Bring It On!

Today’s Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Dr. Eddie Cole. He is the keynote speaker for the City of Bloomington’s annual MLK celebration. He is speaking on “The Challenge of Action and the Challenges of Action.” Dr. Charlie Nelms also joins the conversation. Dr. Eric Cole is an associate professor of higher education and organizational …

It’s not enough to demand justice for a week and simply move on. If we want to make real change in this country [the U.S.], that change needs to be reflected in our leaders, starting at the local level. Black people are tired, but are dedicating themselves to their communities and their country—consistently putting in the work to remind us …

On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic era. Dr. Tennisha Riley is an assistant professor in the Counseling & Educational Psychology …

In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with the descendants of Eliza Tevis and members of the Eliza Tevis Society at the historic Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast. They are: Regina Kimbrough Ernestine Lyons-Goodwin Charles and Barbara Stephens and Family Edna Earle Green-Sharif Nathaniel E. Green Family Members of the Hikes Farm The …

On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Natalia Galvan spend the hour with State Rep. Cherrish Pryor and David Galvin to help us gain new perspectives into Indiana’s attempts at apparent racial gerrymandering and national efforts to adversely redistrict and adversely suppress the rights of voters. State Rep. Cherrish Pryor represents Indiana House District 94. She is an …

Today’s broadcast is from our archives. Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea tackle the little-covered topic of Black people in Nazi concentration camps. During the Nazi era and the Second World War, many Black German citizens were persecuted, deported, and ultimately killed by the Nazis as they did not fit the ideology of the ‘Aryan master race’. …

Today’s broadcast is from our archives. General Colin Powell in 1992 (from National Archives) Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with with two retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Generals, Dr. Clifford Stanley and Craig Q. Timberlake, to share their reflections on the life and impact of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Colin Powell was an American statesman, …

This is a broadcast from our archives. Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the first half of the program with Attorney Alphonso Manns, one of Bloomington’s long-time African American practicing attorneys. He is a 1964 graduate of Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, in …

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, …

On today’s edition of Bring It On! host William Hosea speaks with two declared candidates for public offices in Monroe County. They are Ruben Marte’, Candidate for Sheriff, and Matt Fyfe, 9th District Congressional Candidate. Even though mid-term elections are a year away, we wanted to hear what these candidates believe in and how they want to make life better …