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Black History Month - Bloomington Style! The City of Bloomington’s sixth annual celebration of African-American history and culture has been ongoing during this month of February. The month-long festivities will culminate with the annual community-wide Black History Month Gala on February 27 at the downtown Hilton Garden Inn, featuring a silent auction and special presentations to people who make our community unique. Joining us to elaborate more on this month’s gala are 2010 City of Bloomington Black History Month Committee members Duane Smith and Jolaina Parker. Also in this program: the third in a special four-part series of our black history segment "Dark Past Bright Future" brings you oral histories from elder African-Americans recalling the days of segregation in Bloomington. This week's segment features an interview with Dr. Marvin Chandler, patriarch of one of Bloomington's most influential black families. As always, Bring It On! features regional and national news and a regional calendar highlighting events relevant to the local African-American community. Hosted by Jim Sims and Beverly Calender-Anderson.