Home > News & Public Affairs > Public Affairs > Bring It On! (page 3)

Bring It On!

Bring It On! is Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community.

Bring It On!: December 4, 2023: The emergence of the “Colored Schools” in America

This is a rebroadcast from a program originally aired on December 4, 2017: In 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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – November 27, 2023: Countering the Far Right’s Efforts to Whitewash African American History

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.                 Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell. …

Read More »

Bring It On! – November 20, 2023: “Moments of Truth” Gala with Trumusiq

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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – November 13, 2023: Black Women in the Military (Rebroadcast)

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. …

Read More »

Bring It On! – November 6, 2023: Woke-ism

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. CREDITS: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On’s …

Read More »

Bring It On! –October 23, 2023: 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre

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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – October 16, 2023: Implicit Bias, Pt. 2 (Rebroadcast)

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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – October 9, 2023: Implicit Bias Pt. 1 (Rebroadcast)

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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – October 02, 2023: African-American Maternal and Infant Mortality (Rebroadcast)

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 …

Read More »

Bring It On! – September 25, 2023: Reverend Marvin Chandler

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 …

Read More »