotional graphic is provided by William Hosea.
Online writing help and program engineering are provided by Chantalle LaFontant.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with President James Sims and Executive Committee member Justin Crossley of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP about the 43rd Freedom Fund Awards Dinner. The awards dinner will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024. The funds raised from the dinner financially support the branch’s activities such as the Scholarship Program for local high school seniors, public forums on significant civil rights issues, and community programs that advance the mission of the NAACP. This year’s theme is ALL IN.
Elizabeth Mitchell – Historian, Bring It On! Contributor and Winner of the 2024 Monroe NAACP President AwardThe officers of the NAACP Monroe County Branch (#3062) are President Jim Sims, 1st Vice President Beverly Calender-Anderson, Secretary Gloria Howell, and Treasurer Dave Jones. As is customary, the NAACP president selects winners to recognize special achievements and distinguished public service. It is with great honor that this year’s recipient of the President Award is Bloomington’s Historian Elizabeth Mitchell.
In addition, the hosts and guests discuss branch activities and make a few observations on this fall’s pivotal General Election.
Justin Crossley, NAACP Executive Committee MemberJames Sims, NAACP Monroe Chapter PresidentCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is program originally aired on August 21, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Dr. Marvin Dunn. Dr. Dunn is fighting against the potential miseducation of countless children and young adults in Florida. He is here to discuss his efforts to combat this miseducation and the current state of racial politics in Florida.
Demonstrators gather in February in Tallahassee, Florida, during a protest over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course that included lessons about reparations.Last Wednesday, August 16, 2023, before the first day of school for the Miami-Dade County school system, he led a march to protest the new education curriculum standards instituted by the Republican Governor Ron DeSantis that affect the teaching of Black history. This is part of a larger effort by DeSantis to purge what he calls “woke” idealogy in Florida.
Earlier this year, DeSantis had rejected the College Board’s AP African American Studies course for high school students because it included lessons on diaspora reparations, Black LGBTQIA+ studies, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. He has also barred instruction in schools that suggests anyone is privileged or oppressed based on their race or skin color, according to a CNN report. The new curriculum teaches that some Black people benefited from being enslaved because they learned useful skills.
Dr. Dunn was joined by some members of the Teamsters National Black Caucus, who then were holding a conference in Miami. Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson also joined the protest. Rep. Pearson, along with fellow representative Justin James, had recently been voted back into office, after being expelled for calling out state Republicans for failing to pass gun control laws after the Covenant School mass shooting in Nashville.
Marvin Dunn/Twitter (X)The union representing around 150,000 Florida teachers, the Florida Education Association, called these new curriculum changes “a disservice to Florida students and are a big step backward for a state that has required teaching African American history since 1994.” One of the most controversial aspects of these new standards includes teaching that some Blacks benefited from chattel slavery by learning useful skills. Further, these new curriculum changes include teaching that the Rosewood massacre was instigated by when a black man shot two white men who came onto his porch, rather than that a white woman falsely accused a Black man of assault.
Dr. Dunn has been leading “Teach No Lies” tours that take teachers and young people to places like Rosewood, Florida. Officially, it is recorded that the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 led to the killing of six Black residents and the fleeing of the rest of its black residents. Many say, however, that the death toll was much higher. By the massacre’s end, all but one of Rosewood’s buildings had been burned down. No law enforcement agency ever did an investigation, nor were there any criminal charges.
Dr. Dunn is a professor emeritus at Florida International University, and the author of many books, including A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes, where he writes:
Almost all of Florida’s painful racial past has been whitewashed, marginalized, or buried intentionally. But I was born here. I know Florida’s flowers and her warts.
He is also a co-founder of the Miami Center for Racial Justice. He began giving his Tell No Lies Tours in response to the state’s escalating efforts to further whitewash Florida’s Black History.
Dr. Dunn stands before a flag combining the American Stars and Stripes and the Confederate Stars and Bars in the driveway of his neighbor, David Emmanuel. (Marvin Dunn/ Twitter (X))On a personal front, Dr. Dunn recently saw his neighbor, David Emanuel, convicted on July 26 on six counts of federal hate crime charges for screaming the N-word and attempting to run him and five companions over in September 2022. Dr. Dunn, 83, acquired his five-acre property across from Emanuel’s home back in 2008 and turned it into a park to “celebrate Rosewood heritage.” He is the only black homeowner currently in Rosewood.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Historic McCalla School ImageOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and guest co-host Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Raymond Wise and Gloria Howell. On the Indiana University Bloomington Campus the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and African American Arts Institute have a joint exhibit opening on campus at one of the university collections sites in honor of their respective milestone anniversaries (55th and 50th). They are joining us this evening to discuss the joint exhibit and upcoming events of interest during this new academic year.
Once called “The House,” the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC) has a long-standing history of supporting the Indiana University’s efforts to challenge, support, and contribute to the continued development and success of the Black students, faculty, and staff. The director of this iconic center is Bring It Contributor Dr. Gloria Howell. On July 1st, Professor Raymond Wise became the new executive director of the African American Arts Institute (AAAI) starting July 1. Professor Wise, a renowned singer, dancer, pianist, composer, and choral director, has an extensive background in music education, performance, and composition,
Dr. Gloria HowellDr. Raymond WiseLiz MitchellCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast of a show that originally aired on September 25, 2023:
Liz Mitchell hosts today’s broadcast of “Bring It On!”. As a producer of “Dark Past, Bright Future”, Liz Mitchell has had the pleasure of researching and interviewing a wide array of fascinating topics and guests. Tonight, it is her honor to air a documentary on the phenomenal life of Bloomington legend, Reverend Marvin Chandler, who transitioned from this world on Saturday, September 23.
Chandler never stopped sharing his love of music, commitment to justice, and passion for ministry with others. Learn about the fascinating story of native Hoosier Reverend Marvin Chandler, whose life not only made a significant impact on Indiana but on our nation as well. I hope you enjoy this tribute to his memory.
CREDITS:
Today’s host is Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on February 12, 2024:
Laurisa LeSure, the Director of “Better Homes: The Play”On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Laurisa LeSure, the director of Better Homes: The Play. In the 1950s African American Studebaker workers from the South won out over Jim Crow in the North to build 22 homes in a white neighborhood and create a legacy. Their success demonstrates the decisive importance of fair housing for generations to come. It is a victory in a battle that has not been won yet since housing discrimination and redlining persist today.
Historical Marker for Better Homes of South BendThis collective group was known as the Better Homes of South Bend, and they built 22 homes on 1700-1800 blocks of North Elmer Street, creating a vibrant and peaceful community here in a formerly all-white neighborhood. And now, history is being transformed into a play based on the book by Gabrielle Robinson, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Robinson, Ph.D., Professor EmeritusIn honor of Black History Month, we felt it was important to shed light on this Indiana story of resilience. There is a historical marker on South Bend’s far northwest side where 22 Black families began a housing co-op in the 50s known as the “Better Homes of South Bend.” WNIT of South Bend will show the entire play along with talk-back segments from the cast & crew of “Better Homes: The Play” on Friday, February 23, at 9 PM and on Sunday, February 25, at 8 PM.
Residents of North Elmer St.Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On Bring It On! this week, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, take on the issue of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with guests, Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks in Southeast Michigan, and Monica Fleetwood Black, the Clinical Coordinator at the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County.
Kamala Harris Has Earned Her Success, The Seattle Times (7/26/24)This hour focuses on establishing a rational, working definition for DEI amidst the radical right’s decision to use D.E.I. as a politically divisive or wedge issue now that Vice President Kamala Harris is leading or tied in the polls with Donald Trump in the current election of the next President of the United States.
The basic consensus among political analysts is that the radical right is attempting to diminish Harris’s popularity by trying to reframe her as an unqualified DEI hire throughout her public service career. In other words, the radical right is saying that she is in her position as Vice President and candidate for the President of the United States because of who she is, rather than because of her acumen and accomplishments.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterArtina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroparksMonica Fleetwood Black, the Clinical Coordinator at the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe CountyCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, presumptive Democratic U.S. Presidential CandidateBring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms, veteran higher education administrator and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central University, and Beverly Calender-Andersen, former anchor of Bring it On! and former director of the City of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources Department. Dr. Gloria Howell is the Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and tonight’s co-anchor. Centered on its impact on the Black Community, in the continuation of last week’s discussion, our guests talk about the state of the presidential election one week later and Kamala Harris’s spectacular rise since then.
Proof of this was immediately demonstrated by the Democratic presidential campaign raising $81 Million in 24 hours and Vice President Kamala Harris dramatically surpassing the threshold for needed electoral delegates in 48 hours. Per a Morning Consult poll, this positive reaction from democratic supporters has Harris now leading former President Trump 46 percent to 45 percent—the highest level of support recorded for Democrats since tracking began in 2022. She also leads Trump 40 percent to 38 percent among independent voters.
One pollster notes that her level of support at the start of her campaign exceeds the highest level of support ever gauged for Biden. In recent days, we have witnessed rousing and heart-warming speeches from both Vice President Harris and President Biden. Pundits attribute her entry into this race as the lone reason for the party becoming electrified and optimistic.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterDr. Charlie Nelms, veteran higher education administrator and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central UniversityBeverly Calender-Andersen, former anchor of Bring it On! and former director of the City of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources DepartmentCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with current and former Bring It On! contributors: Eric Love, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant with Love Force Consulting; and Roberta Radovich, newly appointed associate director for corporate and foundation relations with the IU School of Philanthropy. Dr. Gloria Howell is the Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and tonight’s co-anchor. Centered on its impact on the Black Community, they discuss the possible ramifications of President Joseph Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race and his endorsement of his current Vice-President, Kamala Harris, to replace him in the U.S. presidential race.
Some may say that it was pressure from critics, including some from his own party, who said, due to his age, declining poll numbers, and poor debate performance against his Presidential rival, it was time to step down. Leading up to this past weekend, the political pundits and those in the know in D.C. were strongly suggesting that an announcement was imminent. If successful, Kamala Harris would become the first woman and first woman of color to become the President and Commander-In-Chief of the United States.
Roberta Radovich, Associate Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations with the IU School of PhilanthropyEric Love, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant with Love Force ConsultingDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell spend the evening with Artina Carter, the Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks in Southeast Michigan. This is part two of a discussion that originally occurred on November 6, 2023 on woke-ism.
Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & InclusionCREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast of a program that aired on June 24, 2024:
On this edition of Bring It On!, host, Clarence Boone, and, guest co-host, Aniya Boone, spend the hour with Marissa Baker, a graduating senior from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and 2024 participating filmmaker in the Indiana Youth Film Festival. She discusses her film, “Beautiful Roots,” which you can watch on YouTube here. They also talk about her experiences as a participant in the Indian Youth Film Festival.
Marissa BakerOn Saturday, June 22, the Indiana Youth Film Festival hosted a state-wide film festival for the young filmmakers of Indiana. Throughout the festival, they held filmmaker talkbacks, workshops, and question-and-answer sessions. It was run just like a typical film festival; there were film submissions that went through a screening process. Select filmmakers were able to showcase their films, have Q&A sessions, and potentially win awards for Best Comedy, Best Drama, or Audience Choice. In addition, the filmmakers could connect with other local creatives at a meet-and-greet, seeking advice, guidance, or potential collaboration.
Credits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone, and the guest co-host is Aniya Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast that originally aired on February 1, 2021:
ABC NewsToday’s edition of Bring It On! is a broadcast of a show recorded immediately after the siege of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, which led to the deaths of five people, including the murder of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick. Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with long-time Bring It On! contributor Eric Love, the Director of Staff Diversity and Inclusion for the University of Notre Dame, and Elizabeth (Liz) Watson, a labor attorney and the current executive director of the Progressive Caucus Action Fund, to examine the impact of the Capitol Hill siege on society, and its effects on the African-American community, in particular.
Eric LoveLiz WatsonCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
Our consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle Lafontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Screening of Marissa Baker’s “Beautiful Roots”.On this edition of Bring It On!, host, Clarence Boone, and, guest co-host, Aniya Boone, spend the hour with Marissa Baker, a graduating senior from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and 2024 participating filmmaker in the Indiana Youth Film Festival. She discusses her film, “Beautiful Roots,” which you can watch on YouTube here. They also talk about her experiences as a participant in the Indian Youth Film Festival.
Marissa BakerOn Saturday, June 22, the Indiana Youth Film Festivalhosted a state-wide film festival for the young filmmakers of Indiana. Throughout the festival, they held filmmaker talk backs, workshops, and question and answer sessions. It was ran just like a typical film festival, there were film submissions that went through a screening process. Select filmmakers were able to showcase their films, have Q & A sessions, and potentially win awards for Best Comedy, Best Drama, or Audience Choice. In addition, the filmmakers were able to connect with other local creatives at a meet and greet, and seek advice, guidance, or potential collaboration.
Credits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone, and the guest co-host is Aniya Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host and executive producer, Clarence Boone speaks with Shatoyia Moss, Interim Director of the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) for the City of Bloomington, and, Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on the IU Bloomington campus. On Saturday, June 15th, the City of Bloomington hosted free food and activities at Switchyard Park to celebrate Juneteenth. On Wednesday, June 19th, The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center will host free food, music, games, a cakewalk, arts, and crafts. Shatoyia Moss and Dr. Gloria Howell join Bring It On! this evening to discuss these celebratory activities in the City of Bloomington and on the IU-Bloomington campusCulture Center on the IU Bloomington campus.
Shatoyia Moss, Interim Director of the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) for the City of BloomingtonDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at IU BloomingtonCredits:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The first segment of this show originally aired on July 25, 2022.
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Bryant Scott, the CEO of Tyscot Records, and John P. Kellogg, who is a Berklee Online music business instructor and the former assistant chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee. Bryant and John are here to educate us on the ins and outs of the Gospel music industry.
John P. Kellogg is also a practicing entertainment lawyer who specializes in the music industry. He has represented clients such as LSG, the O’Jays, G. Dep, and the late Gerald Levert. Bryant Scott heads Tyscot Records, and Tyscot Films, the oldest African-American-owned international gospel record company in the world, Bryant has created opportunities, influenced lives, and launched careers. He is credited for signing and developing major artists including John P. Kee, The GMWA Women Of Worship, Dr. Bobby Jones, Deitrick Haddon, The Rance Allen Group, The Anointed Pace Sisters, Carman, Bishop Noel Jones, Darwin Hobbs, Shirley Murdock, Ann Nesby, and most recently Anthony Brown and Casey J.
In the second segment of Bring It On!, Liz Micthell presents another exciting episode of Dark Past, Bright Future about African Americans in Indiana.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone, spend the hour with the women of Resilience Productions. Resilience Productions was created by Gladys DeVane, Danielle Bruce, and our co-host, Elizabeth Mitchell. They are three close friends and remarkably artistic women who believe in the power of storytelling and that we are all immortal as long as our stories are told.
Since its inception in 2016, Resilience Productions has brought compelling and thought-provoking stories of the African American experience to the stage. Inspired by actual historical events, these performances come to life through original plays or staged readings. To commemorate Juneteenth, they are featuring: The Legacy of Opal Lee. At this production, you will meet Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth as she invites you to reflect on the true meaning of Juneteenth and the importance of living a purposeful life.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
S how Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast of a show that aired originally on June 20, 2022:
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, celebrate Juneteenth by welcoming Vernon Williams, Rain Williams, and Ms. Latrice. They are here to discuss their play, “Democracy Hypocrisy: The Red, White, and Blues of Freedom”.
The production comes between two iconic national celebrations of “liberation”, Juneteenth and Independence Day, offering an exhilarating and authentic portrayal of the Africana experience through spoken word, dance, music, song, and drama. The play is directed by Ms. Latrice.
In Memorium: Our hearts are heavy today as we share with you the sad news of the passing of OnyxFest Director and Executive Producer Vernon A. Williams. Read more about Vernon’s life in the Indianapolis Recorder.
Vernon Williams – A True Legend in the Fabric of Indiana HistoryCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
S how Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
John Hamilton, 29th Mayor of Bloomington (2016-2023)On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone, spend the hour with former Mayor of Bloomington, John Hamilton. John Hamilton served as the Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana. He was first elected in 2016 and won a second term in 2020. During his tenure, Mayor Hamilton focused on building a bright future for the city of Bloomington.
As the 29th mayor of Bloomington, his administration addressed various issues, including economic development, affordable housing, and community well-being. A longer list of achievements includes Sustainability Initiatives, Community Engagement, Transportation Improvements, and enhancements to Arts and Culture.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on February 5, 2024:
Today Bring It On!’s hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell, spend the hour with Jim Sms and Beverly Calender Anderson.
Jim SimsWhen Bring It On launched in 2005, Jim Sims was the first co-anchor, along with Delia Alexander. Jim was employed at Indiana University – Residential Programs and Services Division (31 years) and additionally served as Council liaison to the City of Bloomington Utilities (among other council board, commission, and committee appointments), as President of the Monroe County NAACP, and as Chair for Second Baptist Church Trustee Board. Jim is the second African American to ever serve on Bloomington City Council, where he also served as Council President and At-Large Representative.
Beverly Calender AndersonBeverly Calender Anderson has enjoyed a long tenure as one of the distinctive voices as an anchor for Bring It On! For more than 18 years Beverly has served the City of Bloomington in the Community and Family Resources Department. First as the director of Safe and Civil Cities (9+ years) and then as director of the department (9+ years). She is a longtime leader in the community, through her roles with the City of Bloomington, and countless other community-based roles on boards and commissions. She serves as an inspiration to women in local government and social services. She leads humbly but firmly, she encourages creative solutions to new problems, mentors and supports others, and she is willing to go above and beyond her job description to serve our community. Among her many recognitions, in 2021, she was bestowed the distinction as a Women Excel Bloomington Honoree.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on June 5, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Diana Daniels of the Lick Creek African American Settlement. These settlers were free citizens who fled racial persecution and increasingly restrictive laws for free blacks in their previous homes in North Carolina. Traveling with the Quakers offered some protection on their journey and the promise of supportive neighbors upon their arrival. According to the census records, 96 blacks were living in Orange County in 1820. As more blacks came into the area, they purchased land from the United States of America (patented) in what we now call the Lick Creek African American Settlement area.
One of the first African Americans to purchase land in the Lick Creek area was Elias Roberts, along with Benjamin Roberts and Peter Lindley, in 1832.Lick Creek CementaryCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker
This aired originally on November 6, 2023. On Friday, April 26, 2024, this program won First Place for OutstandingContributions in Reporting Events of Public Importance from the Indiana Chapter of The society of Professional Journalists.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, explore what the term woke really means. To help us better understand the concept and origins of “Wokeness”, Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks in Southeast Michigan, joins them.
Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks (MI)CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from August 17, 2020.
Hosts Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers discuss the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre with Liz Mitchel, a regular Bring It On! anchor and producer of award-winning WFHB segment “Dark Past, Bring Future”, and Professor Jewell Parker-Rhodes, bestselling novelist and award-winning academic.
The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over the span of two days in 1921, from May 31 to June 1, when mobs of whites from the area indiscriminately attacked and often killed the black residents, especially those living in the Greenwood District of Tulsa. The white mobs went on to destroy more than 35 square blocks of what was then the wealthiest black community in the United States, which was dubbed the “Black Wall Street”.
In mid-June, Donald Trump was widely criticized as extremely insensitive to this tragedy when he scheduled his “Keep America Great” rally in Tulsa, OK shortly after the Massacre’s 99-year anniversary and on, and then rescheduled to the day after, Juneteenth. With the spark of the massacre starting with the arrest of 19-year-old black Dick Rowland for the assault of Sarah Page, a 17-year-old white, rumors had spread that Rowland was going to be lynched. Reportedly, 75 black men, some armed, arrived at the jail to ensure that would not happen. After reassurance from the sheriff, while the group of black men was leaving the jail, a member of the white mob already assembled at the jail attempted to disarm one of the black men. A shot was fired, and, according to the sheriff, “all hell broke loose”.
Many members of the white mob were deputized and armed by city officials. It is estimated that more than 800 black residents were hospitalized and up to 6,000 black residents were detained, many for several days. Officially, 36 were killed in the Race Massacre, but historians have estimated that anywhere from 75 to 300 were killed. Black Wall Street was left in ashes.
Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes and Liz Mitchell come to Bring It On! to help us understand this tragedy and its long-lasting psychological and economic impact on the black communities in Tulsa and throughout the United States.
CREDITS:
The hosts of today’s show are Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers.
The Executive Producer is Clarence Boone with help from WFHB News Department Director Kade Young.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The promotional graphic is provided by William Hosea.
