http://www.wfhb.org/news/bringiton en no http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-21-2012 <p>Hosts William Hosea and Bev Smith welcome Jane McLeod, President of the Monroe County Chapter of Mental Health America, and Audrey Heller, co-organizer of the 2012 MOSAIC Diversity Film and Theater Festival, to the studio to discuss the Diversity Theater’s airing of “No Kidding! Me Too.” Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-21-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-21-2012#comments News 56:46 WFHB Hosts William Hosea and Bev Smith welcome Jane McLeod, President of the Monroe County Chapter of Mental Health America, and Audrey Heller, co-organizer of the 2012 MOSAIC Diversity Film and Theater Festival, to the studio to discuss the Diversity Theater’s airing of “No Kidding! Me Too.” Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Jane McLeod, president of the Monroe county chapter of Mental Health America and Audrey Heller, a co-organizer of the 2012 MOSAIC Diversity Film and Theater Festival discuss their collaboration to promote awareness of mental health issues by airing the film “No Kidding! Me Too” as well as the impact and stigma of this in the African-American community. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. LINKS Diversity Theater, bloomington.in.gov/diversity-theatre CREDITS Hosts: William Hosea, Bev Smith Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin Our board Engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker May 21, 2012 clean Mon, 21 May 2012 17:56:42 -0700 WFHB News 34258 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-14-2012 <p>Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak with author, columnist, and investment advisor Leslie Reed about finance, politics and the issues that shape our daily lives. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-14-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-14-2012#comments News 55:58 WFHB Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright speak with author, columnist, and investment adviser Leslie Reed about finance, politics and the issues that shape our daily lives. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Leslie Reed is an author, syndicated columnist and financial investment entrepreneur. Mr. Reed writes the column "Money Talk" for Scoop Magazine and this month launched the webcast "Les Is More." He is also a registered investment adviser and president of Reed Investment Management, LLC. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. LINKS Leslie Reed radionext.tv/fireback/index.php CREDITS Hosts: William Hosea, Cornelius Wright Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin Our board Engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker clean Mon, 14 May 2012 16:28:20 -0700 WFHB News 34151 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-7-2012 <p>Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Courtney Bishop, IU alum and president of Major Taylor Sport Marketing. Courtney has been a familiar presence around the IU Lil’ 500 race for twenty-one years. He was first a rider on Team Major Taylor which he founded in 1991 and subsequently as coach of Team Major Taylor and several other men’s and women’s teams. He’s known for a persevering drive that seemingly all culminated for him when he coached the men’s winning team.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-7-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-may-7-2012#comments News 58:39 WFHB Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Courtney Bishop, IU alum and president of Major Taylor Sport Marketing. Courtney has been a familiar presence around the IU Lil’ 500 race for twenty-one years. He was first a rider on Team Major Taylor which he founded in 1991 and subsequently as coach of Team Major Taylor and several other men’s and women’s teams. He’s known for a persevering drive that seemingly all culminated for him when he coached the men’s winning team. We’ve invited Courtney to join us by phone to recap this year’s remarkable achievement and to offer his views on his emotional ride with the IU Lil’ 500. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Courtney Bishop is an IU alum and president of Major Taylor Sport Marketing – named in honor of the late world-champion cyclist Marshall Major Taylor. He has also held positions as executive vice president of Pathway Productions – a media production house. During a period of 21 years, Courtney has been a familiar presence around the IU Lil’ 500 race; first, as a rider on Team Major Taylor. He’s known for a persevering drive that seemingly all culminated for him when he coached the men’s winning team from Delta Tau Delta. As the first black winning coach at Lil’ 500, he has triumphed over many obstacles (both on and off the track). PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: Clarence Boone, William Hosea Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin Our board Engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker May 7, 2012 clean Mon, 07 May 2012 16:06:16 -0700 WFHB News 34012 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-30-2012 <p>Dr. Pilgrim is best known as the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum-a 5,000 piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University. The museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance. The new Jim Crow Museum is now open to the public. The grand opening of the museum took place over the weekend. In tribute to this we asked Bring It On! contributors, Liz Mitchell and Cornelius Wright to discuss the impact of the museum and it’s revealing collection with the founder and curator, Dr. David Pilgrim. