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Music by black artists is often stereotypically regarded as being limited to blues, gospel, and hip-hop. "Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music" is a conference this weekend in Bloomington bringing together black rock musicians from different generations and regions with music critics and scholars to discuss the socio-political history, development and future of black rock. The conference also celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Black Rock Coalition, founded to create a united atmosphere for the maximum exposure and acceptance of black alternative music. Conference organizer and director of the Indiana University Archives of African-American Music Portia Maultsby joins us to talk about the conference and its core issues. We also hear music clips from some of the conference's featured artists. Also in this program: Liz Mitchell shares the amazing story of John LeFlore, a lesser-known civil rights activist who helped integrate Alabama schools, on a new edition of "Dark Past, Bright Future". 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 Beverly Calender-Anderson and Jim Sims.