Online writing help provided by Chantalle LaFontant.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Bo Peterson. Bo Petersen has been a successful professional actor, theatre director, dialogue coach, and voice-over artist for the past 45 years. Her experience is rich and varied. She has appeared on stage, television, radio, and film. While working as a dialogue coach, she was fortunate to work with the great, late Sydney Poitier and Michael Caine. She is a South African, living in the USA.
This Tuesday, April 16th at 7 p.m. on the IU campus, in the Great Hall of the Hutton Honors College, Bo Petersen performs her one-woman play, which explores her family’s. She unveils her father’s hidden life during apartheid. This play delves into the complexities of identity and the impact of historical injustices. More than a play, it’s a powerful exploration of transgenerational trauma and a call to break free from silence. Bo believes in theatre’s power to heal across generations. “Pieces of Me” is a catalyst for change, an ode to resilience, and a beacon of hope for a South Africa grappling with its tumultuous history.
Nelson MandelaAt the midpoint of the program, we also take time to remember Nelson Mandela by airing the speech he made upon his release from prison in which he called for the end of apartheid.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on February 19, 2024:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Bone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Leon Bates, local Indianapolis historian and former guest of Bring It On!, and Judith Thomas, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Indianapolis, about respecting the remains from Greenlawn Cemetery as the land is being developed. In addition, the city is putting together a commission to recommend how best to memorialize the history of Greenlawn once the bridge project is complete.
Leon BatesJudith ThomasEunice Trotter, director of Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program, said they have found city death records for a decade of the late 1800s showing hundreds of Black residents were buried in Greenlawn. City officials say they plan to disturb as little of the site as possible. They have hired an archeologist to examine the ground as construction progresses and look for signs of burials. If remains are found, work in the area will stop and everything will be documented and processed, according to the city.
Diamond Chain bought a portion of the site in 1913 for its manufacturing facility and remains have been discovered there over the years. That portion of the property is now being turned into Eleven Park, the massive mixed-use development that will include Indy Eleven’s new 20,000-seat soccer stadium, and historians expect more remains will be uncovered during the construction. Eunice Trotter, director of Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program, said they have found city death records for a decade of the late 1800s showing hundreds of Black residents were buried in Greenlawn.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on August 21, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Dr. Marvin Dunn. Dr. Dunn is fighting against the potential miseducation of countless children and young adults in Florida. He is here to discuss his efforts to combat this miseducation and the current state of racial politics in Florida.
Demonstrators gather in February in Tallahassee, Florida, during a protest over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course that included lessons about reparations.Last Wednesday, August 16, 2023, before the first day of school for the Miami-Dade County school system, he led a march to protest the new education curriculum standards instituted by the Republican Governor Ron DeSantis that affect the teaching of Black history. This is part of a larger effort by DeSantis to purge what he calls “woke” idealogy in Florida.
Earlier this year, DeSantis had rejected the College Board’s AP African American Studies course for high school students because it included lessons on diaspora reparations, Black LGBTQIA+ studies, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. He has also barred instruction in schools that suggests anyone is privileged or oppressed based on their race or skin color, according to a CNN report. The new curriculum teaches that some Black people benefited from being enslaved because they learned useful skills.
Dr. Dunn was joined by some members of the Teamsters National Black Caucus, who then were holding a conference in Miami. Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson also joined the protest. Rep. Pearson, along with fellow representative Justin James, had recently been voted back into office, after being expelled for calling out state Republicans for failing to pass gun control laws after the Covenant School mass shooting in Nashville.
Marvin Dunn/Twitter (X)The union representing around 150,000 Florida teachers, the Florida Education Association, called these new curriculum changes “a disservice to Florida students and are a big step backward for a state that has required teaching African American history since 1994.” One of the most controversial aspects of these new standards includes teaching that some Blacks benefited from chattel slavery by learning useful skills. Further, these new curriculum changes include teaching that the Rosewood massacre was instigated by when a black man shot two white men who came onto his porch, rather than that a white woman falsely accused a Black man of assault.
Dr. Dunn has been leading “Teach No Lies” tours that take teachers and young people to places like Rosewood, Florida. Officially, it is recorded that the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 led to the killing of six Black residents and the fleeing of the rest of its black residents. Many say, however, that the death toll was much higher. By the massacre’s end, all but one of Rosewood’s buildings had been burned down. No law enforcement agency ever did an investigation, nor were there any criminal charges.
Dr. Dunn is a professor emeritus at Florida International University, and the author of many books, including A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes, where he writes:
Almost all of Florida’s painful racial past has been whitewashed, marginalized, or buried intentionally. But I was born here. I know Florida’s flowers and her warts.
He is also a co-founder of the Miami Center for Racial Justice. He began giving his Tell No Lies Tours in response to the state’s escalating efforts to further whitewash Florida’s Black History.
Dr. Dunn stands before a flag combining the American Stars and Stripes and the Confederate Stars and Bars in the driveway of his neighbor, David Emmanuel. (Marvin Dunn/ Twitter (X))On a personal front, Dr. Dunn recently saw his neighbor, David Emanuel, convicted on July 26 on six counts of federal hate crime charges for screaming the N-word and attempting to run him and five companions over in September 2022. Dr. Dunn, 83, acquired his five-acre property across from Emanuel’s home back in 2008 and turned it into a park to “celebrate Rosewood heritage.” He is the only black homeowner currently in Rosewood.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Sandra Chapman, investigative reporterIn this edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with investigative reporter and documentarian, Sandra Chapman.
In 2001, Chapman aired on WISH-TV in Indianapolis a series of reports on the murder of Carol Jenkins. Jenkins was murdered on September 16, 1968, after a day of selling encyclopedias in Martinsville; thus, becoming known as a ‘sundown town’. After the airing of these reports, Chapman would later receive a phone call from a woman who claims to have seen her murder.
Eventually, this phone call led to discovering who Carol Jenkins’ murderer was. In 2011, Chapman published The Girl in the Yellow Scarf, a book about the murder of Carol Jenkins and the work of the efforts of Martinsville’s cold case unit to solve this case. She would later make a documentary with the same name. Tonight Sandra Chapman is here to discuss the murder and what led her to investigate this cold case.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On this edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell, speak with Resilence Production members, Gladys DeVane, Danielle Bruce, Erin Carter, Kate Braun and our Bring It On! Assistant Producer – Liz Mitchell. Resilience Productions is hosting a theatrical event dedicated to the invincible Pauli Murray – a gifted scholar, theorist, socio-political activist, essayist, poet, attorney, and Episcopal priest. Pauli Murray: I’ve Come Full Circle offers a rare glimpse into the life and contributions of a true 20th-century trailblazer.
Resilience Productions will be presenting on Friday to Sunday, March 22 to March 24, a new Remarkable Women production. Written by Gladys DeVane in collaboration with and directed by Danielle Bruce, Pauli Murray: I’ve Come Full Circle is about the gifted mind and unrelenting determination of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray to meet every one of life’s obstacles.
Picture of the Cast – March 24, 2024Credits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On this episode of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Andrea Allen. She is the founder of RAD Travel Group, RAD Nurses Travel, and Travel Talk Tuesday.
Andrea Allen (right)Andrea has always loved travel, creating experiences, and planning. She believes that travel allows one to be exposed to different cultures, time for self-care, fun adventures, and so much more. Andrea loves to help others check destinations off their bucket list, meet new people, and build a community of friends.
Are you a busy and stressed-out mom and need a kid-free/guilt-free getaway? Or, do you want to learn how to prepare for and maximize your international travel? Well, these are a few of the exciting topics that Andrea Allen of Rad Travel joins us to talk about today.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Originally aired on June 13, 2022:
Dr. Gina ForrestIn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gina Forrest. She has conducted extensive research on Sundown towns in Indiana. Dr. Forrest graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Master of Public Health and a Ph.D. in Health Behavior, focusing on Health Inequities. She was a former Chief Diversity Officer with the Indiana Supreme Court.
Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, and intimidation, or violence. The term came from signs posted that “colored people” had to leave town by sundown. The same process also created entire sundown counties and sundown suburbs. The practice was not restricted to the southern states, with New Jersey and other northern states being described as equally inhospitable to black travelers until at least the early 1960s.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Female High School Award Recipient – Ms. Jael DavisToday on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with 2024 Living Legend Award Recipient, Elizabeth Ann Bridgwaters, and Female High School Award Recipient, Ms. Jael Davis. These awards, among others, were presented at The City of Bloomington’s Black History Month Gala. The gala offered an opportunity to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans who have devoted their time, talents, and resources to make a difference in the Bloomington community and beyond.
Living Legend Award Recipient – Elizabeth Ann BridgwatersCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Bone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Leon Bates, local Indianapolis historian and former guest of Bring It On!, and Judith Thomas, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Engagement for the City of Indianapolis, about respecting the remains from Greenlawn Cemetery as the land is being developed. In addition, the city is putting together a commission to recommend how best to memorialize the history of Greenlawn once the bridge project is complete.
Leon BatesJudith ThomasEunice Trotter, director of Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program, said they have found city death records for a decade of the late 1800s showing hundreds of Black residents were buried in Greenlawn. City officials say they plan to disturb as little of the site as possible. They have hired an archeologist to examine the ground as construction progresses and look for signs of burials. If remains are found, work in the area will stop and everything will be documented and processed, according to the city.
Diamond Chain bought a portion of the site in 1913 for its manufacturing facility and remains have been discovered there over the years. That portion of the property is now being turned into Eleven Park, the massive mixed-use development that will include Indy Eleven’s new 20,000-seat soccer stadium, and historians expect more remains will be uncovered during the construction. Eunice Trotter, director of Indiana Landmarks’ Black Heritage Preservation Program, said they have found city death records for a decade of the late 1800s showing hundreds of Black residents were buried in Greenlawn.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Laurisa LeSure, the Director of “Better Homes: The Play”On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Laurisa LeSure, the director of Better Homes: The Play. In the 1950s African American Studebaker workers from the South won out over Jim Crow in the North to build 22 homes in a white neighborhood and create a legacy. Their success demonstrates the decisive importance of fair housing for generations to come. It is a victory in a battle that has not been won yet since housing discrimination and redlining persist today.
Historical Marker for Better Homes of South BendThis collective group was known as the Better Homes of South Bend, and they built 22 homes on 1700-1800 blocks of North Elmer Street, creating a vibrant and peaceful community here in a formerly all-white neighborhood. And now, history is being transformed into a play based on the book by Gabrielle Robinson, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Robinson, Ph.D, Professor EmeritusIn honor of Black History Month, we felt it was important to shed light on this Indiana story of resilience. There is a historical marker on South Bend’s far northwest side where 22 Black families began a housing co-op in the 50s known as the “Better Homes of South Bend.” WNIT of South Bend will show the entire play along with talk-back segments from the cast & crew of “Better Homes: The Play” on Friday, February 23, at 9 PM and on Sunday, February 25, at 8 PM.
Residents of North Elmer St.Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Today Bring It On!’s hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell, spend the hour with Jim Sms and Beverly Calender Anderson.
Jim SimsWhen Bring It On launched in 2005, Jim Sims was the first co-anchor along with Delia Alexander. Jim was employed at Indiana University – Residential Programs and Services Division (31 years) and additionally served as Council liaison to the City of Bloomington Utilities (among other council board, commission, and committee appointments), as President of the Monroe County NAACP, and as Chair for Second Baptist Church Trustee Board. Jim is the second African American to ever serve on Bloomington City Council, where he also served as Council President and At-Large Representative.
Beverly Calender AndersonBeverly Calender Anderson has enjoyed a long tenure as one of the distinctive voices as an anchor for Bring It On! For more than 18 years Beverly has served the City of Bloomington in the Community and Family Resources Department. First as the director of Safe and Civil Cities (9+ years) and then as director of the department (9+ years). She is a longtime leader in the community, through her roles with the City of Bloomington, and countless other community-based roles on boards and commissions. She serves as an inspiration to women in local government and social services. She leads humbly but firmly, she encourages creative solutions to new problems, mentors and supports others, and she is willing to go above and beyond her job description to serve our community. Among her many recognitions, in 2021, she was bestowed the distinction as a Women Excel Bloomington Honoree.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell, put the spotlight on Black History Month in Bloomington, IN. Here in Bloomington, the Black History Month theme for this year, “Blacks in Cinema,” celebrates the profound impact and enduring contributions of Black individuals in the world of film. Throughout history, Black filmmakers, actors, and storytellers have played pivotal roles in shaping the cinematic landscape, enriching it with diverse narratives and perspectives. This theme invites reflection on the resilience, creativity, and transformative power of Black voices within the realm of cinema.
On the Indiana University campus, the theme for this year’s celebration is “For the Culture,” which symbolizes the contributions of Black people from around the world and here at Indiana University. The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC) chose this theme as a way to honor and celebrate the culture, beauty, creativity, intellect, and resilience of Black people everywhere. As one of the oldest Black culture centers in the nation, the NMBCC is proud to celebrate 50 years of power, progress, and promise.
Joining us this evening to discuss celebratory activities surrounding Black History Month in the City of Bloomington and on the Indiana University Bloomington campus are Bring It On! guests, Shatoyia Moss, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of Bloomington, Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on the Indiana University Bloomington campus, and William Lawrence, Director of the Black Film Center & Archives also on the IUB campus.
Shatoyia Moss, Director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of BloomingtonDr. Gloria Howell, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at the Indiana University BloomingtonWilliam Lawrence, Director of the Black Film Center & Archives at Indiana University BloomingtonCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from January 20, 2020:
Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a special edition of Bring It On!
Tonight at 7 PM, the City of Bloomington is honoring the MLK holiday with a celebration at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We are recognizing the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with two riveting interviews. We’ll begin our show with a powerful discussion with Ms. Brittany Packnett, the keynote speaker for Bloomington’s 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. In the second half of the hour, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea interview tonight’s keynote speaker Dr. Melina Abdullah, Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, who will speak on “Courage and Beautiful Struggle: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Our Work”.
Ms. Brittany Packnett is an activist and co-founder of Campaign Zero. She was also a member of President Barack Obama’s 21st Century Policing Task Force, and she was executive director for Teach for America in St. Louis. Her 2019 TED Talk on confidence has garnered nearly 3 million views worldwide. Brittany is the author of the forthcoming book, We Are Like Those Who Dream, with One World.
Dr. Melina Abdullah is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movements. She was among the original group of organizers that convened to form Black Lives Matter and continues to serve as a Los Angeles chapter leader. She is a co-host and co-producer of the weekly radio program “Beautiful Struggle” which airs on KPFK, part of the Pacifica radio network, and hosts and produces the weekly internet radio show “Move the Crowd,” which airs on Radio Justice (radiojustice.org).
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB’s News Department Director Kade Young.
Our board engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Dr. Gloria HowellOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dr. Gloria Howell. Gloria is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and has a mayoral appointment on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission seeks to promote and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and promote the acceptance of diversity in the community. The Commission sponsors events and programs to commemorate the annual Dr. King federal holiday, including a volunteer service day initiative “A Day ON! Not a Day Off”, “40 Days of Peace”, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award, and the annual community-wide Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. The Commission also sponsors events throughout the year that promote justice, racial harmony, and equal opportunity.
In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Indiana University hosted “An Evening Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” last Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Indiana University Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall. The program included student performances, IU’s Building Bridges award presentations, and special keynote remarks from Dr. Shaun Harper, one of the nation’s most highly respected racial equity experts. Sharing Dr. King’s sentiments, the City of Bloomington Dr. MLK Birthday Celebration Commission is committed to amplifying his message regarding the power of education during the 2024 celebration and beyond. This year’s theme is Unlocking Freedom: The Transformative and Liberating Power of Education.
Today’s 2024 Birthday Celebration included:
• Performances by Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble,
• Fairview World Music, and Highland Park Elementary School Choir
• Presentation of the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award
• Presenters include both elected and community leaders
• Recognition of “A Day On! Not a Day Off!” volunteers, and information about 40 Days of Service opportunities.
More information about Indiana University’s activities for Black History Month can be found here.
11/2/1983 President Reagan and Signing Ceremony for Martin Luther King Holiday Legislation in the rose garden with Coretta Scott King George Bush Howard Baker Bob Dole Jack Kemp Samuel Pierce Katie Hall looking on.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Park CannonFor this year’s Bloomington MLK Day observance, the theme is “Keep Knocking!” The January 16 evening keynote speaker, Park Cannon, is Georgia’s youngest State Representative and one of two openly queer lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. She represents House District 58, which encompasses a diverse cross-section of Atlanta.
The Democratic lawmaker recently made national headlines when she was unlawfully arrested and removed from the Georgia Capitol after she knocked on the door to the Republican governor’s office during his signing of SB 202. This restrictive law limits voting rights in the state. Republicans rushed the bill through both chambers of the legislature a few hours before he signed it into law. It has been harshly criticized nationwide for disenfranchising Black voters, is being challenged in court, and is being dubbed “Jim Crow 2.0.”
Tonight Representative Cannon talks about her start in politics and the state of affairs in the State of Georgia. She also shares her reflections on such issues as the Mid- term success of Senator Raphael Warnock and her work with such civic leaders as Stacey Abrams. Finally, as the keynote for next Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re inviting her to share a preview of her remarks.
Credits:
Clarence Boone is this evening’s anchor.
Our co-anchor for this evening is BIO former contributor and proclaimed “Indiana’s Own” Dana Black, producer and anchor of “Turn Left”.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from July 4, 2016:
William Hosea and Clarence Boone talk with three special guests from sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders brought 25 young leaders to the US for several weeks. These Fellows are leaders who have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries. On this 4th of July, hear how the American experiment impacts these leaders, and at the same time how America gains wisdom from these African leaders.
Sylvester Andamowei SEDE (NIGERIA) is a media professional with over eight years of experience in creative innovation, media production, and programming in community development. He has worked extensively with over 300 youths and women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Sylvester is the MD of a media firm, Sylverflame Media Ltd, and president of the Creative Arts for Peace Initiative, a youth NGO.
Zemedena Abebe ARERU (ETHIOPIA) is an activist and mentoring high school girls toward reducing gender-based violence, environmental education, and hygiene and sanitation strategies.
Zukiswa Yoliswa Zinhle NZO (SOUTH AFRICA), is an advocate and community leader who strives to address issues of inequality of diverse groups, especially disability.
Credits:
Hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone
Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone
Executive Producer Joe Crawford
Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin.
Our Board Engineer is Floyd Hobson and Jim Thrasher
This is a rebroadcast from February 6, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Malcolm Abrams, the editor and publisher of Bloom Magazine. He discusses his passion for publishing Bloom and why he is driven to showcase the diversity and richness that is Bloomington.
Malcolm Abrams, Editor and Publisher of Bloom MagazineBloom Magazine is a bimonthly culture and lifestyle magazine published in Bloomington. Founded in 2005 by editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams, Bloom is an independent and free magazine, which highlights and promotes inclusion and diversity in every issue. Within its pages, peppered with high-quality photography, readers learn about Bloomington’s, local community, the arts, entertainment, food and wine, fashion and shopping, health and fitness, and business and finance.
This month marks their 100th publication, which is an achievement for an individual with a lengthy career in news and print. Abrams worked for Rupert Murdoch as vice president/editorial director of Murdoch Business Magazines, where he was responsible for twenty publications including Travel Weekly, Meetings & Conventions, and Business and Commercial Aviation. Abrams is also the co-author of “Future Stuff,” and its sequel, “More Future Stuff,” both published by Viking Penguin.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Jesse HagopianOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speaks with Jesse Hagopian, a high school educator, with over twenty years of experience, and social justice activist. He taught for over ten years at Seattle’s Garfield High School, where the historic boycott of the MAP test or Measures of Academic Progress took place. Jesse is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools, and is the co-editor of the books, Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching for Black Lives, Teacher Unions and Social Justice, and is the editor of the book, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing.
Jesse’s essay on the MAP test boycott and the ensuing national uprising against high-stakes testing was published in Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove’s 10th anniversary edition of Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Jesse’s commentary has been featured on many local and national news programs including, HBO’s “Problem Areas” with Wyatt Cenac, NBC’s “Education Nation,” The PBS News Hour with Gwen Ifill, CNN, Keith Olberman’s Countdown, The Dan Rather Report, Democracy Now!, The Real News Network, Busted Pencils, The Laura Flanders Show, and C-Span’s “Book TV.”
Boycott Protest at Seattle’s Garfield High School, 2013On January 15th of 2024, the City of Bloomington will observe the MLK Birthday Celebration with the theme of Unlocking Freedom: The Transformative and Liberating Power of Education. Jesse Hagopian will inform and inspire during special remarks as a keynote speaker .
