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Today hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone spend the hour speaking with John Zody, Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. He announced on November 14th that he will be running for the State Senate seat in Indiana’s 40th District in 2020. The announcement comes following the news from State Senator Mark Stoops that he would not seek re-election next year. …

This program was originally aired on November 2, 2015: PART ONE On tonight’s show, hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Thomas “TC” Costley, founder of the New Jersey Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club. he joins us to shed some light on his work in maintaining the legacy of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, the first peacetime all-black regiments …

Part one: Host Clarence Boone speaks with Stafford C. Berry Jr. (Baba Stafford), an esteemed artist, educator, activist, and scholar of African-rooted dance, theater, and aesthetics nationally and internationally. His extensive career includes 12 years with Chuck Davis’ African American Dance Ensemble. On this coming Saturday, November 9, 7:30 p.m., at the IU Auditorium, the African American Arts Institutes Potpourri …

Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with State Senator Eddie Melton (3rd District – D), who is running for Governor of Indiana. He has been instrumental in establishing and training mentoring organizations around the country since 2005. He was elected as State Senator for Indiana’s 3rd District in November of 2016. In addition to serving in the …

Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich are honored to welcome Nordia McNish, whose story was recently featured in The Herald Times.  She is a young single mother who has managed to overcome the odds. She was an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica who has managed to pursue her bachelor’s degree at Indiana University (Bloomington) while also enduring homelessness. She now holds …

Part One: Hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone welcome Dr. Terri Francis, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Director of The Black Film Center/Archive, and regular BIO! guest. Today she is joined by her colleague Carmel Curtis from the Moving Image Archive. They are here to talk about a series of community-made films called “We Tell: 50 Years of Participatory …

Tonight we have the pleasure of speaking with William Vance, president of the Monroe County Branch of the NAACP. The NAACP – National Association forthe Advancement of Colored People, is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United States. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority …

Part One: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Jeff Baldwin, who is an advocate from the Global Leadership Summit. Advocates are leaders who have attended the previous summits and have made a commitment to promote the Global Leadership Summit within their local networks. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day, world-class experience, broadcast every August live to hundreds …

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Erin Predmore, President and CEO of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and a trans-racial adoptive  parent. They explore the topic of trans-racial adoption and the concern that when minority children are placed in white families they may lose a strong sense of racial identity. Erin Predmore expounds on her experience as …

Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with three leaders in Monroe County’s opioid addiction recovery community to discuss the ravages of the opioid epidemic hitting Indiana and this year’s South Central Opioid Summit (September 24, 2019, 7:30AM to 6:00PM). Our guests are: Greg May – Administrative Director at Centerstone – Bloomington and member of the Monroe Opioid Advisory Commission; …