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-30-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-30-2012#comments News 54:02 WFHB Dr. Pilgrim is best known as the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum-a 5,000 piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University. The museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance. The new Jim Crow Museum is now open to the public. The grand opening of the museum took place over the weekend. In tribute to this we asked Bring It On! contributors, Liz Mitchell and Cornelius Wright to discuss the impact of the museum and it’s revealing collection with the founder and curator, Dr. David Pilgrim. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Dr. David Pilgrim is a public speaker and one of this country's leading experts on issues relating to multiculturalism, diversity, and race relations. He has been interviewed by NPR, Time Magazine, the BBC, and dozens of newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum-a 5,000 piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University. The museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance. The Museum features six exhibit areas -- Who and What is Jim Crow; Jim Crow Violence; Jim Crow and Anti-Black Imagery; Battling Jim Crow Imagery; Attacking Jim Crow Segregation; and Beyond Jim Crow. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. LINKS Dr. David Pilgrim: www.ferris.edu/jimcrow CREDITS Hosts: Bev Smith, William Hosea Today's interview was conducted by Liz Mitchell and Cornelius Wright Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our News Editor is Michael Nowlin Our board Engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker April 30, 2012 clean Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:27:31 -0700 WFHB News 33839 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-23-2012 <p>"Why should African Americans be actively engaged in both the primary and general election?” With this in mind; and as we enter the heart of this year’s election season, Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome Hugh Barbary, a private citizen and community organizer, to discuss such relevant topics as Black Voter Apathy, Black Voter Registration and perceived Black Voter Suppression. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-23-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-23-2012#comments News 54:52 WFHB "Why should African Americans be actively engaged in both the primary and general election?” With this in mind; and as we enter the heart of this year’s election season, Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome Hugh Barbary, a private citizen and community organizer, to discuss such relevant topics as Black Voter Apathy, Black Voter Registration and perceived Black Voter Suppression. Also, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable power for an organization representing the community; allowing it to influence key decision-makers on a range of issues over time. Furthermore, community organizers generally seek to build groups that are democratic in governance, open and accessible to community members, and concerned with the general health of the community rather than a specific interest group. Organizing seeks to broadly empower community members, with the end goal of distributing power more equally throughout the community. An overarching question is, “Why should African Americans be actively engaged in both the primary and general election?” With this in mind; and as we enter the heart of this year’s election season, we have invited Hugh Barbary, private citizen and community organizer, to join us to discuss such relevant topics as Black Voter Apathy, Black Voter Registration and perceived Black Voter Suppression. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. LINKS Hugh Barbary: www.facebook.com/ofa.in. CREDITS Hosts: William Hosea, Cornelius Wright Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker April 23, 2012 clean Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:55:10 -0700 WFHB News 33679 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-16-2012 <p>The IU Soul Revue, one of three performing ensembles which comprises our historic African American Arts institute, will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary during the weekend of April 27th - 28th. The celebration will include a host of activities ranging from “40 years of Soul Food Dinner” to the album release of “Music Is Just A Party” (a never released album recorded in 1976-77). Hosts Bev Smith and Cornelius Wright welcome the illustrious Dr. Charles E. Sykes, Executive Director of the African American Arts Institute, to speak on the upcoming festivities, honorees and history of this grand institute. We also hear a few cuts from the "Music is Just a Party" LP and as always, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-16-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-16-2012#comments News 55:53 WFHB The IU Soul Revue, one of three performing ensembles which comprises our historic African American Arts institute, will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary during the weekend of April 27th - 28th. The celebration will include a host of activities ranging from “40 years of Soul Food Dinner” to the album release of “Music Is Just A Party” (a never released album recorded in 1976-77). Hosts Bev Smith and Cornelius Wright welcome the illustrious Dr. Charles E. Sykes, Executive Director of the African American Arts Institute, to speak on the upcoming festivities, honorees and history of this grand institute. We also hear a few cuts from the "Music is Just a Party" LP and as always, Bring It On! explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Since 1974, the African American Arts Institute has promoted and preserved African American culture through performance, education, creative activity, research, and outreach. Arguably, thousands of opportunities have been offered for Indiana University students to explore their talents in performance, teaching, and arts management, while