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Bo Petersen, a professional South African actress, currently living in the United States. She wrote, produced, and stars in Pieces of Me, an autobiographical play. She exposes the devastating, emotional cost of living secretly as a mixed-race family under the vicious racist apartheid regime and the legacy it bore.
Bo PetersenCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Our show’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from a program originally aired on December 4, 2017:
Dr. Audrey McCluskeyIn tonight’s “Bring It On!” episode, hosts, Roberta Radovich and William Hosea, interview Dr. Audrey McCluskey. Dr. McCluskey is an IU emeritus faculty member, past Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and past Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of African American & African Diaspora Studies. Dr.McCluskey shares her scholarly insight into the emergence of the “Colored Schools” in America.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Roberta Radovich and William Hosea.
Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone,
With help from WFHB News Department director Wes Martin.
Our board engineer is Kirsten Payton.
Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom,
With additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and guest host Dr. Gloria Howell spend the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms and Frank Motley to discuss efforts nationwide to ban schools from teaching critical race theory and the 1619 Project.
Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of IU’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture CenterDr. Charlie Nelms, former Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural AffairsFrank Motley, former Assistant Dean at Indiana UniversityCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Ane Jenkins, speak with Troy T. Thomas, Jr., the founder and lead vocalist for Trumusiq. He is here today to promote an upcoming evening of inspirational and uplifting entertainment, food, music, and fun at the “Moments of Truth” Mental Health Gala and Awards Program scheduled for Dec. 2nd, at 6 p.m. at the Warehouse – 1525 South Rogers St. To get tickets, go to trumusiq.com.
Troy Thomas, founder and lead vocalistCredits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Ane Jenkins.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from May 30, 2021:
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, talk about the history of black women in the military. From the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts, women have proudly served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers and other specialties. During World War I, about 35,000 women officially served as nurses and support staff. Nonetheless, many black women also broke barriers while serving in the U.S. Military. These women worked on the front lines or supported U.S. soldiers and civilian employees.
Dr. Alfreda R. CarmichaelCarrying on with this fine tradition of service are two remarkable women of color with whom we have the pleasure of speaking this evening. They are Dr. Alfreda R. Carmichael, who enlisted in the United States Air Force and was a Contract Specialist. While in the military, she deployed to multiple locations, including Iraq’s combat deployment. Dr. Carmichael served as the First Female President of Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 10. She is currently the National Treasurer and National Scholarship Director for National Montford Point Marine Association.
Joining her is Takishia Smiley, who joined the United States Marine Corps, and served 21 years and 5 months as a CWO-3 Supply Operations Professional in automated supply systems and logistic initiatives. She has over 26 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and Distribution Information Management. She is currently the Director at the National Museum of the Montford Point Marine.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, explore what the term woke really means. To help us better understand the concept and origins of “Wokeness”, Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks in Southeast Michigan, joins them.
Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks (MI)CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from August 17, 2020.
Hosts Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers discuss the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre with Liz Mitchel, a regular Bring It On! anchor and producer of award-winning WFHB segment “Dark Past, Bring Future”, and Professor Jewell Parker-Rhodes, bestselling novelist and award-winning academic.
The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over the span of two days in 1921, from May 31 to June 1, when mobs of whites from the area indiscriminately attacked and often killed the black residents, especially those living in the Greenwood District of Tulsa. The white mobs went on to destroy more than 35 square blocks of what was then the wealthiest black community in the United States, which was dubbed the “Black Wall Street”.
In mid-June, Donald Trump was widely criticized as extremely insensitive to this tragedy when he scheduled his “Keep America Great” rally in Tulsa, OK shortly after the Massacre’s 99-year anniversary and on, and then rescheduled to the day after, Juneteenth. With the spark of the massacre starting with the arrest of 19-year-old black Dick Rowland for the assault of Sarah Page, a 17-year-old white, rumors had spread that Rowland was going to be lynched. Reportedly, 75 black men, some armed, arrived at the jail to ensure that would not happen. After reassurance from the sheriff, while the group of black men was leaving the jail, a member of the white mob already assembled at the jail attempted to disarm one of the black men. A shot was fired, and, according to the sheriff, “all hell broke loose”.
Many members of the white mob were deputized and armed by city officials. It is estimated that more than 800 black residents were hospitalized and up to 6,000 black residents were detained, many for several days. Officially, 36 were killed in the Race Massacre, but historians have estimated that anywhere from 75 to 300 were killed. Black Wall Street was left in ashes.
Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes and Liz Mitchell come to Bring It On! to help us understand this tragedy and its long-lasting psychological and economic impact on the black communities in Tulsa and throughout the United States.
CREDITS:
The hosts of today’s show are Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers.
The Executive Producer is Clarence Boone with help from WFHB News Department Director Kade Young.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The promotional graphic is provided by William Hosea.
Online writing help provided by Chantalle LaFontant.
This program originally aired on July 5, 2021:
Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with Monica Fleetwood Black, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians and a principal presenter with the BTCC Implicit Bias Training organization. Joining her is Attorney William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me, for which he created the upbeat “Soul Kitchen”. Today’s show is part two of last week’s discussion on implicit bias.
The BTCC Implicit Bias Training Community of Practice is a network of organizations and individuals collaborating to provide training, build relationships, and promote actionable change to address the root causes of social problems in Monroe County. The acronym BTCC stands for Building a Thriving Compassionate Community.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
The show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is William Hosea
Bring It On!’s consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program was aired originally on June 28, 2021:
Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with Monica Fleetwood Black, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians and a principal presenter with the BTCC Implicit Bias Training organization. Joining her is Attorney William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me, for which he created the upbeat “Soul Kitchen”. Today’s show is part one of Bring It On!’s discussion on implicit bias.
The BTCC Implicit Bias Training Community of Practice is a network of organizations and individuals collaborating to provide training, build relationships, and promote actionable change to address the root causes of social problems in Monroe County. The acronym BTCC stands for Building a Thriving Compassionate Community.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
The show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is William Hosea
Bring It On!’s consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program was originally aired June 26, 2023:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell are joined by Sierra Lee and Samantha Kirby. They are here to discuss the July 15th Nurse Family Partnership’s Maternal and Infant Advocacy event. Sierra is the organizer and is an intern this summer with the partnership. Samantha Kirby is a communication consultant with Indiana University Health. The purpose of this event is to inform individuals of the health care disparities amongst minority pregnant women. An overarching goal is also to educate women of color on how they can advocate for themselves when in a healthcare setting.
Sierra LeeSamantha KirbyAs defined by the Centers for Disease Control, infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. In addition to providing critical information about maternal and infant health, the infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society.
In 2020, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2019, the infant mortality rate in Non-Hispanic Black communities was 10.6%, while the rate for Non-Hispanic White communities was 4.5% The Healthy People 2030 initiative sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade. While rates of infant mortality are trending to desired levels, in communities of color, women and children are still inordinately dying in childbirth, and their deaths seem to be invisible.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Liz Mitchell hosts today’s broadcast of “Bring It On!”. As a producer of “Dark Past, Bright Future”, Liz Mitchell has had the pleasure of researching and interviewing a wide array of fascinating topics and guests. Tonight, it is her honor to air a documentary on the phenomenal life of Bloomington legend, Reverend Marvin Chandler, who transitioned from this world on Saturday, September 23.
Chandler never stopped sharing his love of music, commitment to justice, and passion for ministry with others. Learn about the fascinating story of native Hoosier Reverend Marvin Chandler, whose life not only made a significant impact on Indiana but on our nation as well. I hope you enjoy this tribute to his memory.
CREDITS:
Today’s host is Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from August 28, 2023:
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, spend the hour with Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus) of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law to help us better understand their legal positions and Trump’s legal entanglements.
Donald Trump’s fourth indictment occurred on August 14th. Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, which contains most of Atlanta, indicted Donald Trump on racketeering charges including election interference. The former President turned himself in Thursday night at the Fulton County Jail to be booked on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
Former President Donald J. TrumpIt now stands that Donald J. Trump has four indictments and three civil cases. Of the four indictments confronting Donald Trump, the Georgia case is the most inescapable, because it is not a federal crime. Thus, a future President Trump cannot order the Justice Department to drop it or pardon himself. Also, he recently lost his bid to hold this trial in a federal court. Now some claim Trump is ineligible to run for the office of the U.S. President.
The claim is that former President Trump engaged in an insurrection and gave aid and comfort to other individuals who were engaging in such actions. This is well within the confines of Section Three of the 14th Amendment. And so, assuming that the public record to date is accurate, Trump therefore is no longer eligible to seek the office of the President of the United States, or of any other state of the Union. Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus) is here to disentangle how this aspect of the U.S. Constitution should be applied and other legal issues facing Donald J. Trump.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program was originally aired on July 29, 2019.
Today’s show focuses on how African-American ex-slaves were pioneers and part of the U.S.’s expansion into the Western Frontier, focusing on free-black settlers in Indiana and other parts of the Midwest. Hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with La Vella Hyter, President of the Board of Directors for the Indiana Roberts Settlement, and Stanley Madison, Chairman of the Board for Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation*.
They are also joined by Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox, author, award-winning historian, and Non-Resident Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Dr. Cox’s newest book is The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, which chronicles the long-hidden stories of America’s black pioneers of the Western frontier.
*The Roberts Settlement was an early rural settlement in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, dating from the 1830s whose first settlers were free people of color, most of whom migrated from the Beech Settlement, located 40 miles (64 km) southeast in rural Rush County, Indiana.
**The Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation (LSHPC), a not-for-profit (501(C)3) organization, was established in August 1998 for the specific and primary purpose of preservation of the oral, written, and physical history, artifacts, buildings, and land which identifies and/or describes events, activities and life experiences of the people and the community known as Lyles Station in Gibson County, Indiana. Lyles Station is an early black settlement started in the 1830s.
For more information on today’s topic, visit the following interview guest links :
- Ms. La Vella Hyter – President of the Board of Directors for the Indiana Roberts Settlement
- Mr. Stanley Madison – Chairman of the Board for Lyles Station Historic Museum and School
- Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox – Author and Non-Resident Fellow, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University
CREDITS:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich.
Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone.
The board engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
Our original theme music is created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This was originally aired on April 3, 2023:
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, William Hosea and Dana Black, spend the hour discussing and analyzing the impacts and implications of the first indictment of a former U.S. President, Donald J. Trump with two recurring Bring It On! guests:
Robin WinstonRobin Winston is a political strategist and former State Democratic Party Chair. In 1999, he made history when he became the first African-American to chair a major political party in Indiana. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Winston moved to Kentucky to pursue his education and start a career in business, government, and politics. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville, where he was elected president of the student body.
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Joseph HoffmannIU Emeritus Law Professor Joseph Hoffman is an award-winning scholar and previous holder of the Harry Pratter Professorship, and past recipient of the Law School Gavel Award. He is a nationally recognized authority on the death penalty, he has also written extensively about criminal procedure and habeas corpus law. Hoffmann is co-author of a groundbreaking book on habeas corpus, Habeas for the 21st Century: Uses, Abuses and the Future of the Great Writ (University of Chicago Press, 2011) (with Nancy J. King). He is also a co-author of one of the leading casebooks in criminal procedure law, Comprehensive Criminal Procedure (Aspen 2nd ed. 2005) (with Allen, Livingston, and Stuntz).
Credits:
Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Dana Black.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus)On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, spend the hour with Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus) of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law to help us better understand their legal positions and Trump’s legal entanglements.
Donald Trump’s fourth indictment occurred on August 14th. Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, which contains most of Atlanta, indicted Donald Trump on racketeering charges including election interference. The former President turned himself in Thursday night at the Fulton County Jail to be booked on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
Former President Donald J. TrumpIt now stands that Donald J. Trump has four indictments and three civil cases. Of the four indictments confronting Donald Trump, the Georgia case is the most inescapable, because it is not a federal crime. Thus, a future President Trump cannot order the Justice Department to drop it or pardon himself. Also, he recently lost his bid to hold this trial in a federal court. Now some claim Trump is ineligible to run for the office of the U.S. President.
The claim is that former President Trump engaged in an insurrection and gave aid and comfort to other individuals who were engaging in such actions. This is well within the confines of Section Three of the 14th Amendment. And so, assuming that the public record to date is accurate, Trump therefore is no longer eligible to seek the office of the President of the United States, or of any other state of the Union. Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus) is here to disentangle how this aspect of the U.S. Constitution should be applied and other legal issues facing Donald J. Trump.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Dr. Marvin Dunn. Dr. Dunn is fighting against the potential miseducation of countless children and young adults in Florida. He is here to discuss his efforts to combat this miseducation and the current state of racial politics in Florida.
Demonstrators gather in February in Tallahassee, Florida, during a protest over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course that included lessons about reparations.Last Wednesday, August 16, 2023, before the first day of school for the Miami-Dade County school system, he led a march to protest the new education curriculum standards instituted by the Republican Governor Ron DeSantis that affect the teaching of Black history. This is part of a larger effort by DeSantis to purge what he calls “woke” idealogy in Florida.
Earlier this year, DeSantis had rejected the College Board’s AP African American Studies course for high school students because it included lessons on diaspora reparations, Black LGBTQIA+ studies, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. He has also barred instruction in schools that suggests anyone is privileged or oppressed based on their race or skin color, according to a CNN report. The new curriculum teaches that some Black people benefited from being enslaved because they learned useful skills.
Dr. Dunn was joined by some members of the Teamsters National Black Caucus, who then were holding a conference in Miami. Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson also joined the protest. Rep. Pearson, along with fellow representative Justin James, had recently been voted back into office, after being expelled for calling out state Republicans for failing to pass gun control laws after the Covenant School mass shooting in Nashville.
Marvin Dunn/Twitter (X)The union representing around 150,000 Florida teachers, the Florida Education Association, called these new curriculum changes “a disservice to Florida students and are a big step backward for a state that has required teaching African American history since 1994.” One of the most controversial aspects of these new standards includes teaching that some Blacks benefited from chattel slavery by learning useful skills. Further, these new curriculum changes include teaching that the Rosewood massacre was instigated by when a black man shot two white men who came onto his porch, rather than that a white woman falsely accused a Black man of assault.
Dr. Dunn has been leading “Teach No Lies” tours that take teachers and young people to places like Rosewood, Florida. Officially, it is recorded that the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 led to the killing of six Black residents and the fleeing of the rest of its black residents. Many say, however, that the death toll was much higher. By the massacre’s end, all but one of Rosewood’s buildings had been burned down. No law enforcement agency ever did an investigation, nor were there any criminal charges.
Dr. Dunn is a professor emeritus at Florida International University, and the author of many books, including A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes, where he writes:
Almost all of Florida’s painful racial past has been whitewashed, marginalized, or buried intentionally. But I was born here. I know Florida’s flowers and her warts.
He is also a co-founder of the Miami Center for Racial Justice. He began giving his Tell No Lies Tours in response to the state’s escalating efforts to further whitewash Florida’s Black History.
Dr. Dunn stands before a flag combining the American Stars and Stripes and the Confederate Stars and Bars in the driveway of his neighbor, David Emmanuel. (Marvin Dunn/ Twitter (X))On a personal front, Dr. Dunn recently saw his neighbor, David Emanuel, convicted on July 26 on six counts of federal hate crime charges for screaming the N-word and attempting to run him and five companions over in September 2022. Dr. Dunn, 83, acquired his five-acre property across from Emanuel’s home back in 2008 and turned it into a park to “celebrate Rosewood heritage.” He is the only black homeowner currently in Rosewood.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This program originally aired on January 11, 2021: On today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Dr. Amrita Myers, who is the Ruth Halls Associate Professor of History and Gender Studies at Indiana University. Together they examine what the insurgency and siege of the Capitol Building in Washington by …
Today on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with David Gudaitis, Alan Backler, and Larry Laswell to preview the upcoming documentary, Reviving the West Baden Colored Church: A Labor of Love. It tells the story of the First Baptist (Colored) Church in West Baden Springs, Indiana, from its founding …
This program originally aired on October 17, 2022: On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about how it is to live as black men in the United States. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring …
Today’s broadcast originally aired on June 27, 2022: In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan-African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and …
This show was initially aired on January 30, 2023. On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and a skilled political strategist, to talk about Black Americans and the Republican Party. Five Facts about Black Republicans include: 1) Black Republicans are younger than …
Today’s On Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Aaron Bonds, the Director of Actor Interpretation & Theater for the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The mission of the nationally recognized Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is to create extraordinary learning experiences across the arts, sciences, and humanities that have the …
Originally aired on June 13, 2022: Dr. Gina Forrest In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gina Forrest. She has conducted extensive research on Sundown towns in Indiana. Dr. Forrest graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Master of Public Health and a Ph.D. …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell are joined by Sierra Lee and Samantha Kirby. They are here to discuss the July 15th Nurse Family Partnership’s Maternal and Infant Advocacy event. Sierra is the organizer and is an intern this summer with the partnership. Samantha Kirby is a communication …
This is a rebroadcast from June 12, 2017: Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle host interviews, one on the history of Juneteenth through the decades, and the other on open-mic night comedy from a personal perspective. One funny interview, and one solemn. Both riveting. PART ONE: As part of Ivy Tech’s Lifelong Learning classes, Cornelius Wright …
This week, on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, continue their conversation about Lick Creek. Last week, they spoke with Diana Daniels, a descendant of Lick Creek Settlement, founded by the first African American settlers, who came to Orange County, Indiana five years before the County was established and Indiana became a …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Diana Daniels of the Lick Creek African American Settlement. These settlers were free citizens who fled racial persecution and increasingly restrictive laws for free blacks in their previous homes in North Carolina. Traveling with the Quakers offered some protection on …
This is a rebroadcast from May 8, 2023.
Chef Lee RosserOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell welcome Chef Lee Rosser.
In a recent Bloom Magazine article, Carmen Siering wrote that for more than 25 years, Lee Rosser was a professional wrestler—a showman with a flair for pageantry, storytelling, and bringing people together. Now, as Chef Lee, he does the same thing using culinary skills gained after stepping out of the ring. He has also been featured in the Times Herald.
Lee Rosser, who is 51, is from Gary, Indiana, and is the eldest of seven children raised by a single mother. “I grew up in the ’hood, and I wanted a way out,” he says. “Wrestling offered me that.” He started wrestling in the mid-90s, traveling a circuit and making a name for himself as “PT Hustla”. His break came when he met Chef JJ Boston at an autograph-signing event at Victory Field in Indy. Soon, he was promoting himself as “Caterer Lee Rosser Punching You with Flavor” as he took his flair for showmanship from the ring to the kitchen. He joins us to share his story of transformation.
Fred PattersonDark Past-Bright Future: Garrett Morgan and Fred Patterson
Garrett MorganToday, we also have a special Dark Past-Bright Future segment ideally suited for the month of May featuring Garrett Morgan, the black inventor of the automotive traffic control light, and the story of an unsung black race car driver, Fred Patterson. Garrett Morgan was an African-American inventor who invented two very different and important things: the gas mask and the traffic signal. During his long life, he also became one of the most recognized and respected African-Americans in the country. Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African American to build motorized cars. The first Patterson automobile, the Patterson-Greenfield, rolled off the line on September 23, 1915.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Resilience Productions: Founding Members – Gladys DeVane, Danielle Bruce, and Liz MitchellOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Resilence Productions, of which Liz Mitchell is a founding member. Gladys DeVane and Danielle Bruce, her fellow co-founders, join her on today’s program.
The mission of Resilience Productions is to educate, enlighten and engage the public regarding African Americans’ many unknown and un-celebrated contributions to Indiana’s—and ultimately to our country’s—history. They research, write, and produce live performances inspired by historical events. These productions cultivate awareness and entertain. By recognizing bold and deserving African American men and women, Resilience Productions ensure their legacy will not be forgotten.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Today’s program is a rebroadcast from March 21, 2022:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Dr. Gladys DeVane. She is an author, thespian, playwright, narrator, and co-founder of Resilience Productions.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is William Hosea.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Chef Lee RosserOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell welcome Chef Lee Rosser.
In a recent Bloom Magazine article, Carmen Siering wrote that for more than 25 years, Lee Rosser was a professional wrestler—a showman with a flair for pageantry, storytelling, and bringing people together. Now, as Chef Lee, he does the same thing using culinary skills gained after stepping out of the ring. He has also been featured in the Times Herald.
Clarence Rosser, who is 51, is from Gary, Indiana, and is the eldest of seven children raised by a single mother. “I grew up in the ’hood, and I wanted a way out,” he says. “Wrestling offered me that.” He started wrestling in the mid-90s, traveling a circuit and making a name for himself as “PT Hustla”. His break came when he met Chef JJ Boston at an autograph-signing event at Victory Field in Indy. Soon, he was promoting himself as “Caterer Lee Rosser Punching You with Flavor” as he took his flair for showmanship from the ring to the kitchen. He joins us to share his story of transformation.
