Bring It On! – January 13, 2014

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On the first show of 2014, Eric Love and Leila Randle welcome guests Nicole Griffin and Ignoisco Miles.

PART ONE
The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., often called Martin Luther King Day, is a United States holiday marking the birth date of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. It is the only United States federal holiday commemorating an African American and one of only four to commemorate an individual person.

On January 17, 2000, for the first time, Martin Luther King Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. states. The day is marked by demonstrations for peace, social justice and racial and class equality, as well as a national day of volunteer community service. In recent years, the moniker of “A Day On, Not A Day Off” has been embraced by a significant number of communities.

Joining Eric and Leila to for the first show of 2014 to go over the many MLK Day activities going on in Bloomington and on the IU campus Nicole Griffin, vice chair of the City of Bloomington MLK Birthday Commission, and Ignoisco Miles, Director for the Revolution Emergent Theatre Project.

PART TWO
Headline news and local calendar events of interest to the African-American community.

CREDITS
Hosts: Eric Love and Leila Randle
Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone
Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh
Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin
Our Board Engineer is Chris Martin