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Bring It On! – April 25, 2022: Reparations for Black Residents in Evanston, IL

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 voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 …

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Bring It On! – April 18, 2022: Reparations for Black Residents in Evanston, IL

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 voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 …

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Bring It On! – April 11, 2022: Aziza Lisa, Jazz Musician

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 Scott, Chaka Khan and Anita …

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Hola Bloomington – May 20, 2022

Locutora,Minerva Sosa, entrevista a invitada Perla Benitez mientras comparten con nosotros sobre sus experiencias sobre el Hill Top Garden y para hablarnos sobre sus experiencias sobre el proceso sobre las Jicaras.  Tambien comparten otros eventos que hay en nuestra comunidad! Host, Minerva Sosa, interviews guest Perla Benitez as they share with us their experiences with Hill Top Garden and also …

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BSO Conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén

Now more than a half century old, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra continues to provide South Central Indiana with professional-quality symphonic music. When conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén came aboard, he pledged to diversify the orchestra and broaden its playlist and has done so. The BSO concludes its 52nd season with two performances of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” Sunday, May 22, 2022. …

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Disabulletin News Briefing:Minnesota Advocate passes, Section 504 updates, Deaf controversy in LA, Barbie, and Worldwide tech access denied

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is your disability News Briefing. Paula Goldberg, Minnesota advocate for kids with disabilities, dies at 79, MPR NEWS, May 16,2022 “Paula Goldberg, a national representative renowned for her advocacy on behalf children with disabilities died Sunday at age 79. In 1977, Goldberg co-founded and served as executive director of the PACER Center, an …

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WFHB Local News – May 16th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 16th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Professor Jeannine Bell, an expert in policing and hate crimes at Indiana University, about the racially motivated killings of 10 Black residents in Buffalo on Saturday. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

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Saturday’s Child May 14th VLF Duo Jason Fickel and Park Law

Tune in on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 am, when WFHB welcomes Saturday’s Child stalwarts par excellence the VLF Duo, for a groovin’, grand gig. The VLF Duo mixes up jazz, soul, and blues into an instrumental groove stew. Funk-master Park Law studied bass with Victor Wooten and has toured extensively in rock and soul bands.  Guitarist Jason Fickel has …

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Hola Bloomington – May 13, 2022

Un cafecito con… escuchamos algunos de los participantes sobre el Festival de la canción de español y portugués. Un cafecito con.. we listened to some of the participants about the Spanish and Portuguese Song Festival.

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May 13, 2022: The USA vs. Jessica Reznicek

This week, we hear the first part of the recent webinar ‘USA vs. Jessica Reznicek: fighting the criminalization of Water Protectors’.  The webinar description reads: “Since the No-DAPL movement, dozens of states have passed critical infrastructure laws that increase criminal penalties for anyone taking action against destructive fossil fuel projects. In 2017, 80 Republicans and 4 Democrats asked the Justice Department …

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