Fred PattersonDark Past-Bright Future: Garrett Morgan and Fred Patterson
Garrett MorganToday, we also have a special Dark Past-Bright Future segment ideally suited for the month of May featuring Garrett Morgan, the black inventor of the automotive traffic control light, and the story of an unsung black race car driver, Fred Patterson. Garrett Morgan was an African-American inventor who invented two very different and important things: the gas mask and the traffic signal. During his long life, he also became one of the most recognized and respected African-Americans in the country. Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African American to build motorized cars. The first Patterson automobile, the Patterson-Greenfield, rolled off the line on September 23, 1915.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Natalia Galvin.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Liz Mitchell and Natalia Galvin, speak with Kerry Thomson. She is the last of three Democratic mayoral candidates that will Bring It On! will interview during the month of April as the mayoral election on May 2 approaches.
Kerry ThomsonKerry Thomson is the Executive Director of Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement. She is the former CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County. During her tenure at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, she grew its mortgage portfolio to six million and added hundreds of thousands in investments.
In 2018, after more than 20 years with Habitat, Kerry was appointed Executive Director of Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement. The Center partners with rural communities on initiatives designed to improve quality of life and invigorate economic vitality. Under Kerry’s leadership, the Center’s reach has expanded into 50 of Indiana’s 92 counties, impacting 20,000 Hoosier lives through 300 different projects.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Natalia Galvin.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Susan SandbergOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Susan Sandberg. She is the second of three Democratic mayoral candidates that will Bring It On! will interview during the month of April as the mayoral election on May 2 approaches.
Susan Sandberg has been a City Council Representative At Large for 16 years and has served as a four-time City Council President. She is also a founding member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and previously served as Vice Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party.
Susan has participated in training with Braver Angels, a group that brings people with diverse political views together in respectful and civil conversations. Susan believes that elected officials should learn from and serve all residents of Bloomington. In addition to serving on the Council through 16 budget cycles, she’s served on the Bloomington Utilities Service Board, the Bloomington Plan Commission, the Jack Hopkins Social Services Fund, the Waldron Study Group, and the Development Block Grant citizens advisory committee.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Over the next few weeks, Bring It On! will attempt to reach out to candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for mayor of Bloomington: Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg, and Kerry Thomson. Today on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with former Deputy Mayor and local businessman, Don Griffin, who is running for Mayor of Bloomington.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Professor Marvin Dunn (Emeritus)On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Marvin Dunn, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology at Florida International University, retiring as the department chairman in 2006.
He has published numerous articles in leading newspapers on race and ethnic relations including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Orlando Sentinel and the Miami Herald. He is the author of the following books: The History of Florida: Through Black Eyes (Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2016), and Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (University Press of Florida, 1997). He is one of the coauthors of This Land is Our Land, California (University of California Press, 2003) and The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds (Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath, 1984). However, these days, Dr. Dunn has turned his passion for history into a historical immersion experience called “Teach the Truth Tours”.
Several weeks ago, while guiding a group of tourists into Florida’s seamy past, Dr. Dunn was interviewed on MSNBC, by Podcast Producer Trymaine Lee. The Teach the Truth Tour, examines how Black people in Florida lived and died in the face of white supremacist violence. Here to tell us more about his research and these impactful and transformative truth tours is Dr. Marvin Dunn.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, William Hosea and Dana Black, spend the hour discussing and analyzing the impacts and implications of the first indictment of a former U.S. President, Donald J. Trump with two recurring Bring It On! guests:
Robin WinstonRobin Winston is a political strategist and former State Democratic Party Chair. In 1999, he made history when he became the first African-American to chair a major political party in Indiana. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Winston moved to Kentucky to pursue his education and start a career in business, government, and politics. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville, where he was elected president of the student body.
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Joseph HoffmannIU Emeritus Law Professor Joseph Hoffman is an award-winning scholar and previous holder of the Harry Pratter Professorship, and past recipient of the Law School Gavel Award. He is a nationally recognized authority on the death penalty, he has also written extensively about criminal procedure and habeas corpus law. Hoffmann is co-author of a groundbreaking book on habeas corpus, Habeas for the 21st Century: Uses, Abuses and the Future of the Great Writ (University of Chicago Press, 2011) (with Nancy J. King). He is also a co-author of one of the leading casebooks in criminal procedure law, Comprehensive Criminal Procedure (Aspen 2nd ed. 2005) (with Allen, Livingston, and Stuntz).
Credits:
Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Dana Black.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s Bring It On! broadcast, hosts Clarence Boone and Leila Randle spend the hour with Solange Marcum. Solange provides a very impressive list of cosmetic services while operating under a unique business model as also an instructor & owner of Lash Envy Academy. She joins us this evening to share her remarkable story – a journey to being a successful black businesswoman.
Solange MarcumSolange Marcum is the owner/operator of Lé Esthetics – providing her customers with luxurious spa treatments specializing in customizable eyelash extensions, keratin lash lifts, cosmetic tattooing, Spa Facials, and HydraFacial. As a licensed makeup artist, she offers airbrush and free-hand makeup applications, lash and brow tint, brow lamination, spray tans, waxing, dermaplaning, facials, teeth whitening, teeth jewels, medical peels, body treatments, and more! Lé Esthetics is located at 619 North Morton Street.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Leila Randle.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from May 30, 2021:
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, talk about the history of black women in the military. From the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts, women have proudly served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers and other specialties. During World War I, about 35,000 women officially served as nurses and support staff. Nonetheless, many black women also broke barriers while serving in the U.S. Military. These women worked on the front lines or supported U.S. soldiers and civilian employees.
Dr. Alfreda R. CarmichaelCarrying on with this fine tradition of service are two remarkable women of color with whom we have the pleasure of speaking this evening. They are Dr. Alfreda R. Carmichael, who enlisted in the United States Air Force and was a Contract Specialist. While in the military, she deployed to multiple locations, including Iraq’s combat deployment. Dr. Carmichael served as the First Female President of Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 10. She is currently the National Treasurer and National Scholarship Director for National Montford Point Marine Association.
Joining her is Takishia Smiley, who joined the United States Marine Corps, and served 21 years and 5 months as a CWO-3 Supply Operations Professional in automated supply systems and logistic initiatives. She has over 26 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and Distribution Information Management. She is currently the Director at the National Museum of the Montford Point Marine.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Gloria Howell and Maqubé Reese are the hosts of today’s show. Throughout March, to commemorate Women’s History Month, each new show will be hosted by women. Gloria Howell is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Maqubé Reese is an academic advisor with the Groups Scholars Program and consults with incoming Groups Scholars on topics like the courses they should take their first semester, helping guide the first steps of their college experience.
Last Tuesday, the Monroe County Community School Board approved an anti-racism policy, after deciding not to vote on it during last month’s meeting. A student equity ambassador group created last fall helped draft the policy with school administrators. The district also received support from The Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center. Four of the student equity ambassadors were also S.W.A.G.G.E.R. (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) award recipients in the 9th-12th grade category. They are Sydney Crossley, Sabrah Wagner, Jael Davis, and Saphyne Franklin. They displayed exceptional leadership in social justice activism by advocating for an anti-racism policy to be included in the MCCSC student handbook.
Jael Davis, Equity AmbassadorRuth Aydt, Monroe Cty NAACP MemberDistrict leaders made several changes to the policy since its first reading in December because of feedback from the community, including changing the policy’s name from a Racial Equity Policy to an Anti-Racism Policy. The revised policy includes a commitment that the district will introduce plans to track and enforce the policy’s objectives as soon as possible. Joining us this evening to unpack the new anti-racism policy are student equity ambassadors Sydney Crossley and Jael Davis. Also, joining us is Ruth Aydt, a concerned citizen who joined the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP in 2018, initially working on a report on Race and Criminal Justice in Monroe County.
Maqubé ReeseGloria HowellCredit:
The hosts of today’s show are Gloria Howell and Maqubé Reese.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Gloria Howell and Maqubé Reese are the hosts of today’s show. Throughout March, to commemorate Women’s History Month, each new show will be hosted by women. Gloria Howell is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Maqubé Reese is an academic advisor with the Groups Scholars Program and consults with incoming Groups Scholars on topics like the courses they should take their first semester, helping guide the first steps of their college experience.
Last Tuesday, the Monroe County Community School Board approved an anti-racism policy, after deciding not to vote on it during last month’s meeting. A student equity ambassador group created last fall helped draft the policy with school administrators. The district also received support from The Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center. Four of the student equity ambassadors were also S.W.A.G.G.E.R. (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) award recipients in the 9th-12th grade category. They are Sydney Crossley, Sabrah Wagner, Jael Davis, and Saphyne Franklin. They displayed exceptional leadership in social justice activism by advocating for an anti-racism policy to be included in the MCCSC student handbook.
Jael Davis, Equity AmbassadorRuth Aydt, Monroe Cty NAACP MemberDistrict leaders made several changes to the policy since its first reading in December because of feedback from the community, including changing the policy’s name from a Racial Equity Policy to an Anti-Racism Policy. The revised policy includes a commitment that the district will introduce plans to track and enforce the policy’s objectives as soon as possible. Joining us this evening to unpack the new anti-racism policy are student equity ambassadors Sydney Crossley and Jael Davis. Also, joining us is Ruth Aydt, a concerned citizen who joined the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP in 2018, initially working on a report on Race and Criminal Justice in Monroe County.
Maqubé ReeseGloria HowellCredit:
The hosts of today’s show are Gloria Howell and Maqubé Reese.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Om tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, spend the hour with Professor Joseph Hoffman (emeritus) to assess the current state of U.S. politics.
Our current national politics can best be described as a 3-ring circus. Here on Bring It On! we are not at a loss for topics to discuss. There are Trump’s latest legal woes; a proposed “National Divorce” by GOP poster-child Marjorie Taylor Green; the release of over 44,000 hours of surveillance footage of the January 6th insurrection to FOX news by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a couple of U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing social media, and North Carolina election laws. And let’s not forget a multi-billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against FOX news network. Here to help us decipher the legal implications in the political- sphere is Indiana University Law Professor Joseph Hoffman, an award-winning scholar and Harry Pratter Professor of Law Emeritus, and past recipient of the Law School Gavel Award.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is William Hosea.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from July 18, 2023:
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and the Intersection of Race. Today he explores the life and times of Lt. Col. Joseph H. Ward (1872-1956).
Ward was an African American surgeon, hospital administrator, and World War I veteran. Ward established and operated a hospital for black patients when they were barred from treatment elsewhere. He was a medical trailblazer and early American Legion member whose achievements – decades before the civil-rights movement – have been largely forgotten.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, guest hosts Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè and Monroe County Councilor and co-member of the Community Justice Reform Committee Jennifer Crossly.
Ruben Martè,Although being sworn in as Sheriff for just a little over a month, two incidents have already occurred within the Monroe County Jail. The most recent altercation resulted in the firing of a correctional officer. In an unrelated matter, Sheriff Martè recently made a graphic and riveting presentation on the deplorable conditions of the Monroe County Jail to the Community Justice Reform Committee.
Jennifer CrossleyCiting the jail conditions, Sheriff Martè stated that his department is not moving too fast in its approach, citing the urgent need to improve the current facility while also investing in a new one. Quoting him now, “When I see something like that, that is throughout the jail, I cannot go slow,” Marté further said. “We have a recipe that can really take off in that jail, if we give them time.” Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè, and Monroe County Councilor and co-member of the Community Justice Reform Committee Jennifer Crossley joins the program today to shed more light upon the situation.
Gloria HowellCredits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Gloria Howell.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Our assistant producer is Liz Mitchell.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Liz Mitchell
Malcolm Abrams, Editor and Publisher of Bloom MagazineOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Malcolm Abrams, the editor and publisher of Bloom Magazine. He discusses his passion for publishing Bloom and why he is driven to showcase the diversity and richness that is Bloomington.
Bloom Magazine is a bimonthly culture and lifestyle magazine published in Bloomington. Founded in 2005 by editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams, Bloom is an independent and free magazine, which highlights and promotes inclusion and diversity in every issue. Within its pages, peppered with high-quality photography, readers learn about Bloomington’s, local community, the arts, entertainment, food and wine, fashion and shopping, health and fitness, and business and finance.
This month marks their 100th publication, which is an achievement for an individual with a lengthy career in news and print. Abrams worked for Rupert Murdoch as vice president/editorial director of Murdoch Business Magazines, where he was responsible for twenty publications including Travel Weekly, Meetings & Conventions, and Business and Commercial Aviation. Abrams is also the co-author of “Future Stuff,” and its sequel, “More Future Stuff,” both published by Viking Penguin.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and a skilled political strategist, to talk about Black Americans and the Republican Party.
Five Facts about Black Republicans include:
1) Black Republicans are younger than Black Democrats and White Republicans.
2) Black Republicans have a similar income profile to Black Democrats.
3) As is the case among Black Democrats, roughly half of Black Republicans live in the South.
4) Black Republicans are less likely than Black Democrats to attend Black churches.
5) Black Republicans are less likely than Black Democrats to say being Black is a significant part of their personal identity.
Today, only about one-in-ten Black adults identify with or lean toward the Republican Party. Moreover, in a Pew Research Center survey in October, only 4% of Black registered voters said they would vote for the Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat in their district, while 69% said they would back the Democratic candidate.
Robin Winston joins the program to provide his astute observations on the relationship between Black Americans and the Republican Party. Along with his views on the political horizon in Indiana, he will field some questions pertaining to the circus atmosphere in the US House of Representatives, Donald Trump’s last stand in Georgia and up and coming Democratic talent like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Credits:
Clarence Boone and William Hosea are tonight’s hosts.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is William Hosea.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone welcomes Bloomington’s Safe and Civil City Director, Shatoyia Moss, and, Indiana University’s Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture, Gloria Howell to discuss the city’s celebration of black history during February.
Shatoyia MossGloria HowellThe theme for the City of Bloomington’s 2023 Black History Month celebration is “Black Innovation”. The month’s events will celebrate and explore Black inventors, creators, and change agents and how Black innovators changed the way we live through their contributions, from the traffic light to the cell phone. Most people have heard about famous inventions like the light bulb, the cotton gin, and the ironing board. However, there are countless other, often overlooked creators and inventions that make our daily lives easier.
Also, on the Indiana University Bloomington campus, the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center has curated Black History Month experiences centered on the theme: “For the Love of Soul”. A quintessential element of Black culture, “soul” is that “special something” that makes us who we are. It is a particular aesthetic that acknowledges Black brilliance, beauty, and creativity in a multitude of ways.
From the arts and cuisine to intellectualism and community tradition, we are excited to celebrate all the soulful people, places, and things this Black History Month!
Credits:
Clarence Boone is this evening’s anchor.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Park CannonFor this year’s Bloomington MLK Day observance the theme is “Keep Knocking!” The January 16 evening keynote speaker, Park Cannon, is Georgia’s youngest State Representative and one of two openly queer lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. She represents House District 58, which encompasses a diverse cross-section of Atlanta.
The Democratic lawmaker recently made national headlines when she was unlawfully arrested and removed from the Georgia Capitol after she knocked on the door to the Republican governor’s office during his signing of SB 202. This restrictive law limits voting rights in the state. Republicans rushed the bill through both chambers of the legislature a few hours before he signed it into law. It has been harshly criticized nationwide for disenfranchising Black voters, is being challenged in court, and is being dubbed “Jim Crow 2.0.”
Tonight Representative Cannon talks about her start in politics and the state of affairs in the State of Georgia. She also shares her reflections on such issues as the Mid- term success of Senator Raphael Warnock and her work with such civic leaders as Stacey Abrams. Finally, as the keynote for next Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re inviting her to share a preview of her remarks.
Credits:
Clarence Boone is this evening’s anchor.
Our co-anchor for this evening is BIO former contributor and proclaimed “Indiana’s Own” Dana Black, who is producer and anchor of “Turn Left”.
Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On tonight’s show, we re-air a show from September 24th, 2018. This show features an anonymous Dreamer and Christine Popp of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law. She is an expert on immigration issues. This is a lead-up to a live interview that we are planning for next Monday to talk with her about her recent trip to Tijuana, Mexico.
CREDITS
Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin.
Our Engineer is Taiah Wilson
Our Hosts are Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich.
Maqubè ReeseOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Maqubè Reese, who is the Associate Director of Diversity Initiatives Kelley School of Business at Indiana University – Bloomington. Maqubè Reese is the founder and CEO of TRIBE Consulting. TRIBE stands for ‘Together, we are choosing to make room for Reconciliation focused on Intersectionality while Building a sustainable Ecosystem of care and responsibility.” Maqubè seeks to provide culturally sensitive, educational and healing-informed services to individuals, groups, and organizations. In 2021 she served on the City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women and chaired the City’s Black History Month Committee. She also serves on the City’s Board of Public Safety. Currently she is president of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP.
She is also a committee member for the Women of IU Conference. Her multiple honors include the inaugural IU DEI Luminary Awardee from the IU Bloomington Diversity Equity Multi-Cultural Affairs; the 2022 IU Woman of the Year award from the Delta Sigma Theta Gamma Nu chapter; the 2020 Black Woman Leader Award from the City of Bloomington Black History Month; the Alpha Kappa Alpha Kappa Tau Chapter Black Girls Rock Woman of the Year award, the 2018 Zeta Phi Beta Alumna Community Award., and is involved with Count Us In Indiana, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging diverse voter turnout.
Maqubè Reese was raised on the south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the youngest of 13 children. She is a “proud first- generation college graduate,” she says. Her parents, who Reese refers to as loving and supportive, both died of health complications earlier in her life. “I’ve benefited from going to therapy to get some help through that trauma—not only with grief but trauma as a Black woman,” she says. “Being a Black woman in America is just hard—being Black in America is hard. I don’t understand why it’s so difficult. I just want to live, right? There is definitely deep-rooted, complex, structural, systemic racism that still affects and plagues us today.
“I think about my mom, and the fact that she had 13 beautiful Black kids and brought them into this world. She advocated for us every day, and I can only imagine what that felt like. When I’m advocating for just me sometimes, I’m exhausted.”
Reese came to Indiana University on scholarships through the Group Scholars and 21st Century Scholars programs. She studied human development and family studies, graduating in 2015. She also has a nonprofit management certificate, and an Eli Lilly Philanthropic certificate.
For five years, she worked as an advisor for the Groups Scholars Program. Reese focuses on what she is able to observe, engage, heal, and create. She completed her master’s in social work last year, applying her understanding of mental health to the community work she does and her career, and she works part-time as a therapist for adolescents at Bloomington Meadows Hospital.
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, she started a Facebook group called Humanity for the Win, which is a growing, international “space to highlight how humanity succeeds against all odds,” according to its published description. Group members post stories about “how humans are peacefully helping humans financially, spiritually, mentally, and physically… It’s part of my passion to build interconnected community,” Reese says.
Sources: 5 Questions with …Maqubè Reese (Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President, Indiana University Bloomington) and Bloom Magazine.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from October 24, 2022:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about black men’s everyday contributions to the well-being of society and how they are shaping America’s future based upon the positive values that black men all share.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a continuation from last week’s program.
The hosts of today’s edition of Bring It On! are Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone. Earlier this fall the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth (CSCY) sought nominations for the 2022 SWAGGER (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards. The successful nominee shall have taken action that enhances the lives around them through generous acts, personal growth, and the promotion of respect. The S.W.A.G.G.E.R. (Students Who Act Generously, Grow and Earn Respect) award criteria acknowledges children and youth who have shown commitment to a cause or taken action(s) that has improved their lives and/or the lives of others around them. The award is granted from the Commission on the Status of Children and Youth, whose purpose is to promote connections in our community which empower, enhance and nurture children and youth.
Nominations were accepted from educators, neighbors, friends, relatives, and clergy of students who live or attend school within the Monroe County Community School Corporation area. Youth nominees fell into four school-age grade groups: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12. Ultimately, seven young nominees won S.W.A.G.G.E.R Awards. They were selected from among 17 impressive young people, all of whom were recognized for their meaningful and generous acts. In the 9th-12th grade category, awards went to four African American ladies, Sydney Crossley, Sabrah Wagner, Jael Davis and Saphyne Franklin for exceptional leadership in social justice activism by advocating for a racial discrimination justice policy to be included in the MCCSC student handbook.
