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Two local residents reflect on the impact of a landmark civil rights case on their own lives. Sophia Travis and Eric Love are both children of interracial marriages, so for them the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia is personal. This decision legalized interracial marriage and ended all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States. Loving Day celebrations commemorate the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia. Bloomington's celebration is examined along with the broader implications of the Loving v. Virginia decision. Also in this program: our featured musical artist is the legendary Booker T. Jones, who has just recorded his first solo album in twenty years. Hear an exclusive interview with Booker T. recorded on-location at last weekend’s Bonnaroo Festival by WFHB music director Jim Manion. As always Bring It On!

Severe thunderstorms this morning flood local roads and cause power outages; city planners OK two new four-story apartment buildings just north of the downtown core; friends and family of the late Libby Yarnelle move the upcoming memorial service to a public park to accommodate an anticipated large turnout; city officials will throw a party Friday to celebrate the opening of the B-Line Trail; Attorney General Greg Zoeller will be in town tomorrow to talk about the state's stash of unclaimed property in Monroe County and an upcoming help session for homeowners facing foreclosure; this fall Indiana University will welcome its first group of "Yellow Ribbon" military veterans using a new GI Bill to cover the costs of college.
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National Leather Association Indianapolis chapter president Sarah Battista and chair of the chapter's Domestic Violence/Community Service Committee Veronica Pejril talk about their organization for the leather/BDSM/fetish community. They explain the differences between agreed upon relationships (that may involve bondage & discipline, dominance & submission and sadomasochism) and those that are defined as domestic violence wherein someone is involuntarily controlled and/or harmed by another. They also provide a historical perspective of the current leather community as it exists today with its evolution following the post-WW II era wherein some individuals incorporated military discipline into their socio/sexual lives and relationships. Earlier BDSM practices are also recognized and many trace their beginnings to some early religions practices of flagellation and exorcism of evil with pain for pleasure.