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December 30, 2022: In Memory of Russell Maroon Shoatz

December 17th marked two years since the passing of Russell Maroon Shoatz. He was a founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. After twice escaping from prison, and twice being recaptured, Shoatz was held in solitary confinement for more than 22 years. This solitary …

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Bring It On! – December 26, 2022: The Contributions and Achievements of Black Men

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: …

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Hola Bloomington- December 23, 2022

En el segmento De Mujer a Mujer, la conductora Minerva Sosa, conversa con Marcela Sepúlveda sobre el tema de la mujer y la salud mental. Infórmese sobre los servicios de salud mental que existen en nuestra comunidad. Comparten el estigma que tiene el tema de la salud mental en la población latina/hispana. Escuche las diferentes formas de superar el estigma …

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December 23, 2022: It was a Normal Day for Us, and He Just Disappeared

This week, we speak again with Isaiah Willoughby. Last time he was on the show, he reflected on being incarcerated due to the 2020 George Floyd Uprising. He was released from prison last March, but he’s now housed once again in SeaTac Federal Detention Center on a parole violation. It took three separate calls to complete this interview: calls in …

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Bring It On! – December 19, 2022: S.W.A.G.G.E.R (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards – Part II

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 …

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Eco Report – December 16, 2022

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HEADLINES All Stories by Norm Holy In recent months, utilities have repeatedly raised rates to cover the skyrocketing costs of the coal and gas needed to run their plants as well as the energy they had to buy from the grid when some of those plants unexpectedly shut down. In a case that could cast a cloud on the Hoosier …

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December 16, 2022: Life After Lockup with Kunta Kenyatta

This week, we feature interviews on Life After Lockup from the Kunta Kenyatta Files.  Kunta Kenyatta uses YouTube to speak to a range of people in Cleveland, Ohio, often featuring videos shot from the 107 Club, a half-way house and neighborhood hub.  He speaks with neighbors, former prisoners, and others, amplifying important voices and preserving memory of key struggles like the …

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School and Suicide: Joan Hawkins

Her grown-up passions would become horror and goth films, as well as taste politics and the global rebellions of 1968, but as a young person Joan Hawkins loved creative writing. She got away from it as she advanced in the academic world. Now she’s come back to it with the publication of her new book, School and Suicide. The book …

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Saturday’s Child December 10th with Jason Fickel

WFHB welcomes Jason Fickel back to Saturday’s Child from the Monroe County History Center stage on Saturday, December 10th from 11am to noon for great music and a rollicking good time! Listen live or join us free of charge in the audience, on the corner of 6th and Washington streets, as Jason, along with an assortment of talented accomplices, treats …

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LWV-BMC Civic Conversations Podcast Presents the 26th Amendment

This month on Civic Conversations, we are joined by Kate Cruikshank, Political Papers Specialist for the University Archives at the Herman B. Wells Library. Kate joined us to talk about the 26th Amendment. The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 for all elections, state and federal. Kate shared that the amendment was created after a long debate …

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