Bring It On! – WFHB

It’s not enough to demand justice for a week and simply move on. If we want to make real change in this country [the U.S.], that change needs to be reflected in our leaders, starting at the local level. Black people are tired, but are dedicating themselves to their communities and their country—consistently putting in the work to remind us that Black lives have and always will matter.

-Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire editor

Today’s Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Natalia Galvan speak with Jennifer Crossley and Isak Nti Asare. They are both notable, black public figures dedicated to serving the public. Clarence Boone and Natalia Galvan spend the hour speaking with both about how to better serve the public with a particular emphasis on issues that are affecting the African American community.

Jennifer Crossley is a woman of firsts. She was the first black woman to chair the Monroe County Democratic Party and now she is the first black woman to serve on the Monroe County Council.

Isak Nti Asare, a faculty member at Indiana University,  is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana’s ninth congressional district. In addition to his scholarly work at IU, Isak is an advocate for affordable healthcare, a national economic bill of rights, and a federal bill of digital rights.

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On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic era.

Dr. Tennisha Riley is an assistant professor in the Counseling & Educational Psychology department with an appointment in Human Development.  Her extensive research seeks to expand our foundational knowledge of adolescent emotional development and situate that knowledge within a sociocultural context for Black youth. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University’s Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society.

Dr. James Brooks, assistant professor of Counseling Psychology at Indiana University. Dr. Brooks has expertise in relationship counseling and the impact of race & racism on multiracial families and interracial relationships. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Brooks has worked with students on campus (here at IU and at Tennessee State University) around their mental health needs and has worked with students who are counselors in training to help them.

Dr. Amrita Myers is a renowned Ruth N. Halls associate professor of  History and Gender Studies at Indiana University and a consulting editor of the Journal of American History. Amrita is a historian of the black female experience in the United States, and her research interests revolve around issues of race, gender, freedom, and power and the ways in which these constructs intersect with one another in the lives of black women in the Old South. She is also the author of Forging Freedom: Black Women and the Pursuit of Liberty in Antebellum Charleston, 1790- 1860.

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In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with the descendants of Eliza Tevis and members of the Eliza Tevis Society at the historic Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast. They are:

The Eliza Tevis Society was organized in 2019 at the Bashford Manor Bed & Breakfast in Louisville, Kentucky with a mission to:

“Discover and share with the public an informed story about the life and legacy of Eliza Curtis  Hundley Tevis Coleman‘s journey out of American enslavement, and the leadership contributions she made to the enslaved and free communities of Africans in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, and beyond.”

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On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Natalia Galvan spend the hour with State Rep. Cherrish Pryor and David Galvin to help us gain new perspectives into Indiana’s attempts at apparent racial gerrymandering and national efforts to adversely redistrict and adversely suppress the rights of voters.

State Rep. Cherrish Pryor represents Indiana House District 94. She is an Indiana House Democratic Caucus Floor Leader and a member of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.

David Galvin is the director of Communications and Digital Marketing for the Winston Terrell Group. Over the last fifteen years, David Galvin has served as campaign manager, communications director, field director, and as a volunteer to help elect local, legislative, and statewide Democratic candidates.

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Today’s broadcast is from our archives.

Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea tackle the little-covered topic of Black people in Nazi concentration camps. During the Nazi era and the Second World War, many Black German citizens were persecuted, deported, and ultimately killed by the Nazis as they did not fit the ideology of the ‘Aryan master race’.

When the Nuremberg Laws were introduced in 1935, they originally only applied to Jewish people. However, they were soon extended to include Black people. Black people and those of mixed heritage were subjected to forced sterilization from 1937, after which they had to sign agreements that they would not marry or have sexual intercourse with those of German blood.

Unlike Jewish people, disabled people, and people identified as “gypsies”, Black people were not systematically targeted for mass killing. Nevertheless, all Black people were persecuted under the Nazis, but their individual experiences differed widely. Here to educate us on Blacks in Nazi Germany are Dr. Robbie Aitken, Professor of Imperial History at Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom, and Liz Mitchell, our Bring It On! producer of Dark Past, Bright Future.

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Today’s broadcast is from our archives.

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with with two retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Generals, Dr. Clifford Stanley and Craig Q. Timberlake, to share their reflections on the life and impact of Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Colin Powell was an American statesman, diplomat, and four-star general who served as the 65th U.S. Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American Secretary of State. He served as the 16th U.S. National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. He was in the U.S. Army for  35 years, during which time he held many command and staff positions and rose to the rank of four-star general. He was Commander of the US Army Forces Command in 1989.

Dr. Clifford Stanley is a former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and a retired Major General with the United States Marine Corps.

