This is a rebroadcast from January 20, 2020: Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a special edition of Bring It On! Tonight at 7 PM, the City of Bloomington is honoring the MLK holiday with a celebration at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We are recognizing the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with two riveting interviews. We’ll begin our show with a powerful discussion with Ms. Brittany Packnett, the keynote speaker for Bloomington’s 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. In the second half of the hour, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea interview tonight’s keynote speaker Dr. Melina Abdullah, Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, who will speak on “Courage and Beautiful Struggle: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Our Work”. Ms. Brittany Packnett is an activist and co-founder of Campaign Zero. She was also a member of President Barack Obama’s 21st Century Policing Task Force, and she was executive director for Teach for America in St. Louis. Her 2019 TED Talk on confidence has garnered nearly 3 million views worldwide. Brittany is the author of the forthcoming book, We Are Like Those Who Dream, with One World. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movements. She was among the original group of organizers that convened to form Black Lives Matter and continues to serve as a Los Angeles chapter leader. She is a co-host and co-producer of the weekly radio program “Beautiful Struggle” which airs on KPFK, part of the Pacifica radio network, and hosts and produces the weekly internet radio show “Move the Crowd,” which airs on Radio Justice (radiojustice.org). CREDITS: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and William Hosea. Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB’s News Department Director Kade Young. Our board engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

Dr. Gloria Howell On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with Dr. Gloria Howell. Gloria is the director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and has a mayoral appointment on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission seeks to promote and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and promote the acceptance of diversity in the community. The Commission sponsors events and programs to commemorate the annual Dr. King federal holiday, including a volunteer service day initiative "A Day ON! Not a Day Off", "40 Days of Peace", the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award, and the annual community-wide Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. The Commission also sponsors events throughout the year that promote justice, racial harmony, and equal opportunity. In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Indiana University hosted “An Evening Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” last Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Indiana University Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall. The program included student performances, IU’s Building Bridges award presentations, and special keynote remarks from Dr. Shaun Harper, one of the nation’s most highly respected racial equity experts. Sharing Dr. King’s sentiments, the City of Bloomington Dr. MLK Birthday Celebration Commission is committed to amplifying his message regarding the power of education during the 2024 celebration and beyond. This year’s theme is Unlocking Freedom: The Transformative and Liberating Power of Education. Today’s 2024 Birthday Celebration included: • Performances by Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble, • Fairview World Music, and Highland Park Elementary School Choir • Presentation of the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award • Presenters include both elected and community leaders • Recognition of “A Day On! Not a Day Off!” volunteers, and information about 40 Days of Service opportunities. More information about Indiana University's activities for Black History Month can be found here. 11/2/1983 President Reagan and Signing Ceremony for Martin Luther King Holiday Legislation in the rose garden with Coretta Scott King George Bush Howard Baker Bob Dole Jack Kemp Samuel Pierce Katie Hall looking on. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

Park Cannon For this year’s Bloomington MLK Day observance, the theme  is “Keep Knocking!” The January 16 evening keynote speaker, Park Cannon, is Georgia’s youngest State Representative and one of two openly queer lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. She represents House District 58, which encompasses a diverse cross-section of Atlanta. The Democratic lawmaker recently made national headlines when she was unlawfully arrested and removed from the Georgia Capitol after she knocked on the door to the Republican governor’s office during his signing of SB 202. This restrictive law limits voting rights in the state. Republicans rushed the bill through both chambers of the legislature a few hours before he signed it into law. It has been harshly criticized nationwide for disenfranchising Black voters, is being challenged in court, and is being dubbed “Jim Crow 2.0.” Tonight Representative Cannon talks about her start in politics and the state of affairs in the State of Georgia. She also shares her reflections on such issues as the Mid- term success of Senator Raphael Warnock and her work with such civic leaders as Stacey Abrams. Finally, as the keynote for next Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re inviting her to share a preview of her remarks. Credits: Clarence Boone is this evening’s anchor. Our co-anchor for this evening is BIO former contributor and proclaimed “Indiana’s Own” Dana Black, producer and anchor of “Turn Left”. Bring It On’s executive producer is Clarence Boone. The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

This is a rebroadcast from July 4, 2016: William Hosea and Clarence Boone talk with three special guests from sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders brought 25 young leaders to the US for several weeks. These Fellows are leaders who have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries. On this 4th of July, hear how the American experiment impacts these leaders, and at the same time how America gains wisdom from these African leaders. Sylvester Andamowei SEDE (NIGERIA) is a media professional with over eight years of experience in creative innovation, media production, and programming in community development. He has worked extensively with over 300 youths and women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Sylvester is the MD of a media firm, Sylverflame Media Ltd, and president of the Creative Arts for Peace Initiative, a youth NGO. Zemedena Abebe ARERU (ETHIOPIA) is an activist and mentoring high school girls toward reducing gender-based violence, environmental education, and hygiene and sanitation strategies. Zukiswa Yoliswa Zinhle NZO (SOUTH AFRICA), is an advocate and community leader who strives to address issues of inequality of diverse groups, especially disability. Credits: Hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Joe Crawford Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin. Our Board Engineer is Floyd Hobson and Jim Thrasher