This evening three of those ladies, Sydney Crossley and Jael Davis, Sabrah Wagner, along with Mr. Isadore James “Jimmie” Torry, Co- Chair of the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth, join Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
The hosts of today’s edition of Bring It On! are Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone. Earlier this fall the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth (CSCY) sought nominations for the 2022 SWAGGER (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards. The successful nominee shall have taken action that enhances the lives around them through generous acts, personal growth, and the promotion of respect. The S.W.A.G.G.E.R. (Students Who Act Generously, Grow and Earn Respect) award criteria acknowledges children and youth who have shown commitment to a cause or taken action(s) that has improved their lives and/or the lives of others around them. The award is granted from the Commission on the Status of Children and Youth, whose purpose is to promote connections in our community which empower, enhance and nurture children and youth.
Nominations were accepted from educators, neighbors, friends, relatives, and clergy of students who live or attend school within the Monroe County Community School Corporation area. Youth nominees fell into four school-age grade groups: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12. Ultimately, seven young nominees won S.W.A.G.G.E.R Awards. They were selected from among 17 impressive young people, all of whom were recognized for their meaningful and generous acts. In the 9th-12th grade category, awards went to four African American ladies, Sydney Crossley, Sabrah Wagner, Jael Davis and Saphyne Franklin for exceptional leadership in social justice activism by advocating for a racial discrimination justice policy to be included in the MCCSC student handbook.
This evening three of those ladies, Sydney Crossley and Jael Davis, Sabrah Wagner, along with Mr. Isadore James “Jimmie” Torry, Co- Chair of the City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth, join Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from October 3, 2022:
Today’s host of Bring It On!, William Hosea speaks with IU Law School Constitutional Professor Joseph Hoffman about the state of U.S. democracy after the Trump presidency. In summary, today’s show is about a number of legal topics and issues related to former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Several of these involve his perceived and/or alleged attempts to “Make America Great Again” by undermining voting rights, while trying to invoke military actions to usurp the constitution and the recent Presidential election.
Credits:
Today’s host is William Hosea.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is William Hosea.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
This is a rebroadcast from October 10, 2022:
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Rashad Nelms, who has have served in leadership and management positions for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) for 18 years and in more than 21 countries. As an International Executive, Rashad helps clients lead and manage more confidently, operate more efficiently and effectively, increase cost-savings, and strengthen staff recruitment and retention. As a strategic advisor in the UN, he has worked with Fortune 500 senior executives, celebrities, and international philanthropic institutions as part of his work.
He is also a frequent lecturer and guest speaker at higher education institutions across the country on emotional intelligence, leadership, collaboration, management, and more. He is currently on sabbatical from the World Food Program and serve as an Executive-In-Residence with IU. In this role, he helps diversify the university’s faculty and staff hiring, and helps prepare graduate and undergraduate students for the global workforce. He joins the show today to discuss his exciting involvement with the United Nations.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, the hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. They spend the hour with Bill Breeden, Minister Emeritus from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana. He was a minister to Corey Johnson and attended his execution. On January 14, 2021, the federal government executed Corey Johnson, a death-row prisoner who likely was intellectually disabled, without affording him judicial review to determine his eligibility for the death penalty. He was the fifth federal prisoner executed in the transition period between Donald Trump’s defeat in the November 2020 presidential election and the scheduled inauguration of Joseph R. Biden on January 20, 2021.
Bill shared that Corey Johnson was one of the most amazing human beings he had ever known. He had been in solitary confinement for 29 years without a visitor, and was unable to read or write, but was a very peaceful, caring man. In those 29 years of solitary he was never written up by a guard for any infraction.
Bill, a long-time peace activist and prison minister is a past recipient of the Bloomington, Indiana Human Rights Award. This is remarkable considering Bill’s past. Bill professes to have overcome hatred and extreme prejudice to become the humble and loving individual he is today. In reflecting on his life and transformation, he considers himself to be “the luckiest guy on the planet, and he’d be willing to debate that with anyone.”
Credits:
Today’s host are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.
Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Tonight, Bring It On! hosts, William Hosea and Clarence Boone, discuss the outcomes of the mid-term elections, locally and nationally. Their guests are the newly re-elected Monroe County Clerk Nicole Browne, the newly re-elected Monroe County Councilwoman Jennifer Crossley, and new elected Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté.
Monroe County Clerk Nicole BrowneMonroe Cty Councilwoman Jennifer Crossley, Dist. 4Monroe County Sheriff Ruben MartéCredits:
Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Clarence Boone.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is William Hosea.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Credit: Dr. Charlie NelmsOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, the hosts, William Hosea, Liz Mitchell, and Clarence Boone, spend the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms to talk about why it is important to vote in the 2022 Mid-Term Elections tomorrow, November 8, 2022.
Dr. Charlie Nelms is a veteran higher education administrator and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central University. He makes the case to vote in his most recent monthly column for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, entitled “The Five Reasons Why I Vote, and You Should Too!”, saying:
Every year we are told by leaders from both major U. S. political parties and candidates too, that that year’s election is the most consequential ever. In the past, I have considered such assertions to be mostly hyperbole, designed to incite people to contribute financially and to vote for candidates. However, in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and the violent insurrection by election deniers on January 6, 2021, I have concluded that the 2022- midterm elections may indeed be the most consequential over the past fifty years.
In this broadcast, Dr. Nelms joins the program to elaborate more on the points he makes in his October 2022 column.
Credits:
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone, Liz Mitchell and William Hosea.
Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.
Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.
Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak the playwrights and directors of the 2022 OnyxFest, who are: Celeste Williams is the writer of “Black Is My Color”. The directors are TaMara E’Lan G. and Manón Voice; Michael Florence is the writer of “Houseless Not Homeless”. The director is …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about black men’s everyday contributions to the well-being of society and how they are shaping America’s future based upon the positive values that black men all share. Credits: Today’s hosts are …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about how it is to live as a black men in the United States. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Rashad Nelms, who has have served in leadership and management positions for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) for 18 years and in more than 21 countries. As an International Executive, Rashad helps clients lead and manage more confidently, …
Today’s host of Bring It On!, William Hosea speaks with IU Law School Constitutional Professor Joseph Hoffman about the state of U.S. democracy after the Trump presidency. In summary, today’s show is about a number of legal topics and issues related to former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Several of these involve his perceived …
Today’s program continues the discussion started last week about the Montford Point Marine Story. Today’s host, William Hosea speaks with Mallorie Berger, Reginald Moore, and Joe Geeter, public relations specialists for the National Montford Point Marine Association. Credits: Today’s host is William Hosea. Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. Tonight’s Assistant Producer is …
Today’s host of Bring It On!, William Hosea speaks with Mallorie Berger, Reginald Moore, and Joe Geeter, public relations specialists for the National Montford Point Marine Association. They are here to discuss the Montford Point Marine Story and the upcoming ABC documentary on the subject. History has largely overlooked the trailblazers who were the first …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell talk about the notable African Americans of Monroe County. This is a special fund-drive edition of the program. Please suppory community radio by making a donation here. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is …
Today’s program is rebroadcast from March 21, 2022: On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gladys DeVane. She is an author, thespian, playwright, narrator, and co-founder of Resilience Productions. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s executive producer is …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Cyrilla Helm, the Executive Director, and Nancy Goswami, the Board Director of the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools (FMCCS), tohelp us better understand the Foundation’s mission and activities. The the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools was …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from December 27, 2021: On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic …
Today’s program is a rebroadcast from July 25, 2022. In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Bryant Scott, the CEO of Tyscot Records, and John P. Kellogg, who is a Berklee Online music business instructor and the former assistant chair of the Music Business/Management Department …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, the hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. They spend the hour with Bill Breeden, Minister Emeritus from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana. He was a minister to Corey Johnson and attended his execution. On January 14, 2021, the federal government executed Corey Johnson, a death-row …
Today’s host of Bring It On! is Clarence Boone. He is joined by Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVance, and, frequent Bring It On! contributor, Liz Mitchell, to discuss their recent productions focused on the experiences and accomplishments of Black Women. Credits: Today’s host is Clarence Boone. Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. Tonight’s Assistant …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Bryant Scott, the CEO of Tyscot Records, and John P. Kellogg, who is a Berklee Online music business instructor and the former assistant chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee. Bryant and John are here to educate …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and the Intersection of Race. Today he explores …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and the Intersection of Race. Leon has conducted …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and the Intersection of Race. Mr. …
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, celebrate Juneteenth by welcoming Vernon Williams, Rain Williams, and Ms. Latrice. They are here to discuss their play, “Democracy Hypocrisy: The Red, White, and Blues of Freedom”. The production comes between two iconic national celebrations of “liberation”, Juneteenth and Independence Day, offering an exhilarating …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gina Forrest. She has conducted extensive research on Sundown towns in Indiana. Dr. Forrest graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Master of Public Health and a Ph.D. in Health Behavior, focusing on Health Inequities. She was …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell are delighted to speak with members of the MCCSC administration about a number of topics. Namely, a wrap-up and closure on the 21-22 academic year; upcoming graduations; and a discussion on a November 8th referendum ballot question that will request an 18.5 …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell talk about the history of black women in the military. From the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts, women have proudly served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard as nurses, pilots, engineers, soldiers and other specialties. During World …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with LaToya Williams, a wealth management advisor at Old National Bank. She serves her clients by helping them reach and exceed their financial goals. She is dedicated to understanding the unique needs of her clients and developing personalized strategies …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with LaToya Williams, a wealth management advisor at Old National Bank. She serves her clients by helping them reach and exceed their financial goals. She is dedicated to understanding the unique needs of her clients and developing personalized strategies …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, discuss the results of the recent Bloomington primaries in the context of the upcoming November General Elections with Ruben Marte and campaign managers William Hosea and Nicole Brown. The results of the Bloomington Primaries are in. As for black candidates vying for …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Ashley Pirani, who is a candidate for County Council District #3. In February, leaders from Monroe County’s Black community discussed the possibility of reparations for historic racial injustices during the annual State of the Black Community Address. The Bloomington …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from March 29, 2021. On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell are joined by Alderwoman Rue Simmons of the City of Evanston to discuss the city’s decision to offer reparations to its Black residents. On March 22, 2021, the City Council of Evanston, Illinois …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from March 29, 2021. On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell are joined by Alderwoman Rue Simmons of the City of Evanston to discuss the city’s decision to offer reparations to its Black residents. On March 22, 2021, the City Council of Evanston, Illinois …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Aziz Lisa. She is a singer described as saucy, smooth, sensual and most of all empowering. Aliza Lisa embodies a musical style that is a unique blend of R&B, Soul and Jazz. Her vocals are similar to Jill …
This is a rebroadcast from April 5, 2021: In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea tackle the little covered topic of Black people in Nazi concentration camps. During the Nazi era and the Second World War, many Black German citizens were persecuted, deported, and ultimately killed by the Nazis …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Eric Love, discuss the nomination of Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2021, as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Joining them in this discussion are the Honorable Valeri Haughton of …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gladys DeVane. She is an author, thespian, playwright, narrator, and co-founder of Resilience Productions. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone. The assistant producer is William Hosea. …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak to Troy Thomas and Ruben Marté, who are the two African-American candidates for Monroe County’s crowded primary election field for sheriff. Troy Harris was born in Bloomington and still calls it home today. Troy has served on the board of directors …
Bring It On!’s host Clarence Boone spends the hour with sisters Briah and Taylor O’Neal, who are African-American junior competitive tennis-playing sisters and now children’s book authors. As reported in The Herald-Times on June 19, 2021, Briah and Taylor started playing tennis when they were 3 and 4 years old. They were inspired by Venus …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Maqubé Reese, welcome guests Nordia McNish and Teyaqua Davis, two resilient women of color. While it is true that our past can shape us, it does not have to define us. Life experiences can be traumatic, but they can be overcome and serve us …
This is a rebroadcast from September 20, 2022: Today on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with James T. Averhart, the National President at Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., and Joe Geeter, the former Present and current National Director of Publications at Montford Point Marine Association, Inc. Dr. James Averhart, Jr. …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone continues the conversation about COVID-19 with Penny Caudill, health administrator for the Monroe County Health Department and former “2021 – Bloomington Woman of the Year”, and Shelli Yoder, Indiana State Senator for District 40 and a former Miss Indiana and a Miss America 1993 contestant. …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from December 27, 2021: On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic …
Today on Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone speaks with Shatoyia Moss, director of Safe and Civil Cities for the City of Bloomington, and Gloria Howell, director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University, about Black History Month. The foundations of Black History Month started with Daryl Michael Scott, …
On today’s Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Monroe County Prosecutor Ericka Oliphant, Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jeff Kehr, and State Police Captain Ruben Marté about the killing of black men and BLM allies. 2021 has been a year of high-profile court cases involving lethal crimes to people of color, or …
Today’s Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Dr. Eddie Cole. He is the keynote speaker for the City of Bloomington’s annual MLK celebration. He is speaking on “The Challenge of Action and the Challenges of Action.” Dr. Charlie Nelms also joins the conversation. Dr. Eric Cole is an associate professor …
On today’s Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Cesar Valentino, who is a sought-after educator in the fundamentals of Vogue, Runway, Etiquette, Heels, Afro-Caribbean, Salsa, Merengue, and Street Jazz dance styles. Kim Morris Newson, Associate Director for the IU Office of Community & School Partnerships, and Nicole Browne, …
It’s not enough to demand justice for a week and simply move on. If we want to make real change in this country [the U.S.], that change needs to be reflected in our leaders, starting at the local level. Black people are tired, but are dedicating themselves to their communities and their country—consistently putting in …
On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic era. Dr. Tennisha Riley is an assistant professor in …
In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with the descendants of Eliza Tevis and members of the Eliza Tevis Society at the historic Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast. They are: Regina Kimbrough Ernestine Lyons-Goodwin Charles and Barbara Stephens and Family Edna Earle Green-Sharif Nathaniel E. Green Family Members …
On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Natalia Galvan spend the hour with State Rep. Cherrish Pryor and David Galvin to help us gain new perspectives into Indiana’s attempts at apparent racial gerrymandering and national efforts to adversely redistrict and adversely suppress the rights of voters. State Rep. Cherrish Pryor represents Indiana House …
Today’s broadcast is from our archives. Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea tackle the little-covered topic of Black people in Nazi concentration camps. During the Nazi era and the Second World War, many Black German citizens were persecuted, deported, and ultimately killed by the Nazis as they did not fit the ideology …
Today’s broadcast is from our archives. General Colin Powell in 1992 (from National Archives) Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with with two retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Generals, Dr. Clifford Stanley and Craig Q. Timberlake, to share their reflections on the life and impact of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Colin …
This is a broadcast from our archives. Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the first half of the program with Attorney Alphonso Manns, one of Bloomington’s long-time African American practicing attorneys. He is a 1964 graduate of Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also graduated from the Indiana University …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national political offices: As a healthcare professional, Dr. Valerie McCray has evaluated thousands of men and women of our military suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain injuries from …
On today’s edition of Bring It On! host William Hosea speaks with two declared candidates for public offices in Monroe County. They are Ruben Marte’, Candidate for Sheriff, and Matt Fyfe, 9th District Congressional Candidate. Even though mid-term elections are a year away, we wanted to hear what these candidates believe in and how they …
Host Clarence Boone speaks with the the director McKenya Dillworth and assistant director Kelly Scaggs about the play The Price of Progress: The Indiana Avenue/IUPUI Story, which first premiered March 19, 2019 and was inspired by the book of the same name. It was conceived by IUPUI Multicultural Center Director Khalilah Shabazz and written by …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with with two retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Generals, Dr. Clifford Stanley and Craig Q. Timberlake, to share their reflections on the life and impact of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Colin Powell was an American statesman, diplomat, and four-star general who served as the 65th …
On today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Haneefah Khaaliq and Natalia Galvan about upcoming political races in Indiana and other political issues of importance. Haneefah Khaaliq is running as a candidate for the United States Senate. A longtime Hoosier, she was born and raised in the Hyde …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, one of the three daughters of Richard Gordon Hatcher, the five-term mayor of Gary, IN. On February 16, 2021 the Common Council of Gary, IN voted 8-1 to replace Columbus Day with Richard Gordon Hatcher Day. Clarence Boone and William …
Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Vernon Williams. Vernon Williams is also director of ARTI, the Africana Repertory Theatre of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), and a Communication and Community Strategist at IUPUI. Each year he and ARTI produces ONYXFEST, Indy’s first and only theater festival dedicated to the stories of Black playwrights. Tonight, …
Today’s broadcast is a replay that originally aired on September 16, 2019. Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich spoke with three leaders in Monroe County’s opioid addiction recovery community to discuss the ravages of the opioid epidemic hitting Indiana and 2019’s South Central Opioid Summit (September 24, 2019, 7:30AM to 6:00PM). Our guests were: Greg …
Today on Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with James T. Averhart, the National President at Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., and Joe Geeter, the former Present and current National Director of Publications at Montford Point Marine Association, Inc. Montford Point Marine Association, Inc. is the organization for The Montford Point …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from September 28, 2020. On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, and Thursday, October 1, 2020, IU’s Department of History presented three events designed to bring together IU and the greater Bloomington community in a conversation focused on race, white supremacy, and voter suppression. 2020’s speaker for the virtual town hall meeting …
This program was originally aired on December 14, 2020. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Karen Freeman-Wilson, the two-term mayor of Gary, IN from 2012 to 2019 and the Attorney General of Indiana from 2000 to 2001. Fr. Mayor Freeman-Wilson was born and raised in Gary. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree …
Today’s hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell continue last week’s discussion about COVID-19 in the classroom. This week they focus the discussion on the medical and scientific level with guests, Tom Hrisomalos, MD, and Carol Weiss-Kennedy. Tom Hrisomalos, MD is an infectious disease specialist with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians. His medical school, infectious disease …
Today’s show focuses on the controversies surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations and mandatory masking policies within schools. There has been increasing attention on this issue with the recent rapid spread of Delta variant within the United States which has caused rising hospitalizations mostly among the unvaccinated. To tackle this issue hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell speak …
Today’s show focuses on the legal woes of former POTUS Donald J. Trump and those in his MAGA (Make America Great Again) nation. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea are joined by USMC Retired Major General Craig Timberlake and IU Constitutional Professor Joseph Hoffman to discuss the current state of the MAGA nation. A laundry …
Today’s show is from our archived and was originally aired on June 3, 2019. This show is devoted to the topic of divorce. Host Clarence Boone speaks with Bloomington family law attorney Michelle Gregory about the causes of divorce and various aspects of life after divorce, including: 1) the emotional and psychological toll divorce has …
This program was originally aired on March 22, 2021. Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea talk with Dr. Jeff Hauswald, the newly appointed Superintendent for the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC). Joining them are MCCSC Trustee Board Members, April Hennessey (District 1) and Jacinda Townsend Gides (District 6). On February 3, …
