Tag Archives: African-American

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 …

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 …

The mural in People’s Park was anonymously overlaid with the words, “Black Lives Matter” on Friday, June 19, 2020. The City of Bloomington Arts Commission Met on July 8th, during a public meeting to decide whether or not it will keep the “Black Lives Matter” lettering.  “Defund BPD” was spray-painted in the upper right corner of the mural, but the …

For this week’s episode, we share a conversation between Melanie D. Newport and Anne Gray Fisher. They talk about the history of Cook County Jail- the largest facility in the country. Melanie D. Newport is an Assistant Professor of US History at the University of Connecticut-Hartford. Her work explores the criminal justice system in the United States since the 1950s. …

Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Josefa Luce, the Latino Programs Coordinator for the City of Bloomington, and Gavin Everett, a city commissioner for Hispanic and Latino Affairs, about the 2nd Annual Bloomington Black y Brown Arts Festival (BBBAF) – May 14 to May 18, 2019. The Bloomington Black y Brown Arts Festival is a three-day …

This week, we finish our conversation between Toussaint Losier and Micol Seigel. This is part three of a series in which we hear Losier, author of Rethinking the American Prison Movement, speak to Seigel about his research while writing his book, in which he builds a cohesive picture of the long history of incarceration. In this final part of the conversation, Losier …

The Bloomington Utilities Service Board approved a $1.9 million contract with Utility Metering Solutions for a ‘smart water metering system,’ which would allow residents’ water to be shut off, or turned on, remotely; A truck damaged a 135-year-old covered bridge in Greene County, on Friday; State Senator (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops filed two bills in the legislature aimed at increasing gun regulations, …

Part One: While the Bring It On crew takes a break for Christmas and New Year’s, we have produced a special Bring It On broadcast highlighting interviews and features on several fascinating people and topics. We begin with an April 30 conversation, featuring Kathryn Thompson a “Thriving Connections” Coach, from the Indiana South Central Community Action Program. Thriving Connections is …

In this episode, hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with Bring It On contributor, Liz Mitchell, to discuss an upcoming documentary and the background of  The First Baptist (Colored) Church of West Baden Springs, Indiana. MUSIC“Little Drummer Boy” and “Christmas in Dixie” by The Blind Boys of Alabama, from “Go Tell It On The Mountain.” CREDITSOur show’s producer is Clarence Boone, …

In this episode, family practice doctor Dr. Karen Reid-Renner joins hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone, to discuss her specialty field and the fulfillment she derives from helping those in need. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. Our board engineer is Taiah Wilson. Our original theme music was created by …