Myths and realities COvid19 vaccine Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis Fernando Ceja in the company of Cristian Garzo with a forum Dr. Gerardo Maupome Head of Public Health Research at the University of Indiana, Ventanillas de Salud, Eskenazi Health and many more. Find out what Dr Maupome answers about any concerns he has. The doctor also answers some of his …

After a long career behind the keyboard and specializing in travel writing Laurie Borman heard Indiana University’s Jim Madison talk about his book, The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland. She was so fascinated by the subject of hate that she switched writing gears and began to pen a long piece on the connections between white supremacists, religious nationalists, and …

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On Monday, teachers and people who work with children or in schools became eligible to sign-up get Covid-19 vaccines. And on Tuesday morning, Hoosiers aged 45-49 also became eligible to sign up. If you qualify, you can sign up online by visiting Oourshot.in.gov, over the phone by calling 2-1-1 for assistance, or by contacting one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on …

Watch out for someone trying to sell you a COVID-19 vaccine, because if you have to pay, it isn’t real. Also, child safety kits are scamming local families. Listen now, to lean how to avoid these scammers and more.

The global pandemic has exacerbated an already-simmering crisis of food insecurity, itself rooted in growing populations pushed outside of formal labor markets.  This exclusion, often implemented along racial lines, leads to precarity and a struggle for survival, which has only grown more bleak with the pressures of COVID-19.  The economy simply cannot produce enough jobs, and even those existing jobs …

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 Doula, Shelonda Bledsoe, and Director …

Indiana’s vaccine eligibility has been expanded twice so far this week. On Monday, pre-K through high school teachers and staff, Hoosiers who work at childcare centers, in Head Start and Early Start programs, licensed childcare providers, classroom aides, bus drivers, janitors, counselors, administration staff, cafeteria workers, and substitute teachers became eligible to schedule their COVID-19 vaccination. This morning, sign-ups opened …

(Original air date: May 19, 2020) In the United States of the 1950s there was a struggle over the very idea of what it would mean to be an American. After World War II, an American could ride high on military power and new technologies. But the Cold War and Nuclear Anxiety undermined the very real economic prosperity being experienced …

Purd McGee is a musical stew flavored with rock, jazz, and funk that’s been simmering since about 1996. The universe introduced John Points and native-Hoosier/former Blooomingtonian Buzz Luckenbill while working at the PourHouse Bar and Grill in Boston. Their shared musical interests and influences quickly became evident, and that energy drove the creation of their first collaborative effort – a …