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On today’s edition of Bring It On!, Clarence Boone spends the hour with Dr. Charlie Nelms and Dr. Audrey McCluskey. They have all just attended, a riveting performance by the Resilience Productions team entitled From Truth to 
Justice: The Price We Paid for the Ballot. This original play tells the story of the contentious relationship between the Black and White suffrage movements. It provides insight into the dilemma created by the proposed ratification of the 15th Amendment. It exposes the attitudes and behaviors of two groups fighting for a common good but whose worldviews differ significantly. Sojourner Truth, Francis Harper, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Church Terrell, and Daisy Lampkins weave the story of the tumultuous journey to access the ballot. The women of Resilience Productions are honored to be included in the Off-Night Play Reading Festival, featuring plays written by women. Resilience Indiana’s Untold Stories is the opening play, on Sunday, October 27th at 2:00 p.m. matinee at the Constellation Playhouse (located at 107 W. 9th here in Bloomington).
Dr. Nelms has had a storied career in academics and advocacy, having served in numerous leadership positions in the IU system, Dr. Nelms served as chancellor of both the University of Michigan, Flint, and North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
Dr. Audrey McCluskey is a renowned writer and professor emeriti at Indiana University. While in academia at IU, she was an African-American and African Diaspora Studies professor and a former director of IU’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. She was also the director of the Black Film Archive. As a prolific writer, she wrote the book Forgotten Sisterhood about four influential female African American educators in the South.
CREDITS:
Today’s host is Clarence Boone.
Bring It On!’s executive producer is Clarence Boone.
The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.
The program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.