Craig Q. Timberlake is a retired Major General of the United States Marine Corps. He has enjoyed a highly successful and distinguished 41- year career with the Marine Corps. He is a frequent guest on our show.

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On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts William Hosea and Natalia Galvan speak with two women of color who are vying for local and national political offices:

As a healthcare professional, Dr. Valerie McCray has evaluated thousands of men and women of our military suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain injuries from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and Vietnam.  Dr. McCray has worked in over a dozen high-security prisons and jails in Indiana and Georgia. She has often said, “Prisons are the mental health hospitals for the poor”. She works with victims of violence and families that have lost loved ones to violence. She treats children that have been displaced due to abuse and neglect, girls that have been sex trafficked. Despite being surrounded by tragedy, Dr. McCray embodies optimism and exudes a contagious excitement about the future of Indiana. She respects science and research and looks forward to embracing technology that brings clean manufacturing back to the United States, we will not only improve the health of the planet but will improve our quality of life beyond our wildest dreams. “Our mental health is our mental wealth.”

Jennifer Crossley serves as the first Black chairwoman of the Monroe County Democratic Party. Prior to this, she was on the steering committee on the Democratic Women’s Caucus in 2018. She also served as the Membership Chair and Vice President of the Monroe County NOW (National Organization for Women) chapter in 2017. Jennifer is active and engaged through extensive volunteerism, with Shalom Center (now Beacon), the Bloomington chapter of Moms Demand Action against Gun Violence, Monroe County Black Democratic Caucus, the chapter of the NAACP, and the Democratic Women’s Caucus. She resides in Bloomington with her three children and Emmy-Award-winning husband, Justin.  Jennifer continues to use her voice and platform to push for more women of color to be involved in the political process; to not only have a seat at the table but to ensure that their voices are heard.

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On today’s edition of Bring It On! host William Hosea speaks with two declared candidates for public offices in Monroe County. They are Ruben Marte’, Candidate for Sheriff, and Matt Fyfe, 9th District Congressional Candidate. Even though mid-term elections are a year away, we wanted to hear what these candidates believe in and how they want to make life better for citizens and improve how these respective offices function. We’ll first turn our attention to Ruben Marte’.

Ruben is currently an Indiana State Police Captain, who in addition to routine law enforcement duties, works extensively to improve police and community relations. He has hosted workshops for civilians and conducted training sessions for Indiana State Police cadets and seasoned rank and file. His focus will be on creating a greater understanding of the complexities of what it means to protect and to serve.

Matt Fyfe is a 9th District Congressional Candidate. Matt is a life-long Hoosier who was born and raised in a small farming community. His mom worked various jobs in schools – as an aide, in the library, and most recently as a bus driver. His dad worked for 45 years on the railroad and supported their middle-class family with union benefits and pay. Matt’s parents taught him the value of working hard, the joy that comes from helping others, and the importance of standing up for what’s right.

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Host Clarence Boone speaks with the the director McKenya Dillworth and assistant director Kelly Scaggs about the play The Price of Progress: The Indiana Avenue/IUPUI Story, which first premiered March 19, 2019 and was inspired by the book of the same name. It was conceived by IUPUI Multicultural Center Director Khalilah Shabazz and written by Vernon A. Williams, Communication and Community Engagement Strategist for IUPUI. Other members of the cast also participate in tonight’s discussion about this important play about the vibrant history of African American Hoosiers.

The Price of Progress: The Indiana Avenue/IUPUI Story is a two act play about the rich history of Black culture & the evolution of an urban university in the same Indianapolis community. Indiana Avenue stretched from the Central Canal and White River in Naptown. As early as the 1800s, the area was a hub of black culture and achievement. From 1930s through 1950s some of the nation’s most prominent jazz clubs and restaurants lined Indiana Avenue – filled with the music that attracted a “who’s who” of American jazz greats like Nat “King” Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Dinah Washington.

The more notable names of Indiana Avenue music scene from those times arethe greatest jazz guitarist of all time, Wes Montgomery, along with Dave Baker, J.J. Johnson, the Ink Spots, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Flo Garvin, Larry Ridley, Jimmy Coe, Pookie Johnson and Noble Sissle, long-time collaborator with Eubie Blake.

The play “The Price of Progress” carries the music, dance and color of those times and continues through the first half century of progress at IUPUI, examining its role to the Avenue. Seating is limited. While there is no cost, tickets are required for admission. They are available online only at Eventbrite. For more on the stage play that salutes and revives the memory of one of the most unsung stories in Black history, contact [email protected] or call either 317.274.8710 or 317.457.8779.

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