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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! – September 11, 2023: African-American Ex-Slaves as Western Expansion Pioneers (Re-Broadcast)

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 …

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Bring It On! – September 4, 2023: An Analysis of Trump’s First Indictment (Re-Broadcast)

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 Winston Robin Winston is a  political strategist and former State Democratic …

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Bring It On! – August 28, 2023: Trump’s 4th Indictment – Georgia’s Election Interference

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 …

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Bring It On! – August 21, 2023: Dr. Marvin Dunn – Teach No Lies

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. Last Wednesday, August 16, …

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Bring It On! – August 14, 2023: The Trump Era vs Reconstruction/Jim Crow (Rebroadcast)

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 Trump supporters, in an attempt …

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Bring It On! – August 7, 2023: Reviving the West Baden Colored Church: A Labor of Love (Documentary)

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 and years of growth to …

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Bring It On! – July 31, 2023: “Living in the Skin I’m In!” for Black Men (Rebroadcast)

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 It On!’s Executive Producer is …

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Bring It On! – July 24, 2023: Lynchings in Indiana (Rebroadcast)

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 the Intersection of Race. Mr. …

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Bring It On! – July 17, 2023: Black Americans and the Republican Party (Rebroadcast)

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 Black Democrats and White Republicans. …

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Bring It On! – July 10, 2023: Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – Interpretive Acting and Theatrical Performances

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 power to transform the lives …

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