pursuing IU degrees. During the weekend of April 27-28th, the Soul Revue, which is one third of the performing ensembles which comprise the African American Arts Institute, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. The celebration will include a host of activities ranging from “40 years of Soul Food Dinner” to the album release of “Music Is Just A Party” (a never released album recorded in 1976-77). The African American Arts Institute will recognize their Herman C. Hudson Award recipient during the banquet as well. Dr. Charles E. Sykes, Executive Director of The African American Arts Institute joins us in-studio for a conversation on the upcoming festivities and the history of this grand institute. Song: “Seasons of Love” from Music Is Just A Party PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. Song: "This Lonely Room from Music Is Just A Party LINKS "Music Is Just A Party" from The IU Soul Revue is available for download at: www.indiana.edu/~aaai. CREDITS Hosts: Bev Smith, Cornelius Wright Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker April 16, 2012 clean Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:00:06 -0700 WFHB News 33543 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-9-2012 <p>Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Indiana State Representative, Vernon G. Smith, to discuss, among other things, the topic of empowering our young black males. Mr. Smith is also an Associate Professor of Education at Indiana University Northwest and a former Gary City Council member. Last Wednesday Representative Smith spoke for an IU Black Alumni speaker series at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. His topic was “African Americans in Politics.” Among the many relevant points of raised during his speech, he spoke very passionately on the plight of young black males in the State of Indiana. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-9-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-9-2012#comments News 56:47 WFHB Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell welcome Indiana State Representative, Vernon G. Smith, to discuss, among other things, the topic of empowering our young black males. Mr. Smith is also an Associate Professor of Education at Indiana University Northwest and a former Gary City Council member. Last Wednesday Representative Smith spoke for an IU Black Alumni speaker series at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. His topic was “African Americans in Politics.” Among the many relevant points of raised during his speech, he spoke very passionately on the plight of young black males in the State of Indiana. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Vernon G. Smith is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 14th District since 1990. He was the chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus from 2006-2008. He is also an Associate Professor of Education at Indiana University Northwest Representative Smith, a former Gary City Council member, serves on a number of committees including the Education committee and the Family, Children and Human Affairs committee. Among his top legislative achievements was sponsorship of the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males, creation of the Indiana Ombudsman Bureau and legislation awarding good time credit to inmates who get an education. Last Wednesday Representative Smith spoke for an IU black alumni speaker series at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. His topic was “African Americans in Politics”. Among the many relevant points of raised during his speech, he spoke very passionately on the plight of young black males in the State of Indiana. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: William Hosea, Liz Mitchell Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer is Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker April 9, 2012 clean Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:38:28 -0700 WFHB News 33414 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-2-2012 <p>Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome an esteemed panel of local women to discuss the events surrounding the recent shooting and resultant death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, and the subsequent Bloomington justice march and rally on the steps of Courthouse Square on March 24th. Our guests include: Dr. Shivon Carter-David, a lecturer in the IU Department of History; Shawnee Robin, a crisis intervention services coordinator with Middle Way House, Inc.; and Abigail Sewell, a doctoral candidate within the IU Department of Sociology. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-2-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-april-2-2012#comments News 58:59 WFHB Hosts William Hosea and Cornelius Wright welcome an esteemed panel of local women to discuss the events surrounding the recent shooting and resultant death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, and the subsequent Bloomington justice march and rally on the steps of Courthouse Square on March 24th. Our guests include: Dr. Shivon Carter-David, a lecturer in the IU Department of History; Shawnee Robin, a crisis intervention services coordinator with Middle Way House, Inc.; and Abigail Sewell, a doctoral candidate within the IU Department of Sociology. