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This is a rebroadcast from July 4, 2016: William Hosea and Clarence Boone talk with three special guests from sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders brought 25 young leaders to the US for several weeks. These Fellows are leaders who have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their …

Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dr. Charlie Nelms about the launch of his new book, “From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir – A Story of How Education was His Weapon of Choice for Fighting Racism and Inequality.” Dr. Nelms will launching his book as part of the IU Bicentennial …

Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Amrita Myers speak with Amber Skoby, executive director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and William Hosea, chairman of its board of commissioners, about an initiative seeking Section 3 minority and women owned business enterprises to submit bids for over $5 million for renovations being made to current public housing communities. They also discuss, more …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Dr. Charlie Nelms, who is a higher education consultant and senior scholar with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and  a former chancellor with universities in North Carolina, Indiana, and Michigan. They discuss the state of higher education with Betsy Devos as the United States Secretary of Education …

PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with executive director of Miss Indiana University, Teresa White, and Andi Hagen, an executive with Pageantry IU, about the Ms. IU Pageant scheduled for Sunday, February 17. PART TWO Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Monica Johnson, Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and Director of University Cross …

PART ONE: On tonight’s show, hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Family Practice doctor, Dr. Karenn Reid-Renner to discuss New Year’s healthy eating resolutions and a new health and wellness spa she is launching this Thursday. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Shatoyia Moss and James Saunders, who are with the the city of …

On tonight’s show, hosts Jim Sims and Clarence Boone interview this year’s City of Bloomington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration keynote speaker, Janai Nelson. She is the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.  She is also a former director of LDF’s Political Participation Group and a former NAACP LDF/Fried Frank Fellow. An interview, …

The Monroe County Democratic Party elected the first person of color to lead the party, on Sunday. Jennifer Crossley beat out Penny Githens in a close vote during party elections at the Nat U. Hill Room, at the Monroe County Courthouse. Crossley is the first non-White head of the Monroe County Democratic party. She replaces outgoing Monroe County Democratic Party …

On tonight’s show, we re-air a show from September 24th, 2018. This show features an anonymous Dreamer and Christine Popp of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law. She is an expert on immigration issues. This is a lead-up to a live interview that we are planning for next Monday to talk with her about her recent trip to Tijuana, Mexico. CREDITS Our …

With President Donald Trump’s threats of “shutting down the government” due to his defiant stance over the construction of a border wall, we dedicate tonight’s broadcast to the plight and common misunderstandings of undocumented Latinx immigrants. Hosts Jim Sims and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. are joined by Texas A&M Associate Professor of History Felipe Hinojosa, who speaks about the border and …