Bring It On!

Bring It On! is Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community.

Bring It On! – August 4, 2025: Indiana’s Black Heritage with Eunice Trotter and Leon Bates

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 33.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | More  On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Eunice Trotter, the Director of Indiana Landmark’s Black Heritage Preservation Program, and Leon Bates, a historian and member of the Indiana Remembrance Coalition. According to the Indiana Historical Bureau, …

Read More »

Bring It On! – July 28, 2025: The Black Rodeo Circuit

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 35.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn tonight’s episode of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the evening with Marcous Friday to discuss the history of the Black Rodeo in America. Marcous Friday has been Arizona’s Black Rodeo announcer for more than 10 years. He says the rodeo experience …

Read More »

Bring It On! – July 14, 2025: The Indiana State Police and African-American Achievements

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 31.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell welcome Attorney Jerome Ezell, Indiana’s 3rd black appointed State Trooper. Mr. Ezell had over 50 years of service to Indiana Law Enforcement. State police are specialized law enforcement agencies that operate under state governments …

Read More »

Bring It On! – July 7, 2025: USA Trade Relations with Canada in the Trump 47 Era

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 35.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dale Botting, a renowned Canadian business leader and executive coach whose career spans several sectors, including economic development, international trade, biotechnology, and public policy. He is the founder of the …

Read More »

Bring It On! – June 30, 2025: World Kiswahili Language Day – July 7

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 32.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Alwiya Saleh Omar and Dr. Ng’uono Okelo to discuss World Kiswahili Language Day. Both Dr. Omar and Dr. Ng’uono are affiliated with the African Studies Program and the National …

Read More »

Bring It On! – June 16, 2025: 2025 Juneteenth in Bloomington, IN (Rebroadcast)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 34.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreToday’s program is a rebroadcast from June 9, 2025, in honor of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, June 19. We also invite you to celebrate the holiday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Courtyard. This year’s celebration will feature a self-guided Black cultural walking tour, a …

Read More »

Bring It On! – June 09, 2025: 2025 Juneteenth in Bloomington, IN

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 34.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Andrew Shannon, City of Bloomington Director of Safe and Civil Cities, and Bring It On Contributor, Dr. Gloria Howell, director of the IU Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, to discuss Bloomingtons’s …

Read More »

Bring It On! – June 02, 2025: Black Music Month and the Bloomington Granfalloon Festival

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 35.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Natalia Almanza of the Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council; Dr. Olivia Ekeh, faculty member in the IU African American and African Diaspora Studies; and, our good friend and BIO …

Read More »

Bring It On! – May 26, 2025: Rally Against Racism

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 33.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone spends the hour with Jim Sims, Dr. Charlie Nelms, and Dr. Gloria Howell to shed light on the continuing controversy surrounding Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and offer their perspectives on what the political and educational horizon …

Read More »