This show was originally aired on July 27, 2020. Hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright spend the hour with Charlie Nelms, Vice President Emeritus of Indiana University, and George Middleton, founder of The Black Institute and member of the Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce. The hour is divided into two halves. First, the hosts and …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the first half of the program with Attorney Alphonso Manns, one of Bloomington’s long-time African American practicing attorneys. He is a 1964 graduate of Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, in 1972, with …
Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with Monica Fleetwood Black, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians and a principal presenter with the BTCC Implicit Bias Training organization. Joining her is Attorney William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me, for which he created the upbeat …
Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with Monica Fleetwood Black, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians and a principal presenter with the BTCC Implicit Bias Training organization. Joining her is Attorney William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me, for which he created the upbeat …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast of Bring It On’s program aired on June 19, 2021. Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, speak with Shatovia Moss, the Director of the City of Bloomington’s Safe and Civil Cities, about the city’s programs and events in celebration of Juneteenth. In the second half of the program, Liz Mitchell, …
Today on Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell focus on the future of black activism. Their guests for this week are all from Count US IN: Jalyn Radzimsinki, Founder & CEO, Count US IN; Maqubè Reese, Board of Director President, Count US IN; Clarence Underwood, Racial Justice & Accessibility Fellow, Count US …
Today’s hosts on Bring It On! are William Hosea and Liz Mitchell. They continue their discussion with Mary Jones-Fitts, a professional genealogist with 42 years of experience. This week’s show focuses on how African-Americans can find their slave ancestors. Mrs. Mary Jones-Fitts is a historian, professional genealogist, and lecturer with 42 years of experience. Born …
Hosts William and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Angelis Robinson-Smiths, a genetic genealogist and founder of Alabama Blackbelt Genealogy, and Kaitlyn Broughton, a software developer and U.S. National ruby team member, who, as an adopted child, used Ancesentry.com to learn more about her lineage. Credits: Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Liz Mitchell. Our …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from March 15, 2021: Bring It On! – March 15, 2021: Black Sistahs & Women’s History Month
Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich examine the issue of school choice, which is explored in the documentary, Indiana’s Choice. The film was produced by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education-Monroe County (ICPE–Monroe County) which is a non-partisan group of parents, grandparents, teachers, and community members that believe in a well-funded equitable public education system. …
In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with George Goehl, the director of People’s Action and People’s Action Institute. People’s Action and People’s Action Institute were founded in 2016 to ignite a movement of millions that captures the rising demand for change in our society. In November of …
In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea focus on analyzing the aftermath of the Chauvin guilty verdict. Prosecutors had said that Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. Chauvin’s defense attorney countered that Floyd died as a result …
In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich put a spotlight on 2021’s OnyxFest, Indy’s first and only theater festival dedicated to the stories of Black playwrights. To discuss OnyxFest and the voice of the black playwright are: Vernon Williams, a professional playwright and founder of V3 Productions. He also …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! has hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea examining the developments in the trial of Derek Chauvin so far. Livestreaming has given all access to the proceedings of the trial. National and international viewers are now following the televised trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder, …
In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea tackle the little covered topic of Black people in Nazi concentration camps. During the Nazi era and the Second World War, many Black German citizens were persecuted, deported, and ultimately killed by the Nazis as they did not fit the ideology of …
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell are joined by Alderwoman Rue Simmons of the City of Evanston to discuss the city’s decision to offer reparations to its Black residents. On March 22, 2021, the City Council of Evanston, Illinois voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households. …
Today on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea talk with Dr. Jeff Hauswald, the newly appointed Superintendent for the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC). Joining them are MCCSC Trustee Board Members, April Hennessey (District 1) and Jacinda Townsend Gides (District 6). On February 3, 2021, the Monroe County Community School Corporation …
On today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Liz Mitchell and Roberta Radavich discuss a variety of current events pertaining to how black women have made an indelible mark in U.S. society. To unpack the wealth of notable stories involving Black women are three notable black women of Bloomington, IN: Hannah House’s Resident Director and …
Bring It On! concludes the second of its two-part series about the impact of COVID-19 on the black community and the response of the black community to the COVID-19 vaccines. Last week’s show focused on the effect of COVID-19 on black women. Today’s show focuses on COVID-19’s impact on black men. Today’s hosts, William Hosea …
In honor of March as National Women’s History Month, Bring It On! is spot-lighting how the COIVD-19 has affected black women, in the first of a two-part series about the impact of COVID-19 on the black community and the response of the black community to the COVID-19 vaccines. Today hosts, Liz Mitchell and William Hosea …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Monroe County Human Rights Commissioner, Vauhxx Booker, and Dave Warren, Founding Partner at Cardinal Analytics and Planning Associates, to examine the City of Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO governs land use and development throughout the City of Bloomington and …
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, welcome to the show Dr. Jospeh Hoffman and retired Major General Craig Q. Timberlake to assess what we should expect with the scheduled start of the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump. He was impeached shortly before the end of …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! is a broadcast of a show recorded immediately after the siege of the Capitol Buiding on January 6, 2021, which led to the deaths of five people, including the murder of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick. Hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, spend the hour with long-time Bring …
Today’s hosts of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the first half of the show speaking with Shatoyia Moss, Bloomington’s Safe and Civil City Director, and Gloria Howell, the Director of IU’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, about the events being held by the City of Bloomington and the Indiana University Neal-Marshall Black …
Today We Honor A Legacy On today’s special extended edition of Bring It On! two guests are here on this holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. In Part 1, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, who is the MLK Day keynote speaker for the City of Bloomington. He is …
On today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Dr. Amrita Myers, who is the Ruth Halls Associate Professor of History and Gender Studies at Indiana University. Together they examine what the insurgency and siege of the Capitol Building in Washington by Trump supporters, in an attempt to overturn the …
Today’s hosts of Bring It On! are Clarence Boone and William Hosea. Their guests are Dr. Joseph Hoffman and retired Major General Craig Q. Timberlake. Together they examine some of the challenges facing President-elect Joseph Biden’s selection of retired Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as his Secretary of Defense and the most recent apparent …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Roberta Radovich and Gloria Howell welcome three outstanding and visionary faculty and administrator members from the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to discuss IUPUI’s newly established Center for Africana Studies and Culture and the other wide-array of exceptional programs to showcase the “Black Experience” at IUPUI. In …
On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea examine the City of Bloomington’s current efforts to address homelessness and how to handle the homeless people residing in some of the city’s parks with a panel of community advocates for the homeless. While some criticize some of the tactics employed by …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Karen Freeman-Wilson, the two-term mayor of Gary, IN from 2012 to 2019 and the Attorney General of Indiana from 2000 to 2001. Fr. Mayor Freeman-Wilson was born and raised in Gary. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Freeman-Wilson …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! is divided into two parts. In Part 1, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea share their hosting duties with Vernon William, who is a playwright and organizer of the Onyx Fest, a festival for Black playwrights. They welcome Professor Ansley Valentine, Associate Professor of Theater, Drama, and Contemporary Dance …
At 11:24 AM, Saturday, November 7, 2020, four days after the election, the state of Pennsylvania announced that Joe Biden had won the majority vote, effectively ending the presidential race and making him the new president-elect. Despite widespread recognition of his victory, Donald J. Trump has steadfastly refused to concede the election. More importantly, Trump’s …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Cornelius Wright and William Hosea, speak with the incumbent Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) board candidate from District 2, Sue Wanzer in the first half of the show. The second half of the program is spent with Dana Black, the Deputy Chair of Engagement for the …
Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome back Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, the co-executive director of the Highlander Research & Education Center, a social justice leadership training school and cultural center founded in 1932. She uses her expertise to discuss the structures of U.S. democracy and the state of its operations, focusing on the rights of …
In today’s s show, hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright discuss the state of black-owned businesses, the entrepreneurial resources available to them, and also the obstacles that black business owners may encounter in the greater Bloomington area. The guests today are: Erin Predmore, President and CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Virginia …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! centers on efforts of The Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) to prioritize the health and welfare of children, teachers, and parents in an equitable fashion given the dangers of COVID-19. However, at the same time, they face the challenge of how to resolve iniquities that makes it easier …
On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea, assess the recent political actions and scandals of Donald J. Trump in light of the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. To help them sort through the myriad issues involved are Professor Joseph L. Hoffman and USMC Major General Craig Q. Timberlake (Ret.). Today’s …
On this special edition of Bring It On!, host William Hosea speaks with The Honorable Valeri Haughton-Motley, a Monroe County Circuit Court Judge for Division II, and Natalia Galvin, Chair of the Indiana 9th District Latino Democratic Caucus, about the upcoming event, Power of the Black and Brown Vote – Can You Hear Us Now! With …
On Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1, IU’s Department of History will be presenting three events designed to bring together IU and the greater Bloomington community in a conversation focused on race, white supremacy, and voter suppression. This year’s speaker for the virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, October 1, from 6 to 8 …
Today’s show centers on Bring It On!’s perpetual conversation on the state of race relations across the country, starting with Monroe County. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour peeling back the layers of racial understanding, conflict, and harmony with a number of notable change agents from the Bloomington area: • Bill Vance, …
Tonight’s show focuses on the upcoming Indiana State elections. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Tonda Pauley and Dana Black to address the many concerns of this election season, such as increasing voter registration and turnout, mail-in voting concerns, and what the key races are to watch in Indiana. Both women have served …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! focuses on the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman from colorectal cancer and how this cancer is affecting the Black Community. In the first half of the show hosts, Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright, examine the legacy and impact of Boseman’s too-brief career with Dr. Terri Francis, Associate Professor of …
Today’s broadcast is from our archives and was originally aired on February 25, 2020: PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Wes Martin, News Director for WFHB, about State Senate Bill 12. This is a hate crimes bill, in which Republicans removed all references to race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Robin Winston, who is the former Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. Mr. Winston is also a principal offer with the Winston Terrell Group. He is a skilled community development professional and business leader. They spend assessing the success of last week’s 2020 Democratic National …
Hosts Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers discuss the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre with Liz Mitchel, a regular Bring It On! anchor and producer of award-winning WFHB segment “Dark Past, Bring Future”, and Professor Jewell Parker-Rhodes, bestselling novelist and award-winning academic. The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over the span of two days in 1921, from May …
Hosts William Hosea and Beverly Calender-Anderson spend the hour with guests, Rev. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a community activist living the Crestmont area of Bloomington, IN. They talk about Bloomington’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour discussing the ramifications of the decision to reopen the schools of the Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (MCCSC), which was scheduled to start on August 3. On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, action was taken on motions set forth by board member Brandon Shurr. As reported in …
Hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright spend the hour with Charlie Nelms, Vice President Emeritus of Indiana University, and George Middleton, founder of The Black Institute and member of the Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce. The hour is divided into two halves. First, the hosts and guests examine the State of Race Relations in the …
Today on a special segment of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome special guests Major General Craig Q. Timberlake (USMC, Retired) and Joseph Hoffman, Harry Pratter Professor of Law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington, to discuss primarily the unprecedented use of federal force taken by Donald …
Today’s hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Retired Major General Craig Q. “Lake” Timberlake, USMC. Major General Timberlake lends his perspective on recent events that some have called one of the most remarkable periods in U.S. civil-military relations in decades. In the aftermath of unrest and protest about the killing of …
The July 4th weekend of 2020 in Monroe County was fraught with seeming racial unrest. On Thursday, July 2, a Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy who resides in Monroe County questioned and detained a black Bloomington resident while he walked in his neighborhood in an apparent example of racial profiling. Then, most notably, on Saturday, July …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour speaking with Amrita Myers and Jacinda Townsend, who are both Bring It On! contributors, post-secondary educators, and authors, along with local Black Lives Matters activist Jada Barbry. Today’s show focuses on issues of racial justice and increased calls for societal transformation in the aftermath of George …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour discussing the state of affairs for law enforcement given the nation’s unrest and protests surrounding recent police actions and increasing calls for drastic reform. Tonight’s guests are Bloomington Chief of Police Mike Diekhoff, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant, and Rev. Dennis Laffon, pastor of Ethel African …
Bring It On! has won 3rd place in the “Documentary or Special” category in an annual contest hosted by the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. This contest features the best in Indiana journalism from all platforms: print and digital, photography, design and graphics, television and radio. The Indiana SPJ chapter promotes the …
Today hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Rv. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a Crestmont resident and community advocate. They discuss how Bloomington is trying to meet the challenge of serving the city’s homeless who are now having …
We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for …
We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for …
Hosts James Sanders and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Ms. Beverly-Calender-Anderson, the Director of Community and Family Resources for the City of Bloomington, IN. For the first half of the program, James and Gloria discuss with Beverly the importance of all Bloomington residents, and everyone in general, of participating in this year’s U.S. Census. …
Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell put a spotlight on the start of Women’s History Month by starting off with a discussion of the theatrical project – “Elizabeth – A Woman of Color”, which is produced by Resilience Productions. Members of the Resilience Productions team, Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVane and, our show’s co-host, Liz Mitchell …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff and Beverly Calender-Anderson, Director of the Community and Family Resources Department. They are here to discuss their contributions to Bloomington’s 4th Annual Public Safety Report, which covers topics ranging from police personnel recruitment, training, crime statistics, and data about the substance abuse problem. …
Host Clarence Boone presents an overview of Bloomington’s 3rd Annual State of the Black Community Address, which took place on February 4th in the City Hall Council Chambers. He welcomes three speakers who addressed different issues at the Annual State of the Bloomington Black Community. First, he speaks with Bring It On! assistant producer and …
Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell spend the show with Daniel Conkle, the Emeritus Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University, discussing the recent impeachment and acquittal of Donald J. Trump for impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Professor Conkle has been a member of the faculty …
Today’s program focuses on the different events celebrating Black History Month happening in Bloomington, Indiana throughout February. Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the US, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States, Canada, and, more recently, has been observed …
PART ONE: Today, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with representatives from the Hannah Center about the hidden, but prevalent, problem of human trafficking. Tina Lampke, Executive Director of the Hannah Center, Liz Franklin, Hannah House Coordinator, and Brigitt Nasby, Shelter Outreach and Safe Place Coordinator for the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County, …
Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a special edition of Bring It On! Tonight at 7 PM, the City of Bloomington is honoring the MLK holiday with a celebration at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We are recognizing the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with two riveting interviews. We’ll begin our show with …
In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Roberta Radovich and Nordia McNish speak with Katherine Lampke, marketing assistant and social media manager with the Hannah Center, and Shelonda Bledsoe, a registered doula, who works closely with the Hannah Center. They are here to talk about their wide-array of services along with ways of “Eliminating …
Welcome to Bring It On!’s first broadcast of the year. Today, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Attorney Ericka Oliphant, who is currently the Monroe County Prosecutor. Previously she had worked as a Monroe deputy prosecutor for over eight years. She serves as an advocate for the citizens of Monroe County and her …
Host Clarence Boone spends the hour with William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me, for which he created the upbeat “Soul Kitchen” featuring funky jazz, R&B, gospel, and rock. He began at WFIU after five years of volunteering here at community radio station WFHB, where he hosted such programs as …
Today’s broadcast originally aired on December 17, 2018. This broadcast looks back at the status of Latinx immigrants and President Donald Trump’s threats of “shutting down the government” due to his defiant stance over the construction of the border wall. Nearly a year later, this rebroadcast reminds us of what has and has not changed …
Today host William Hosea and guest host Nordia McNish speak with Dr. Tennisha N. Riley on how to maintain good mental health throughout the holiday season. Dr. Riley is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society and a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain …
Today host William Hosea and guest host Dana Black speak with Robin Winston, political strategist, and former State Democratic Party Chair. They spend the hour unpacking recent political developments in Indiana and our nation. Dana Black is the Indiana Democrat Party Deputy Chair of Engagement. She is also the President of the Indiana Stonewall Democrats, …
Today hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone spend the hour speaking with John Zody, Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. He announced on November 14th that he will be running for the State Senate seat in Indiana’s 40th District in 2020. The announcement comes following the news from State Senator Mark Stoops that he would …
This program was originally aired on November 2, 2015: PART ONE On tonight’s show, hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Thomas “TC” Costley, founder of the New Jersey Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club. he joins us to shed some light on his work in maintaining the legacy of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, …
Part one: Host Clarence Boone speaks with Stafford C. Berry Jr. (Baba Stafford), an esteemed artist, educator, activist, and scholar of African-rooted dance, theater, and aesthetics nationally and internationally. His extensive career includes 12 years with Chuck Davis’ African American Dance Ensemble. On this coming Saturday, November 9, 7:30 p.m., at the IU Auditorium, the …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with State Senator Eddie Melton (3rd District – D), who is running for Governor of Indiana. He has been instrumental in establishing and training mentoring organizations around the country since 2005. He was elected as State Senator for Indiana’s 3rd District in November of 2016. In …
Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich are honored to welcome Nordia McNish, whose story was recently featured in The Herald Times. She is a young single mother who has managed to overcome the odds. She was an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica who has managed to pursue her bachelor’s degree at Indiana University (Bloomington) while also …
Part One: Hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Dr. Terri Francis, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Director of The Black Film Center/Archive, and regular BIO! guest. Today she is joined by her colleague Carmel Curtis from the Moving Image Archive. They are here to talk about a series of community-made films called “We …
Tonight we have the pleasure of speaking with William Vance, president of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP. The NAACP – National Association forthe Advancement of Colored People, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Jeff Baldwin, who is an advocate from the Global Leadership Summit. Advocates are leaders who have attended the previous summits and have made a commitment to promote the Global Leadership Summit within their local networks. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day, world-class experience, broadcast …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Erin Predmore, President and CEO of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and a trans-racial adoptive parent. They explore the topic of trans-racial adoption and the concern that when minority children are placed in white families they may lose a strong sense of racial identity. Erin Predmore …
Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with three leaders in Monroe County’s opioid addiction recovery community to discuss the ravages of the opioid epidemic hitting Indiana and this year’s South Central Opioid Summit (September 24, 2019, 7:30AM to 6:00PM). Our guests are: Greg May – Administrative Director at Centerstone – Bloomington and member of …
Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich pay homage to the legacy of Toni Morrison with guests Drs. John and Audrey McCluskey, who are respected academicians, writers, researchers and former acquaintances with Ms. Morrison. Toni Morrison, was an American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and professor emeritus at Princeton University. She was noted for her examination of …
Today’s show is a rebroadcast from September 2, 2013, the link to the original broadcast can be found here.
