Tag Archives: women’s rights

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national political offices: As a healthcare professional, Dr. Valerie McCray has evaluated thousands of men and women of our military suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain injuries from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, …

A group of bills were introduced in the Indiana legislature focusing on women, mothers and working families. WFHB Correspondent Rasha Kamhawi presents some of those bills. While the Equal Pay Act has been law for almost 60 years, the National Women’s Law Center states women continue to be paid less than men for the same work. The pay gap translates …

Frankie gave us the keys again. Join us for a discussion with our special guests Alison and Sofia. We will be talking bout dating as a bisexual, bi-phobia, bi-erasure, and other issues bisexual people face as part of the LGBTQ community. Tune in for your weekly LGBT+ update! Music this week comes from Nilufer Yanya’s Miss Universe. Events: Poetry Palooza: …

Flags are at half-mast throughout the state of Indiana. Governor Eric Holcomb directed flags to be lowered on Thursday evening, after the death was announced of former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh. The former Democratic Senator Bayh served as Indiana’s Federal Senator from 1963 until 1981. During his tenure in the US Senate Birch Bayh authored key Women’s Rights legislation, including …

An explosion on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus shut down 10th street over the weekend; Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in Bloomington on Friday; The City of Bloomington and Monroe County have been awarded a $30 thousand grant in support of law enforcement; Yellowwood Road in Brown County is once again open; Fall foliage has yet to materialize throughout Brown County. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue.  Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow.  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow.  A new bike sharing program is being launched by the City of Bloomington and …

Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue. A “Plank” is the term often given to the components of a political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party. The Republican party convention delegates approved a plank, which reads “We believe …

In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal Glenda Murray tells the story of Susan B. Anthony’s visit to Bloomington in the 1880’s to support women’s rights. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website.

Senate Enrolled Act 340, which passed in this year’s short session of the Indiana Legislature, would increase the reporting requirements for women seeking an abortion, increase the inspections and standards of health clinics which perform abortions, and level criminal charges against physicians who fail to fully disclose patient complications resulting from an abortion. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, along …

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the Indiana State Department of Health this morning. The suit is a challenge to the constitutionality of Senate Enrolled Act 340. The law, passed earlier this year, imposing new requirements on abortion providers. It also compels all doctors to report any medical complications that occur during or after an abortion. …