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE The shooting of Trayvon Martin took place on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, FL. Trayvon, an unarmed, 17-year-old African-American male, was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a multi-racial man of Hispanic and White origins. Martin was walking from a convenience store to the home of his father's girlfriend when Zimmerman, a community watch coordinator, began following Martin and called the Sanford Police Department to say he witnessed suspicious behavior. Soon afterward, there was a confrontation that ended when Zimmerman fatally shot Martin. Zimmerman described the shooting to the responding police as self-defense. Zimmerman was taken into custody but not formally arrested. Authorities stated they did not find evidence to contradict his assertion of self-defense. The lead homicide investigator was not convinced by Zimmerman's account and wanted to charge him with manslaughter, but the state attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence for a conviction. The circumstances around Martin's death received national and international attention, particularly regarding Florida's Stand Your Ground law and allegations of racial motivations and police misconduct, triggering public demands for Zimmerman's arrest. Many people, from civil rights leaders to public officials – including Reverend Al Sharpton, President Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi – have made public comments or released statements calling for a full investigation. PART TWO Headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community CREDITS Hosts: William Hosea, Cornelius Wright Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer is Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker April 2, 2012 clean Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:03:53 -0700 WFHB News 33266 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-26-2012 <p>Hosts Bev Smith and William Hosea speak with Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, about a variety of governance and social issues in the last installment of episodes celebrating Women's History Month and the achievements of African-American women. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-26-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-26-2012#comments News 57:07 WFHB Hosts Bev Smith and William Hosea speak with Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, about a variety of governance and social issues in the last installment of episodes celebrating Women's History Month and the achievements of African-American women. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE March is National Women’ History Month and we at Bring It On! devoted this month’s programs to celebrating the rich and varied contributions of contemporary African American women. We feel we have saved the best for last.She's been a prosecutor, a defense attorney, a community activist, a judge, civil rights commissioner and at one time was Indiana's chief law enforcer. Now Karen Freeman-Wilson is Mayor of her native hometown-- and the hometown of our hosts and producer-- the City of Gary. Many believed the recent mayoral election in Gary to be the most important in the city’s storied history. With bankruptcy looming, a population on the decline and a troubled school system, it was widely believed by most that the future of Gary was in the balance. With the outcome decided in Karen’s favor, she now begins the arduous work of rebuilding, inspiring and leading one of the former premier manufacturing cities in America. www.gary.in.us PART TWO As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: Bev Smith, William Hosea and Ms. Beverly Calender-Anderson Bring It On is produced by Clarence Boone with support from executive producer Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker Bring It On! - March 26, 2012 clean Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:41:26 -0700 WFHB News 33124 at http://www.wfhb.org http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-19-2012 <p>Hosts Bev Smith and William Hosea speak with founder of Saving Promise, L.Y. Marlow. Saving Promise is building a unified national movement to change intimate partner violence and sexual violence in America. Ms. Marlow joins us define the crisis of domestic and intimate partner violence; to elaborate more on the mission of Saving Promise; and to share the Promise story with our listeners. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-19-2012">read more</a></p> http://www.wfhb.org/news/bring-it-march-19-2012#comments News 55:50 WFHB Hosts Bev Smith and William Hosea speak with founder of Saving Promise, L.Y. Marlow. Saving Promise is building a unified national movement to change intimate partner violence and sexual violence in America. Ms. Marlow joins us define the crisis of domestic and intimate partner violence; to elaborate more on the mission of Saving Promise; and to share the Promise story with our listeners. As always, Bring It On! also explores headline news and local calender events of interest to the African-American community. PART ONE Saving Promise is building a unified national movement to change intimate partner violence and sexual violence in America. A commitment born from one woman’s hope to stop the cycle of violence in her family, which blossomed into a new vision for the nation. Founder L.Y. Marlow’s story is about four generation of mothers and daughters who survived more than sixty years of domestic violence. When L.Y. discovered that her twenty-two year old daughter was trapped in an abusive relationship that also threatened her granddaughter, a little girl named Promise, she founded Saving Promise with the intention of doing just that—saving Promise, and others like her, from the horrors of violence. More information about Saving Promise is available by contacting info@savingpromise.org or by calling 800-774-5760. PART TWO Headline news and calender events of interest to the African-American community. CREDITS Hosts: Bev Smith, William Hosea Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer Alycin Bektesh Our news editor is Michael Nowlin Our board engineer is Chris Martin Our original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom With additional background tracks by David Baker March 19, 2012 clean Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:05:58 -0700 WFHB News 33023 at http://www.wfhb.org