Host Clarence Boone spends the hour speaking with Bill and Glenda Breeden, along with Danielle Bruce about Sentences: From the Pen to the Page, a theater production about the effects of incarceration, life, and death sentences. This vignette style play has a cast of 8 performers who will be accompanied by live music. Sentences is …
Part One: Hosts William Hosea and James Sanders welcome Dr. Terri Frances, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and Director of The Black Film Center/Archive at The Media School at Indiana University. She is also a Bring It On! regular guest. Today’s discussion focuses on When They See Us, a 2019 American drama web …
Today’s edition of Bring It On! focuses on Black Philanthropy Month (BPM). BPM is held every August and was created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland and the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network (PAWPNet) as an annual, global celebration of African-descent giving. Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich discuss Black Philanthropy Month with Ms. …
The Bring It On! crew has prepared a special broadcast of relevant and memorable interviews from their archives. Part One: Originally airing on August 11, 2014, hosts William Hosea and Bev Smith welcome award-winning journalist and filmmaker Raheim Shabazz. His new film, Elementary Genocide, exposes the socially engineered mechanism created by our government. He proposes …
The focus of today’s show is how African-American ex-slaves were pioneers and part of the U.S.’s explansion into the Western Frontier, with a focus on free-black settlers in Indiana and other parts of the Mid-West. Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with La Vella Hyter, President of the Board of Directors for the Indiana …
Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich spend the hour speaking with Dr. Terri Francis, director of the IU Black Film Center/Archive and Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies. She is joined by IU Professor of French and Italian Dr. Vincent Bouchard. They are here today to to discuss Bouchard’s symposium on Paulin Soumanou Vieyra …
PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program “Just You and Me” and the upbeat “Soul Kitchen”, featuring funky jazz, R&B, gospel, and rock. He began at WFIU after five years of volunteering here at community radio station WFHB, where he hosted such programs as …
PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Jacinda Townsend speak with Tanya Bell, the General Counsel and President of the Indiana Black Expo (IBE), who provides an enticing overview of what people can experience when they attend this year’s Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration. For nearly 50 years the IBE has been a pillar of the …
Hosts Amrita Myers and William Hosea speak with Notre Dame University Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Eric Love, about police relations in South Bend’s black community and Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential hopes in the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of South Bend resident, Eric Logan, a 54-year-old father of seven, on June 16, 2019. …
Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with State Representative Robin Shackleford, who is the current chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC). An Indianapolis native, she has dedicated her life to the principles of servant leadership. She was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2012. Shackleford represents the citizens of …
PART ONE: In the fall of 2018, the Bloomington Common Council approved Mayor John Hamilton’s proposal to allocate $15,000 within the 2019 budget to Youth Participatory Budgeting (YPB), a democratic process in which young community members decide how to spend part of the municipal budget. YPB gives young people real power to make real decisions …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Dr. Virginia Githiri, who is a professor at IU’s School of Public Health in Bloomington, IN. She is also a professional vocalist, having more than 20 years of experience, a motivational speaker, and also an entrepreneur. Today she visits Bring It On! to discuss how …
Today’s program is devoted to the topic of divorce. Host Clarence Boone speaks with Bloomington family law attorney Michelle Gregory about the causes of divorce and various aspects of life after divorce, including: 1) the emotional and psychological toll divorce has on ex-spouses and children; 2) the financial costs and economic impact that particularly women …
In honor of Memorial Day, the Bring It On! crew has prepared a special “best of” broadcast from our archives. PART ONE Originally aired on September 9, 2013, hosts Bev Smith and William Hosea speak with with longtime Bring It On! contributors Gladys DeVane and Liz Mitchell about indentured servitude and how three black women …
Bring It On! contributors and Associate Professors Amrita Myers and Jacinda Townsend speak about the history of police forces in the United States, in the light of the latest release of footage from Sandra Bland’s arrest. Bland was a 28 year-old African-American woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller Co, TX, …
Part One: Aired originally on August 11, 2014, hosts William and Bev Smith welcome award-winning journalist and filmmaker Raheim Shabazz. His new film,“Elementary Genocide”, exposes the socially engineered mechanism created by our government and utilizing the public school system to label elementary aged African American males as work for hire targets within the US penal …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Josefa Luce, the Latino Programs Coordinator for the City of Bloomington, and Gavin Everett, a city commissioner for Hispanic and Latino Affairs, about the 2nd Annual Bloomington Black y Brown Arts Festival (BBBAF) – May 14 to May 18, 2019. The Bloomington Black y Brown …
Host Clarence Boone speaks with Jim Sims, who is running for a four-year term as an incumbent on the Bloomington Common Council as an at-large council member. He is one of six candidates vying for three at-large seats in the May 7, 2019 Democratic Party primary. Other at-large candidates are Vauhxx Booker, Jean Capler, Matt …
Hosts Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wrights speak with Renée Baker and Dr. Terri Francis, Associate Professor and Director of the Black Film Center/Archive, about the screening of the 1930 silent film “Borderline”. Renée Baker created an original score for the film and will host a Q&A session after the screening of “Borderline”. The screening will …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich remember the legacy of Dr. James E. Mumford, the former, long time director of the IU African American Chorale Ensemble. They spend the majority of the hour speaking with Dr. Raymond Wise, the current director of the IU African American Chorale Ensemble, about the life , times, …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dr. Charlie Nelms about the launch of his new book, “From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir – A Story of How Education was His Weapon of Choice for Fighting Racism and Inequality.” Dr. Nelms will launching his book as …
Host Clarence Boone speaks with Dr. Terri Frances, director of the IU Black Film Center Archives. They are then joined in the second half of the program by Nina Lorez Collins, daughter of the accomplished author and filmmaker, Kathleen Collins. Nina Lorez Collins will be reading excerpts from “Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary”, a …
Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Amrita Myers speak with Amber Skoby, executive director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and William Hosea, chairman of its board of commissioners, about an initiative seeking Section 3 minority and women owned business enterprises to submit bids for over $5 million for renovations being made to current public housing …
Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with Mezzo-Soprano and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music voice professor, Marietta Simpson, about her latest music project, Crooked Stick. During this hour Marietta discusses her upbringing and her career as a classical singer and why she has chosen to sing in this project negro spirituals within different …
Tonight’s broadcast is a re-broadcast of two interviews in honor of Women’s History Month: PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Leila Randle welcome Vivian Finnell, founder of “Not To Believers Like Us”, a faith-based advocacy group for domestic violence prevention. She joins us to explore her churches mission to “shatter the silence” of domestic/family abuse …
PART ONE: Host Clarence Boone speaks with eminent bachata artist Martires De Leon, the leader of the DREAM Bachata Academy, and Ben de Menil, its musical director, who also acts as De Leon’s translator. DREAM stands for Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring, a music academy that teaches its young musicians bachata, a genre of Latin …
PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Wes Martin, News Director for WFHB, about State Senate Bill 12. This is a hate crimes bill, in which Republicans removed all references to race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation and other protected classes, on February 19, 2019. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and …
PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Dr. Charlie Nelms, who is a higher education consultant and senior scholar with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and a former chancellor with universities in North Carolina, Indiana, and Michigan. They discuss the state of higher education with Betsy Devos as the …
PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Maqube Reese and James Sanders, who present an overview of the annual State of the Black Community address. Maqube Reese is the Chair of Black History Month, and James Sanders is the Black History Month Kick-Off Chair. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and William discuss …
PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with executive director of Miss Indiana University, Teresa White, and Andi Hagen, an executive with Pageantry IU, about the Ms. IU Pageant scheduled for Sunday, February 17. PART TWO Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Monica Johnson, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center …
PART ONE: On tonight’s show, hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Family Practice doctor, Dr. Karenn Reid-Renner to discuss New Year’s healthy eating resolutions and a new health and wellness spa she is launching this Thursday. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Shatoyia Moss and James Saunders, who are …
On tonight’s show, hosts Jim Sims and Clarence Boone interview this year’s City of Bloomington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration keynote speaker, Janai Nelson. She is the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. She is also a former director of LDF’s Political Participation Group and a former NAACP …
On tonight’s show, hosts Amrita Myers and Roberta Radovich speak with Ella Flynn and Max Sandefer, representatives of UndocuHoosiers Bloomington, to discuss advocacy for undocumented individuals of our community, Clean Dream Act Now, and in-state tuition for undocumented students. CREDITS Our show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone with help from WFHB News Department director Wes …
On tonight’s show, we re-air a show from September 24th, 2018. This show features an anonymous Dreamer and Christine Popp of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law. She is an expert on immigration issues. This is a lead-up to a live interview that we are planning for next Monday to talk with her about her recent trip …
On tonight’s show, we re-air a broadcast from August 6. This extended interview features Bring It On Anchors William Hosea and Jim Sims, who are joined by Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson – members of the Bloomington Noah’s Ark design team. They joined us to help shed some light on a …
Part One: While the Bring It On crew takes a break for Christmas and New Year’s, we have produced a special Bring It On broadcast highlighting interviews and features on several fascinating people and topics. We begin with an April 30 conversation, featuring Kathryn Thompson a “Thriving Connections” Coach, from the Indiana South Central Community …
With President Donald Trump’s threats of “shutting down the government” due to his defiant stance over the construction of a border wall, we dedicate tonight’s broadcast to the plight and common misunderstandings of undocumented Latinx immigrants. Hosts Jim Sims and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. are joined by Texas A&M Associate Professor of History Felipe Hinojosa, who …
In this episode, hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with Bring It On contributor, Liz Mitchell, to discuss an upcoming documentary and the background of The First Baptist (Colored) Church of West Baden Springs, Indiana. MUSIC“Little Drummer Boy” and “Christmas in Dixie” by The Blind Boys of Alabama, from “Go Tell It On The Mountain.” CREDITSOur …
In this episode, family practice doctor Dr. Karen Reid-Renner joins hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone, to discuss her specialty field and the fulfillment she derives from helping those in need. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. Our board engineer is Taiah Wilson. Our original …
PART ONE In this episode Executive director of South Central Indiana Housing Opportunities Deborah Myerson joins hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea to discuss efforts to expand housing options for low to moderate income families in Bloomington, Monroe County and surrounding areas. PART TWO In part two we hear from Midterm Election analysis from Mark Fraley, …
Part One Indiana 9th Congressional Candidate Liz Watson joins hosts Amrita Myers Ph.D. and William Hosea. Watson speaks about her run as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Congressman Trey Hollingsworth. We also hear concessions speeches from Gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams in Georgia, and Andrew Gillum in Florida. Part Two Attorney Robert Stone speaks about the …
In this episode, Monroe County Veteran’s Service Officer Mary Elftman tells the story of Andrew Ferguson, the only African-American Revolutionary War veteran buried in Indiana. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.
Hosts William Hosea Liz Mitchell, and Clarence Boone speak with T.C. Costley and Robert Winston about black veterans and the outcomes of the 2014 midterm elections. PART ONE A 2015 interview with Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell with T.C. Costley, past National President of the National Association of Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers Motorcycle Club and …
Democratic strategist Robin Winston joins hosts Willam Hosea and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers speak with Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and skilled political strategist who has devoted his career to providing timely and savvy public outreach and strategic political advice to his colleagues and clients to discuss mid-term elections. CREDITS: Our show’s …
PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with La Vella Hyter, Roberts Settlement Descendant, Board Member and Media Chair; and Dr. Catherine Hughes, Director of Museum Theatre and Research for Conner Prairie, about Indiana’s Roberts Settlement. PART TWO In part two we hear from Indiana University’s First Nations Educational and Cultural Center Director Nicky …
PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with three judicial candidates. Monroe County Circuit Seats 2, 3 and 8 are up for grabs in the midterm election on November 6. The Democratic candidates are: Darcie Fawcett for Circuit Court Judge, Division 9, Seat 8; Catherine Stafford Circuit Court Judge, Division 6, Seat 3; and …
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton joins hosts Willam Hosea and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. PART ONE Hosts Amrita Myers and William Hosea speak with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton about affordable housing, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, voting rights, and November’s upcoming midterm elections. PART TWO Myers and Hosea speak about the legacy of George Taliaferro, and introduce upcoming events …
In tonight’s episode of Bring It On, Hosts Cornelius Wright and William Hosea are joined by long-time contributor and producer of the award-winning “Dark Past, Bright Future,” Liz Mitchell. Hosts: Cornelius Wright, William Hosea, and Clarence Boone Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer is WFHB News Director Wes Martin, who also …
Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich are joined by Groups Scholars Director, Mary Stephenson, and Pastor Eddie and Reverend Notoshia Howard. PART ONE Access for historically under-served communities is one of the key first steps to building a diverse and inclusive campus. There are few better testaments to this fact than the Groups Scholars Program, …
Over three million students graduate from U.S. high schools, every year. For the 65,000 students whose immigration status is under debate in Washington D.C., graduating from high school garners new adversity. Hosts Roberta Radovich and Producer Clarence Boone speak with Christine Popp, of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law, an expert on immigration issues; and a young adult, …
Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers welcome: IU College Democrats President Raegan Davis, Indiana State Chair for Young Americans for Liberty’s Tyler Combs, and IU College Republicans Vice Chairman Zach Chambers. Hosea and Myers speak with the IU students about the national political landscape, voting rights, outreach to minority students, differences between party platforms, and …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Elder Derek LaMonte House, Pastor-Elect of the Light House Community Church. PART ONE Hosea and Boone speak with Elder House, discussing the Elder’s sit-down with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, the opioid epidemic, and the role of the church in the community. Hosts: William Hosea and Clarence Boone Bring It …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome Dawn Johnsen for a special interview on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh. PART ONE On tonight’s show, Cornelius and William are joined by Dawn Johnsen, currently an IU Maurer School of Law professor. We discuss the Supreme Court, current nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the implications of his …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome Benedicte Joan & Dr. Karen Renner PART ONE On tonight’s show, Cornelius and William are joined by Benedicte Joan, founder of Train & Travel. She joins us to talk about this charity that seeks to foster solidarity and economic development through tourism. Their mission is to promote local tourism; …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Matthew Long, Ruben Marté & Wayne James PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Clarence are joined by Martinsville Police Chief Matthew Long, Indiana State Police Captain Ruben Marté, and Indiana University Northwest Police Chief Wayne James. They join us to talk about the historical perceptions and realities of …
William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Jim are joined by Daniel Baron, Jordan Shifriss, Maria Hamilton-Abegunde, and Pamela Jackson, members of the Bloomington Noah’s Ark design team. They join us to help shed some light on a unique journey …
Jennifer Crossley and Clarence Boone welcome Liz Watson PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jennifer and Clarence are joined by Indiana 9th Congressional District candidate, Attorney Liz Watson. She, along with BIO contributor William Hosea, joins us to discuss her candidacy for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, a district that includes Monroe, Brown, Lawrence and parts of …
Jennifer Crossley and William Hosea welcome Gail Walker PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jennifer and William are joined by Gail Walker, Executive Director of The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization. She joins us to talk about the IFCO as well as Pastors for Peace, whose two-fold aim is to deliver material aid to support the …
Jennifer Crossley and William Hosea welcome Cherrish Pryor, Greg Taylor and Roberta Radovich PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jennifer and William are joined by the Honorable Cherrish Pryor, Chairwoman of the IBLC, representing Indiana’s House District 94 in Indianapolis, and the Honorable Greg Taylor, Treasurer of the IBLC, representing Indiana’s Senate District 33 in Indianapolis. …
Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Dr. Karen Reid-Renner and Christine Popp PART ONE On tonight’s show, Clarence and William are joined by Dr. Karen Reid-Renner, MD/MDMPH. She joins us to discuss her observations on common maladies that are predominate in the African American community and what lifestyle changes are essential in reversing these troubling …
Jennifer Crossley and William Hosea welcome Ruben Marté and Rafi Hassan PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jennifer and William are joined by Indiana State Police Captain, Ruben Marté. Captain Marté provides a fresh and disarming approach toward engaging community conversation on what could possibly be tense and unsettling topic. Tonight, he joins us for an …
Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Liz Mitchell PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jim and William are historian, researcher, playwright and Bring It On contributor Liz Mitchell. She joins us to discuss the origins of “Juneteenth” and talk about upcoming community events surrounding it. PART TWO News of interest to the African-American community. PART THREE …
Jim Sims and William Hosea welcome Dr. Amrita Myers and Vauhxx Booker PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jim and William are joined by IU Professor and Bring It On! Contributor, Dr. Amrita Myers and local Black Lives Matter activist Vauhxx Booker. They join us to help dissect the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police …
Cornelius Wright and Roberta Radovich welcome Debra Marrow, Sarah Hunt & Liz Mitchell PART ONE Cornelius and Roberta are joined by Debra Marrow, Executive Director of Middle Way house; and Sarah Hunt, Community Outreach Coordinator for Middle Way House. They return for pt. II of a discussion about Middle Way House and the services they …
Our special 2018 Memorial Day “Best of” episode PART ONE Doris Sims and Amrita Myers welcome Raffi Hasan, director of the City of Bloomington Safe and Civil City Program and Indiana State Police Captain, Ruben Marté. They provided a prelude to a November 2015 community conversation on the city of Bloomington’s relationship with law enforcement. …
Leila Randle and Clarence Boone welcome Debra Marrow and Sarah Hunt PART ONE Leila and Roberta are joined by Debra Marrow, Executive Director of Middle Way house; and Sarah Hunt, Community Outreach Coordinator for Middle Way House. They join us to talk about Middle Way House and discuss the services they provide, along with a …
William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome Donald Griffin, Amber Skoby, Deborah Myerson & Tim Ballard PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Cornelius are joined by Donald Griffin, owner and CEO of Griffin Realty and president of the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission; Amber Skoby, executive director of the Bloomington Housing Authority; Deborah Myerson, executive director of …
Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright welcome Katie Thompson and Aja Jester PART ONE Clarence and Cornelius are joined by Katie Thompson and Aja Jester, a coach & captain respectively for “Thriving Connections”, the Indiana South Central Community Action Program designed to provide the framework needed to increase the emotional and financial stability of participating families …
William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Nicole Browne, Mia Beach and Faheem PART ONE On Tonight’s show, William and Jim welcome Nicole Browne, incumbent Monroe County Clerk; Mia Beach, producer of the WFHB program Kite-Line; & Faheem, a recently released inmate of 18 years in the Indiana prison system. They join us tonight to share …
Jim Sims and William Hosea welcome Mark Fraley, Dana Black and Robin Winston PART ONE Jim and William are joined by Mark Fraley, Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party; Dana Black, Deputy Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party; and Robin Winston, former political director of the Indiana Democratic Party. They join us to discuss …
Leila Randle and Roberta Radovich welcome Audrey T. McCluskey and Dr. Gladys Devane PART ONE Leila and Roberta are joined by Audrey T. McCluskey and Dr. Gladys Devane. They joins us to discuss the topic of memorialization & reclaiming public space and the role museums such as the Smithsonian, The National Museum of African-American History …
Cornelius Wright and Clarence Boone welcome James Strong PART ONE Cornelius and Jim are joined James Strong, director of the IU Soul Revue. He joins us to talk about this years spring concert, along with sharing his experiences in the music industry and his hopes for the future. PART TWO News & Calender events of …
Several students from Bloomington High School North attended the nation-wide March For Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea are joined by Caleb Poer, Ruth Nall, and Justin DeMatas. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. Our board engineer was Wes …
Amrita Myers, Ph.D. joins David Schunk, pastor of Vineyard Community Church; Tina Lampke, executive director of Hannah Center; Ruben Marte’, captain with the Indiana State Police; Roger Logsdon, detective with the Indiana State Police; and Allen Bell, Victims Advocate and Community Educator, for a part two roundtable discussion on sex trafficking. CREDITS Our show’s producer …
PART ONE William Hosea and Clarence Boone speak with Gallery Mortgage Group and Griffin Realty about home ownership and Bloomington’s home buying and renter’s markets. PART TWO In today’s news and events calendar, Hosea and Boone speak about series of bombings in Austin, TX; and Black Panther’s success at the box office. CREDITS Hosts: William …
Cornelius Wright and Clarence Boone welcome Liz Mitchell PART ONE Cornelius and Clarence are joined by long-time BIO contributor and producer of the award-winning “Dark Past, Bright Future” Liz Mitchell. She joins us to elaborate more on the history of the West Baden First Baptist Church and gives an update on their renovation project. PART …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome Nicole Griffin, Beverly Calender-Anderson, Nicole Browne, Geoff Bradley, Al Manns and Byron Turner. PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Cornelius welcome Nicole Griffin, the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award recipient and Beverly Calender-Anderson, the City of Bloomington Bicentennial recognition award recipient. They join us to …
William Hosea and Roberta Radovich welcome Liz Mitchell and Dr. Charlie Nelms PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Roberta, along with Jim Sims, welcome Bring It On contributor and segment producer of Dark Past/Bright Future Liz Mitchell. Liz joins us to give a detailed history of the African-American community in Martinsville. PART TWO Dr. …
William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Vauhxx Booker, Mike Diekhoff, and Cherrish Pryor PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Jim, along with Bring It On contributor Cornelius Wright, welcome Black Lives Matter organizer Vauhxx Booker and Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff. They join us to engage in a civil discourse on the merits and …
William Hosea and Leila Randle welcome Marquelle & Beverly Redmond and Damen & Rosalind Morris PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Leila welcome Marquelle and Beverly Redmond. They join us to talk about their award winning book, “Revelations of a Real Man (…Or Woman)”– a miraculous story of faith, fidelity, and family. PART TWO …
Clarence Boone and Jim Sims welcome Rafi Hassan and Maqubè Reese PART ONE On tonight’s show, Clarence and William welcome Rafi Hassan, director of the Office of Safe and Civil Cities with the City of Bloomington and Maqubè Reese, within the division of the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome David Schunk, Tina Lampke, Ruben Marte’, Roger Logsdon and Allen Bell. (WARNING: This program contains adult themes i.e. sexual violence) PART ONE David Schunk, pastor of Vineyard Community Church; Tina Lampke, executive director of Hannah Center; Captain Ruben Marte’ and Detective Roger Logsdon with the Indiana State Police and …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea welcome John Zody & Reverend Dr. Harold Middlebrooks. PART ONE On tonight’s show, Cornelius and William welcome Indiana Democratic Party chairman, John Zody. He joins us tonight to help assess the current state of political affairs in Indiana and nationally as well ass discussing initiatives for the future. PART TWO …
PART ONE On tonight’s show, Clarence and William welcome Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton. He joins us to give an update on his progress to-date on his agenda to make Bloomington a much more vibrant and transparent community PART TWO Headline news of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: Clarence Boone and William Hosea Bring …
