Tag Archives: Black History Month

Today’s hosts of Bring  It On!, Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the first half of the show speaking with Shatoyia Moss, Bloomington’s Safe and Civil City Director, and Gloria Howell, the Director of IU’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, about the events being held by the City of Bloomington and the Indiana University Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center to commemorate National …

Maqube Reese has been a symbol for the Bloomington community for years, from her days at Stepping Stones, to the seat at city hall promoting Black History Month, to currently working at I.U.’s Kelley School of Business as the assistant director of diversity initiatives.  Last Saturday, she was given the city of Bloomington’s Outstanding Black Leaders of Tomorrow award at …

Today’s program focuses on the different events celebrating Black History Month happening in Bloomington, Indiana throughout February. Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the US, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States, Canada, and, more recently, has been observed unofficially in Ireland, the Netherlands, …

PART ONE: Host Clarence Boone speaks with eminent bachata artist Martires De Leon, the leader of the DREAM Bachata Academy, and Ben de Menil, its musical director, who also acts as De Leon’s translator. DREAM stands for Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring, a music academy that teaches its young musicians bachata, a genre of Latin American music originating from the …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Maqube Reese and James Sanders, who present an overview of the annual State of the Black Community address. Maqube Reese is the Chair of Black History Month, and James Sanders is the Black History Month Kick-Off Chair. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and William discuss Carmen Seiring’s article in Bloom …

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 …

This is the final Tuesday in February and so also our last show dedicated to highlighting our past programs detailing key figures and moments in Black History in the United States. So far this month we’ve heard Gerald Horne proclaim that the American Revolution was guided by a backlash to England’s abolitionism; that the US needed to be free to …

William Hosea and Roberta Radovich welcome Liz Mitchell and Dr. Charlie Nelms PART ONE On tonight’s show, William and Roberta, along with Jim Sims, welcome Bring It On contributor and segment producer of Dark Past/Bright Future Liz Mitchell. Liz joins us to give a detailed history of the African-American community in Martinsville. PART TWO Dr. Charlie Nelms, former chancellor of …

The Koch brothers are reportedly spending $4 million to attack what they consider ‘vulnerable’ democratic candidates, including Joe Donnelly; Indiana Senate Republican Leader David Long announced his unexpected resignation yesterday; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill spent yesterday evening with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, at a reception celebrating Black History Month at the White House; The Cook Group clears another hurdle in …