This is a rebroadcast from February 6, 2023: On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Malcolm Abrams, the editor and publisher of Bloom Magazine. He discusses his passion for publishing Bloom and why he is driven to showcase the diversity and richness that is Bloomington. Malcolm Abrams, Editor and Publisher of Bloom Magazine Bloom Magazine is a bimonthly culture and lifestyle magazine published in Bloomington. Founded in 2005 by editor and publisher Malcolm Abrams, Bloom is an independent and free magazine, which highlights and promotes inclusion and diversity in every issue. Within its pages, peppered with high-quality photography, readers learn about Bloomington’s, local community, the arts, entertainment, food and wine, fashion and shopping, health and fitness, and business and finance. This month marks their 100th publication, which is an achievement for an individual with a lengthy career in news and print. Abrams worked for Rupert Murdoch as vice president/editorial director of Murdoch Business Magazines, where he was responsible for twenty publications including Travel Weekly, Meetings & Conventions, and Business and Commercial Aviation. Abrams is also the co-author of “Future Stuff,” and its sequel, “More Future Stuff,” both published by Viking Penguin. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. Tonight’s Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell. The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

Jesse Hagopian On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speaks with Jesse Hagopian, a high school educator, with over twenty years of experience, and social justice activist. He taught for over ten years at Seattle's Garfield High School, where the historic boycott of the MAP test or Measures of Academic Progress took place. Jesse is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools, and is the co-editor of the books, Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching for Black Lives, Teacher Unions and Social Justice, and is the editor of the book, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing. Jesse’s essay on the MAP test boycott and the ensuing national uprising against high-stakes testing was published in Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove’s 10th anniversary edition of Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Jesse’s commentary has been featured on many local and national news programs including, HBO’s “Problem Areas” with Wyatt Cenac, NBC’s “Education Nation,” The PBS News Hour with Gwen Ifill, CNN, Keith Olberman’s Countdown, The Dan Rather Report, Democracy Now!, The Real News Network, Busted Pencils, The Laura Flanders Show, and C-Span’s “Book TV.” Boycott Protest at Seattle's Garfield High School, 2013 On January 15th of 2024, the City of Bloomington will observe the MLK Birthday Celebration with the theme of Unlocking Freedom: The Transformative and Liberating Power of Education. Jesse Hagopian will inform and inspire during special remarks as a keynote speaker .   Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Our show’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. Our Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.

On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Bo Petersen, a professional South African actress, currently living in the United States. She wrote, produced, and stars in Pieces of Me, an autobiographical play. She exposes the devastating, emotional cost of living secretly as a mixed-race family under the vicious racist apartheid regime and the legacy it bore. Bo Petersen Credits: Today's hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Our show’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. Our Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Our program engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.

This is a rebroadcast from a program originally aired on December 4, 2017: Dr. Audrey McCluskey In tonight’s “Bring It On!” episode, hosts, Roberta Radovich and William Hosea, interview Dr. Audrey McCluskey. Dr. McCluskey is an IU emeritus faculty member, past Director of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, and past Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of African American & African Diaspora Studies. Dr.McCluskey shares her scholarly insight into the emergence of the “Colored Schools” in America. Credits: Today's hosts are Roberta Radovich and William Hosea. Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, With help from WFHB News Department director Wes Martin. Our board engineer is Kirsten Payton. Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, With additional background tracks by David Baker.  

On today's edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone and guest host Dr. Gloria Howell spend the with Dr. Charlie Nelms and Frank Motley to discuss efforts nationwide to ban schools from teaching critical race theory and the 1619 Project. Dr. Gloria Howell, Director of IU's Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Dr. Charlie Nelms, former Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs Frank Motley, former Assistant Dean at Indiana University                 Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Dr. Gloria Howell. Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.    

On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Ane Jenkins, speak with Troy T. Thomas, Jr., the founder and lead vocalist for Trumusiq. He is here today to promote an upcoming evening of inspirational and uplifting entertainment, food, music, and fun at the “Moments of Truth” Mental Health Gala and Awards Program scheduled for Dec. 2nd, at 6 p.m. at the Warehouse - 1525 South Rogers St. To get tickets, go to trumusiq.com. Troy Thomas, founder and lead vocalist Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Ane Jenkins. Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone. The show consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young. Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant. The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.