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Sex is popular – and bad guys use it. These nasty scams can be scary, and that’s why they work way too often. But you aren’t in the kind of danger the con artists threaten you with! Here’s how to know what you should ignore.

In her new book, Carceral Capitalism, poet and scholar Jackie Wang confronts mass incarceration in the US by delving into the processes that feed into and maintain the prison system: anti-black racism, predatory lending, algorithmic policing, privatized prisons, credit scams, data analytics and histories of exclusion. The so-called ‘race-neutral’ technologies like credit scoring, data mining, and algorithmic policing provide a …

The South Bend Fraternal Order of Police issued a public letter yesterday, in harsh criticism of Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg, who hopes to secure the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination, suspended campaigning last week, after a Black man was shot to death by a White officer in South Bend. In their letter, the South Bend police union criticized, “Mayor Pete,” as …

Mike Adams at His Honest Weight debuts 6 songs from his new album, “There is No Feeling Better.” Mike is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Warsaw, IN to a musical family. He has been playing music in Bloomington for the past 18 years, both solo and with several bands. Although his new album features a variety of instruments and …

Compassion was a recurring theme in a community conversation held Monday night on reforming Monroe County’s criminal justice system. The community conversation was held at Unionville Elementary School, and hosted by the Monroe County Human Rights Commission. In an email to WFHB, County Attorney Margie Rice said officials hope to change the criminal justice system to positively reflect the community …

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with State Representative Robin Shackleford, who is the current chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC). An Indianapolis native, she has dedicated her life to the principles of servant leadership. She was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2012. Shackleford represents the citizens of Indiana House District 98 and …

The U.S. Court of Appeals is considering Attorney General Curtis Hill’s request for a stay on the operations of a South Bend women’s health clinic. Hill’s request for a stay was denied by a federal district court on June 7. The Attorney General’s office claims the clinic, Whole Woman’s Health, is missing a required licence from the Indiana State Department of …

Lori Dahlstrom has volunteered with Global Gifts fair trade store since it first came to Bloomington nine years ago.  She was looking for an opportunity that would be enjoyable and not super stressful as a counterbalance to her professional life as a counselor. She enjoys meeting the customers who come into the store and educating them about the mission of …

Returning to Local Live, Southern Indiana Honky Tonk band Lexi Len and the Strangers play their original country rock songs inspired by Loretta Lynn, Hank III, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, the Allman Brothers, and the Grateful Dead. Listen to the full session. Originally aired on 6/5/19.

Kevin Steel speaks to us about being sentenced to twelve years in prison at the age of 17.  Speaking to us from the 4th annual Fight Toxic Prisons conference- which you can hear at points in the background- Kevin touches on a lot of different topics, including the Influence of the Black Panthers and other groups on his youth, hunger …