During a dramatic week of action in the Atlanta forest this past week, hundreds of forest defenders sabotaged a construction site for the unpopular “Cop City” development. Police responded with an act of extreme collective punishment against the entire movement, attacking a nearby Stop Cop City music festival, tasing, beating, and arresting concertgoers at random. 34 people were detained, with …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. Later in the program, a federal grand jury indicted Indianapolis Police Sergeant Eric Huxley for violating a man’s civil rights using excessive force during an arrest at Monument Circle last year. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have the latest episode …
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In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea focus on analyzing the aftermath of the Chauvin guilty verdict. Prosecutors had said that Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. Chauvin’s defense attorney countered that Floyd died as a result of the drugs found in …
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Today’s edition of Bring It On! has hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea examining the developments in the trial of Derek Chauvin so far. Livestreaming has given all access to the proceedings of the trial. National and international viewers are now following the televised trial of Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter …
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Our opening song is “Brother Malcolm” by Archie Shepp, from his 1999 release Conversations. Archie Shepp, surely one of the great political philosophers of so-called Jazz, accompanies us throughout. While preparing for this conversation another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot in the back by police, this time in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but it could have been, likely has been, in …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 8th, 2020. Later in the program, Kade Young and Sydney Foreman talked to two organizers of the Enough is Enough protest on Friday. Also Nicholas DiBrita has an interview from that protest. In today’s show, you will also hear A Few Minutes with the Mayor. But first, we have a report …
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Listen as WFHB’s Kade Young, Sydney Foreman, Katrine Bruner and Nicholas Di-Brita cover the “Enough is Enough” protest at Dunn Meadow in response to the George Floyd killing and other victims killed by police. Today’s broadcast features interviews from activists, volunteers, business owners and natural sound from the protest. Reporting was done on the day of the protest. The protest …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020. Later in the program, Sydney Foreman and myself talk to two core members of Black Lives Matter: Bloomington. Also Braydyn Lents reports on hidden coronavirus numbers at a Bloomington nursing home But first, your local headlines. Indiana has reported 4,086 patients in nursing facilities who tested positive for the …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 1st , 2020. Later in the program, Sydney Foreman talks to Mayor John Hamilton in her weekly segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. Also coming up in the next half hour, Kade Young covers protests over the weekend in Bloomington and Indianapolis. But first your local headlines: Bloomington Mayor John …
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We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for a special two-part interview entitled …
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