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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 8th, 2020. Later in the program, Kade Young and Sydney Foreman talked to two organizers of the Enough is Enough protest on Friday. Also Nicholas DiBrita has an interview from that protest. In today’s show, you will also hear A Few Minutes with the Mayor. But first, we have a report …

Listen as WFHB’s Kade Young, Sydney Foreman, Katrine Bruner and Nicholas Di-Brita cover the “Enough is Enough” protest at Dunn Meadow in response to the George Floyd killing and other victims killed by police. Today’s broadcast features interviews from activists, volunteers, business owners and natural sound from the protest. Reporting was done on the day of the protest. The protest …

On this episode, we have a letter from a prisoner at Pendleton Correctional Facility about his experiences with COVID-19 there. We share a short PSA about street safety during protests, and a message from Keith “Malik” Washington. On June 3rd, Bloomington residents occupied the courthouse square in order to support the movement for black lives.  This tent city is just …

Our show is about the French Gilets jaunes Movement, or Yellow Vests Movement. For more than a year, protestors have donned yellow safety vests and taken to the streets to decry the police, centrist French President Emmanuel Macron, and his attempted austerity reforms. The reflective vests worn by protesters are required for all French motorists to store in their cars …

In today’s feature report, junior correspondent Katrine Bruner talked to environmental protesters outside Bloomington City Hall. Teachers and students walked out of schools and several local environmental protest groups attended. Protesters demanded immediate action for policymakers to address the climate crisis. Headlines include: Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb called for a ban on cellphone use while driving. According to the Indy …

A local chapter of the environmental protest group, Extinction Rebellion, has three demands for lawmakers to ensure carbon emissions drop to net zero within the next six years. WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner discusses the Extinction Rebellion organization with the founding XR Bloomington members. The Bloomington chapter of the Extinction Rebellion Organization began in the early summer of 2019. The group …

In today’s segment, we brought you news that at least ¼ of a million children would be harmed by the cancellation of the DACA, according to an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals threw its support behind the county’s suite against property owner, Joe Huff, for allegedly violating local zoning …

This week continues the conversation between Toussaint Losier and Micol Seigel. This is part two of a series in which we hear Losier, author of Rethinking the American Prison Movement, speak to Seigel about his research while writing his book, in which he builds a cohesive picture of the long history of incarceration.  In this episode, Losier speaks about resistance to …

Last week, we heard the first part of a lecture by Max Felker-Kantor on policing in Los Angeles, from the Watts Rebellion in the 60s to the brutal police beating of Rodney King in the 90s. This week, he continues to talk about the police murder of Eula Love, and how her death affected the growing anti-police sentiment and protest …

This week, we air the first of two episodes tracking the rise of police racism and militarization in Los Angeles, from the Watts Uprising of 1965 to the 1992 L.A. Riots after Rodney King’s beating. Max Felker-Kantor, author of the book, Policing Los Angeles, walks us through the changes in policing, as well as the ways in which anti-police activism …