In tonight’s episode we have two interviews. The first interview hosts speak with Monica Clemmons and Captain Cindy Hoag representing the Salvation Army, for a community discussion on providing hope, comfort and cheer during the holiday season. Then in the second interview host interview Beverly Calender-Anderson, director for the Department of Community and Family Resources and Bring It …
In tonight’s latest feature of “Bring It On!” the hosts William Hosea and Cornelius interview three guests. The first is the show’s very own Clarence Boone. The other guests are “Bring It On!” contributors Beverly Calender-Anderson and by phone, Amrita Myers. Tonight’s discussion focuses on the sexual misconduct that has dominated the news for several …
In tonight’s episode of “Bring It On!” hosts Roberta Radovich and William Hosea interview Dr. Audrey McCluskey. Dr. McCluskey is an IU emeritus faculty member, past Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and past Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of African American & African Diaspora Studies. Dr.McCluskey shares her scholarly insight into …
Tonight’s hosts interview Dr. Markay Winston. Dr. Winston is the assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the Monroe County Community School Corporation. She has been described as a dynamic and visionary administrator with a proven track record of superior performance. She is a dedicated career educator that is led by her principles and convictions when …
In tonight’s episode hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich interview Jim Sims. Jim serves as Council liaison to City of Bloomington Utilities (among other council board, commission and committee appointments), and is also President of the Monroe County NAACP and is Chair for the Second Baptist Church Trustee Board. Jim Sims is the second African-American …
Tonight’s episode hosts Roberta Radovich and William Hosea interview Dr.Bruce Rose and Liz Mitchell on the renovation of the First Baptist (Colored) Church of West Baden Springs. The Church of West Baden Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places. The goal of the renovation project is to enable the enhancement of faith, hope, …
Tonight’s hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright interview Victoria Jones, Brandon Washington, Gabrielle Steenberger and Dr. Charlie Nelms about the memories and merits one can derive from taking advantage of an opportunity to study abroad. Dr.Nelms is a transformational servant-leader, a motivational speaker, and a consultant with expertise in higher education. Credits: Our show’s Executive …
With October ending, national American Indian month is approaching. This November Indiana University will be celebrating Native American Heritage Month with the help of FNECC. To elaborate on the subject tonight’s hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright interview Nicky Belle, director of IU’s First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, Heather Williams, program assistant at the Center, and …
Tonight’s episode our host Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich interview with two inspiring Performance Directors from the African American Arts Institute. First, James Strong, a recent hire as director of the IU Soul Revue. Strong is a critically acclaimed bassist, musical producer and director, and has played for multiple artists such as Toni Braxton, En Vogue, …
Each year Indiana University recognizes outstanding alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award (DASA), the highest accolade reserved solely for alumni. The awardees are leaders in their chosen fields. They also make significant contributions benefiting their community, state, nation, or university. Since the award’s inception in 1953, more than 300 Indiana University alumni have been …
Tonight’s episode features an interview between hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright with Mike Davis Jr, and excerpts from a past interview with Mike Davis Sr. Mike Davis Jr is an assistant coach at Texas Southern University. He previously played at the University of Alabama, Indiana University, Bloomington North High School and Bridgton (Maine) Academy. Mike Davis …
On this episode Jamie Cornwell, Cancer Educator and Nurse Navigator with the Olcott Center at IU Health Bloomington discusses prevention and strategies for early detection of colorectal cancer. Jamie provides a host of resources to help make screening and early detection convenience and accessible. Hosts Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright are also joined by Deborah …
Hosts Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Mayor Greg Goodnight of Kokomo. Mayor Goodnight describes changes in Kokomo, and how he benchmarks services in his town with other Indiana towns. Listen for some fascinating details! PART ONE Hosts Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Mayor Greg Goodnight of Kokomo. Mayor Goodnight describes changes …
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month and Bring It On! hosts Roberta Radovich and Leila Randle speak with Lillian Casillas, director of Indiana University’s La Casa Latino Cultural Center, and Jane Walter from El Centro to discuss the many local events celebrating Hispanic heritage. The keynote speaker for IU-Bloomington’s National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will be …
Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright talk with Honorable Lonnie Randolph, Minority Whip, representing Indiana’s Senate District 2. Topics include public policies that will address the primary concerns of minority citizens in Indiana., such as, reducing crime, gun violence and domestic violence within our communities: and targeting assistance to address the needs of families struggling …
Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright bring another double header tonight. First up a historical perspective of Confederate Monuments, and how they represented the legitimization of the Jim Crow racist regime. And a look at the Black Philanthropy Month with Joyce Rogers, a vice-president in Indiana University’s Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA). PART …
Hosts Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Liz Watson, a candidate for the Indiana 9th Congressional District. She is one of four Democrats now vying for the chance to compete in the 2018 election against incumbent U.S. Representative Trey Hollingsworth. Hear Liz’s perspective on what’s important in the coming election. PART ONE Hosts Leila …
Hosts Cornelius Wright and William Hosea have a special show on recent social justice incidents in our country occurring with greater regularity. Guest Beth Applegate joins the show as co-chair of “Showing Up for Racial Justice”, or SURJ. In this double header, Denise Valkyrie and Wanda Savala share their perspective as participants in the rally …
Tonight Clarence Boone, and Roberta Radovich hear from David Hummons, as he shares information on the Jimmy Ross Memorial Fish Fry – the annual event raises funds for diversity initiatives at Indiana University. We also have in the studio Southern Indiana civil rights attorney Dan Canon. Dan talks about helping clients, and how he decided …
Bring It On! welcomes the U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders. CLarence Boone talks with 25 young leaders from Sub-Sahara Africa. And we hear from Courtney Hermann, program manager with the IU Office of International Development and local leader of the group. PART ONE Bring It On! welcomes the U.S. State …
Hosts Cornelius Wright and William Hosea speak with two potential Monroe County candidates. Geoff Bradley is considering a run for a county judicial post. Current Monroe County Clerk Nicole Browne will be seeking re-election. Even though the county deadline for filing is next year in January, 2018 we are fortunate to hear from these two …
Best Wishes Joe! Hosts Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright honor News Director Joe Crawford. Joe is leaving WFHB after 5 years for colder weather and the news story in his next community. Clarence, Cornelius, and Joe discuss behind the scenes topics about public affairs programming including African-American public affairs programming. PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone …
PART ONE Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright lead a round table about the acquittal of Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez, plagiarism allegations against Sheriff David Clarke, the Bill Cosby mistrial, and the appointment of President Trump’s wedding planner to head up a Housing and Urban Development branch. Guests are Justin Crossley and Eric Love. …
On today’s episode of Bring It On, Dr. Amrita Myers and Jim Sims speak to Beth Applegate, president of Applegate Consulting Group, and Jennifer Brooks, along with resident anchor William Hosea to discuss Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ), an initiative dedicated to building accountability with people of color doing exceptional work dealing with racial …
Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle host interviews, one on the history of Juneteenth through the decades, and the other on open-mic night comedy from a personal perspective. One funny interview, and one solemn. Both riveting. PART ONE As part of Ivy Tech’s Lifelong Learning classes, Cornelius Wright and Renee Reed participated in a standup …
Have what it takes to accomplish military-grade and survival themed challenges? Tonight’s guest, David Neville, tells us about his successful participation on the reality TV show “American Grit.” While we peek inside the TV show, David’s story is so much more, and worth hearing. He talks about his track and field days as an IU …
“If it affects one, it affects us all.” State Senator Eddie Melton helps us understand the recently completed Indiana Legislative Session, including important educational changes. We conclude with insights and inspiration from Mrs. Maggie DeVane, as told by her son, Gene DeVane. Mrs. DeVane soon turns 112. Two exceptional conversations, hosted by Leila Randle, and …
Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Rob! Rob who? Robert Scherrell, the nation’s first college graduate awarded a degree in Stand Up Comedy is guest and teacher for aspiring comedy hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea. Robert tells us about his path to the Individualized Major, Stand Up Comedy degree, and personal experiences as a social observer …
Bring It On! continues our highlight of Dr. Khalil Muhammad, currently a professor at Harvard University. Dr. Muhammad, previously a Bring It On! contributor while a professor at Indiana, spoke along with Dr. Renford Reese on negative black male stereotypes and how black men themselves may be perpetuating such negative views. Professor Reese examines how …
Congratulations to the entire “Bring It On!” team for receiving yet another first-place distinction from the Society of Professional Journalist’s “Best in Indiana” awards. The broadcast entitled, “A Conversation on positive community interactions with Indiana State Police” was recognized under the Radio Public Affairs category. Co-anchors Leila Randle and Cornelius Wright joins Dr. Khalil Gibran …
Co-Anchors Amrita Myers and Cornelius Wright invite William Palomo and Esmeralda Martinez to speak about the IU UndocuHoosiers Alliance, and their hopes to treat IU as a campus sanctuary for undocumented immigrant students and various immigration policies. Also, Liz Mitchell joins the Bring It On! cast to speak about a unique and special church restoration …
Bring It On co-anchors William Hosea and Jim Sims welcome Indiana State Senator and attorney Greg Taylor (representing District 33) to discuss the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, an organization that strives to improve educational efforts in order to close the achievement gap that threatens to shut of opportunity to minority students at all grade levels. …
Hosts Cornelius Wright and William Hosea speak with pharmacist John Homes. Aside from dispensing medications, a pharmacist helps patients understand their medicines, explore ways to reduce costs, and become an integral member of their health. Only 6% of African Americans select pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences as a major. Join us for his special perspective as …
IU Soul Revue Director Crystal Taliefero provides a master class on successful performing, learned as part of bands with multi-platinum records (you know the ones!). As part of the African American Arts Institute, the renowned IU Soul Revue presents a Spring Concert March 30, and April 22. Join us as hosts Cornelius Wright and Leila …
Bring It On’s William Hosea and Dr. Amrita Myers speak with Dr. Kali Gross, Professor of African American Studies at Wesleyan University about Violent Intersections: Women of Color in the Age of Trump, a large community/campus event on violence against women of color [scheduled for tomorrow, March 21, from 6-8pm in the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium …
Jim Sims and Liz Mitchell host Cherrish Pryor, Chairwoman of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. Hear how the caucus is advancing the primary concerns of minority citizens in the current legislative session. Representative Pryor also gives advice for contacting your state representative and providing direct citizen feedback! PART ONE Jim Sims and Liz Mitchell …
William Hosea and Liz Mitchell host Tonda Pauley, President of the Indiana Democratic African American Caucus, or IDACC. IDAAC enhances the Democratic Party’s inclusion of African Americans. Hear how you can join with IDAAC in building inclusive decision making, public office appointments, and party positions. PART ONE William Hosea and Liz Mitchell host Tonda …
Each year, the City of Bloomington Black History Month Committee plans activities and events for the community to celebrate and commemorate the month of February as Black History Month. This year’s theme is “Black Her-Story Month: Illuminating the Gifts of Black Women”. On Bring It On representing all that is phenomenal about our Black women …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone host Dr. David Ragland, head of the Truth Telling Project. There is nothing new about state violence against African Americans. From slave patrols up through today’s shoot-first practices, racial oppression in the US has always been maintained by violence. Hear about Truth Telling first! And later in the broadcast Bring …
William Hosea and Amrita Myers host a long-overdue discussion on current event happenings in the world of entertainment, politics and local events. Joining are regular crew members Jim Sims, Clarence Boone and special contributor Eric Love. And the show ends with Valentine wishes. PART ONE William Hosea and Amrita Myers host a long-overdue discussion …
Jim Sims and William Hosea host a special show with two interviews previewing Black History Month in the community. City of Bloomington has adopted a theme of “Her-story Month: Illuminating the Gifts of Black Women”, while Indiana University Bloomington’s theme is “IU Black History Made Daily”. PART ONE City of Bloomington has adopted a theme …
Amrita Myers and William Hosea host a special show with two interviews tonight, one with Tavis Smiley on the Trump presidency, and another with Doris Sims on the Indianapolis Women’s March. Compare and contrast all in one show! Join us for a lively hour of conversation. PART ONE Tavis Smiley talks with Bring It On …
Our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Broadcast! Leila Randle and Cornelius Wright host an extended MLK Day show. First up is Adam Foss, the keynote speaker for Bloomington’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. Adam speaks about “And Justice for All”. And we also have the audio from this morning’s MLK Leadership Breakfast keynote …
Election Day 2016 has come and gone! As we are still sorting through the impact of the results, many (not just in the African American community) have been left with a feeling of bewilderment with the national and statewide outcomes. On this episode of Bring It On, We have invited Monroe County Democratic Party Chairman …
Clarence Boone and Jim Sims host a special show just six days before Christmas with guest Leila Randle on what else, Christmas shopping! And just for Bring It On!, Santa makes an early appearance. Join us for a show full of holiday cheer. PART ONE Here it is six days before Christmas and you have …
Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Rafi Hassan, the Director of the City of Bloomington’s Office of Safe and Civil Cities. Safe and Civil Cities is a program within the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) and functions to improve public safety, address issues of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Rafi shares updates of the …
Beverly Calender- Anderson and Leila Randle speak with Gary radio producer and personality Dinahlynn Biggs, host of the syndicated “Dinahlynn Biggs Show”. Dinahlynn shares her memories of the late iconic Chicago radio personality Mr. Herb Kent, the “Cool Gent.” PART ONE Beverly Calender- Anderson and Leila Randle speak with Gary radio producer and personality Dinahlynn …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea speak with Jim Sims, the newly elected president of the Monroe County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), about his vision for this local branch of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most widely respected grassroots-based civil rights organization, the NAACP. PART ONE Cornelius Wright …
William Hosea and Amrita Meyers speak with Stanley N-ju-guna, Jacob Mills, and Nick Greven, leaders of student organizations Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) as well as Students Against State Violence (SASV) at Indiana University. PART ONE William Hosea and Amrita Meyers speak with Stanley N-ju-guna, Jacob Mills, and Nick Greven, leaders of student organizations: …
On the eve of the presidential election, William Hosea, Leila Randle, Clearance Boone, and Eric Love talk about the presidential candidates and share their impressions of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump through listening to excerpts of their candidacy. PART ONE On the eve of the presidential election, William Hosea, Leila Randle, Clearance Boone, and …
A full lineup on Hallow’s Eve with ever popular “Mama Gitcha Goomee”, a special conversation with Indiana Gubernatorial Candidate John Gregg, and finally perspectives on the recently completed play “Resilience” from the playwrights. Adding to the mood Bring It On’s customary musical interludes, eerily chosen. Join hosts William Hosea, Cornelius Wright, and Leila Randle. PART …
William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak with Eric Deggans, NPR’s first full-time TV critic. They discuss the final Presidential debate, Mr. Deggans’ visionary book “Race-Baiter,” as well as exploring his extensive journalistic and cable news experience. PART ONE William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak with Eric Deggans, NPR’s first full-time TV critic. They discuss the …
Clarence Boone and Jim Sims speak with Shelli Yoder, a candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District. Ms. Yoder is an instructor at Indiana University and a member of the Monroe County Council. She discusses issues related to her platform and her impressions on the state of other national races. PART ONE Clarence Boone and Jim …
Clarence Boone and Leila Randle speak with Nyama McCarthy-Brown, Selene Carter, and Dr. Stephanie Power-Carter about their collaborative project entitled, “Embodied Conversations: Dancing Difficult Dialogues.” As body based artists their texts are our bodies and how we stage and engage ourselves to first dismantle racism as an essential part to the process of undoing racism. …
Amrita Myers and Jim Sims listen to the rebirth of Bloomington United from Justin Ford. Bloomington United, inactive for several years, is reforming with a broader mission, and more proactive angle. The new group wants to help prevent community incidents by way of focusing on three areas: activism, advocacy, and community programs. Hear the discussion …
Clarence Boone and Leila Randle hear about the newly launched Progressive Thought Matters organization from leader Robin Winston. The organization is committed to educating the public, increasing public participation by under-represented groups, and promoting progressive public policy. Robin Winston is a longtime political strategist and business leader, becoming the first African-American to chair a major …
William Hosea and Amrita Myers welcome back members of Indiana State Police so we can continue our special dialogue on events regarding police action shootings and retaliatory actions. Joining us are Sergeant Todd Durnil and Captain Ruben Marte. PART ONE William Hosea and Amrita Myers welcome back members of Indiana State Police so we can …
Bring It On’s Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle welcome Dr. Justin Hunter, to discuss his triumphs and challenges as former Principal of Fairview Elementary, in addition what his aspirational goals are as he now charts a new course at Skiles Test Elementary. Additional Credits Executive producer: Clarence Boone News Director: Joe Crawford News Editor: Michael …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone host Beverly Calendar-Anderson, Director of Community and Family Resources Department in the City of Bloomington. We discuss the city’s recently announced initiatives to curb and monitor a growing crime rate, evidence of more use and abuse of drugs, and increasing complaints on panhandling. PART ONE William Hosea and Clarence Boone …
Liz Mitchell and Cornelius Wright host Angela Nealy, or “Coach AJ”, as she is known to a wide variety of people. Angela involves us in her passion about health, wellness and fitness. Coach AJ offers pragmatic and inspiring ways for each of us to gain better health. The African American Wellness Project indicates a need …
Cornelius Wright and William Hosea host Monica Johnson, director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University. Once called “The House”, the Neal-Marshall BCC is a home away from home. A team of staff members and volunteers work to make a difference. Listen how the staff and center combine to make students truly welcome. …
Liz Mitchell and Cornelius Wright host a discussion on the recent Bloomington rally for Black Lives Matter with Lia Robinson, and Amrita Myers. Residents packed the Monroe County Courthouse square to listen and understand better the racial issues and injustices struggle with every day. Lia Robinson is the Black Lives Matter march organizer, and Amrita …
In regards to the recent wave of police action shootings and retaliatory actions, William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak in-depth about the “Healing & Safe Space Luncheon” held recently by the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at Indiana University Bloomington. Also, Sergeant Curt Durnil, Master Trooper Todd Durnil, and Captain Ruben Marte, all from the Indiana …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone talk with 3 special guests from sub-Sahara Africa. The U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders brought 25 young leaders to the US for several weeks. These Fellows are leaders who have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities …
On Today’s Bring It On, William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome radio personality William Morris, and Bloomingtonian Donald Griffin, Jr. to discuss the fascinating work of real estate and more specifically how Blacks can get involved in this lucrative arena. William Morris is an attorney who is with Indiana Legal Services. His father was the …
Liz Mitchell and William Hosea welcome back the Indiana University Groups Scholars Program for the latest on the program. Groups Scholars Program Director Mary Stephenson tells of the program’s latest successes. Along with Mary two current scholars Raven Black, and Anthony Ford tell their perspective. Join us for a heartening discussion of first generation college …
Leila Randle and Cornelius Wright enjoy a discussion of juke joints, dancing, good food and community with tonight’s guests Liz Mitchell and Gladys DeVane. Liz and Gladys also share news on their soon to be produced play “Resilience: Indiana’s Untold Story.” Resilience tells stories from Indiana’s 200 years with an African American perspective, and of …
On this evening’s show, Bring it On’s William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome the recently elected Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana, John Hamilton, to discuss a variety of topics that include his objective for the city of Bloomington, and many issues such as fostering good civic relations within the African American Community, affordable housing, and employment …
William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome Attorney Jake Moore. PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Cornelius are joined by Attorney Jake Moore, Republican candidate for Monroe County Prosecutor. Moore lays out elements of his political platform and talks about the relationship between the Prosecutors office and the African American community. PART TWO Headline news …
Clarence Boone and Beverly Calender-Anderson welcome Isabella Bravo and Cornelius Wright. PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Beverly welcome Isabella Bravo of the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office and long-time Bring It On contributor Cornelius Wright on for part two of our discussion of the fallout from the Ray Rice domestic assault case and …
William Hosea and Beverly Calender-Anderson welcome Toby Strout and Debra Morrow. PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Beverly welcome Toby Strout, director of Middle Way House and Debra Morrow, the Volunteer Coordinator at Middle Way House. They are on for part one of a two part discussion discuss the fallout from the Ray Rice …
William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Paul Norris. PART ONE On today’s show, William and Clarence welcome Paul Norris, a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and former Police Chief at IUPUI, the University of Virginia and Indiana University Bloomington. Officer Norris share’s his perspective on how the Ferguson police chief might have handled the …
William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome guest Dr. Wilbert Smith. PART ONE Author and award-winning filmmaker Dr. Wilbert Smith joins William and Liz on tonight’s show to discusshis documentary entitled, “Hole in the Head: A life Revealed;” which focuses on the life of Vertus Hardiman. PART TWO Headline news and local calendar events of interest …
Bev Smith and William Hosea welcome guest Dr. John McCluskey, professor emeritus of Indiana University. PART ONE In the post-Civil War South, three men are tied to each other by history and faith, but are also bound by secrets. A badly wounded Jewish Confederate soldier returns home at war’s end to find that his family …
William Hosea welcomes guest Richard Coleman, director of the Center for Career and Employer Relations at Vincennes University. PART ONE From the pages of Diverse Issues in Higher Education we read that, “There is significant emphasis placed on the retention and success rate in community colleges among African-American and Hispanic males. Many are experiencing great …
Bev Smith and William Hosea welcome guest Guy Loftman, along with BIO contributor Cornelius Wright. PART ONE Back on November 5, 2013, the public was invited to explore alternatives to the war on drugs. The event, co-sponsored by the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP, gave a prevailing thought that there is much evidence that …
On a special 2-hour BIO broadcast, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell are joined by “Freedom Rider” Hank Thomas. PART ONE Hank Thomas overcame an impoverished childhood in southern Georgia and St. Augustine, FL to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) affiliated Nonviolent Action Group …
On the first show of 2014, Eric Love and Leila Randle welcome guests Nicole Griffin and Ignoisco Miles. PART ONE The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., often called Martin Luther King Day, is a United States holiday marking the birth date of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday …
Bring It On! looks back at some of the best interview segments of 2013. PART ONE From the August 19th broadcast, we spoke with Jamestown, South Carolina resident, Terry James for joining us to talk about his town founded in 1870 by his descendant Ervin James (a freed slave) and their family gatherings that seek …
Bev Smith and William Hosea joined Eric Love, Liz Mitchell, and Leila Randle PART ONE It’s Christmas time and while last week’s temperature climb and torrential rains melted away all vestiges of snow, we at Bring It On still wanted to gather around the ol’ Yule log and talk about our favorite memories and family …
Bev Smith and Cornelius Wright joined Dr. Roderick Paige. PART ONE On January 21, 2001, the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Roderick Paige as the 7th U.S. Secretary of Education. For Dr. Paige, the son of a principal and a librarian in public schools, that day was the crowning achievement of a long career in …
Clarence Boone and Cornelius Wright joined Frank Motley of the IU Maurer School of Law and BIO contributor Liz Mitchell PART ONE Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95 on December 5, 2013. Though not a total surprise, the world was nevertheless saddened to learn of the recent passing of this legendary and …