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Founded more than a hundred years ago, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots civil rights organization. More than a half-million members and supporters are advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization, working to eradicate discriminatory behaviors and practices and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. To speak to the local efforts of the Monroe County branch of the NAACP, we visit with branch president Bill Vance and members Debra Vance and Edward Hazelrigg to discuss the relevance of NAACP today and the upcoming annual Freedom Fund Banquet fundraiser dinner on October 10. Also in this program: financial correspondent Kevin Osborne offers advice on how to avoid predatory lending practices on a new edition of "Compound Interest". Our featured musical artist is R&B singer-songwriter John Legend, a six-time Grammy winner inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. As always Bring It On! features regional and national headline news and a regional calendar highlighting events relevant to the local African-American community. Hosted by Beverly Calender-Anderson and Jim Sims.