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Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Robin Winston, who is the former Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. Mr. Winston is also a principal offer with the Winston Terrell Group. He is a skilled community development professional and business leader. They spend assessing the success of last week’s 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Because of COVID-19, the Democratic National Committee has decided to make the unprecedented decision to have a 100% virtual 2020 Democratic Convention. Given that the purpose of the convention is to rally supporters and generate increased enthusiasm among voters for their presidential  candidate, concerns were high about how effective a virtual convention would be in achieving these goals.

This topic, among many other important related topics, is the focus of today’s show.

CREDITS: The hosts of today’s show are Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers.

Hosts Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers discuss the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre with Liz Mitchel, a regular Bring It On! anchor and producer of award-winning WFHB segment “Dark Past, Bring Future”, and Professor Jewell Parker-Rhodes, bestselling novelist and award-winning academic.

The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over the span of two days in 1921,  from May 31 to June 1, when mobs of whites from the area indiscriminately attacked and often killed the black residents, especially those living in the Greenwood District of Tulsa. The white mobs went on to destroy more than 35 square blocks of what was then the wealthiest black community in the United States, which was dubbed the “Black Wall Street”.

In mid-June, Donald Trump was widely criticized as extremely insensitive to this tragedy when he scheduled his “Keep America Great” rally in Tulsa, OK shortly after the Massacre’s 99-year anniversary and on, and then rescheduled to the day after, Juneteenth.  With the spark of the massacre starting with the arrest of 19-year-old black  Dick Rowland for the assault of Sarah Page, a 17-year-old white, rumors had spread that Rowland was going to be lynched. Reportedly, 75 black men, some armed, arrived at the jail to ensure that would not happen. After reassurance from the sheriff,  while the group of black men was leaving the jail, a member of the white mob already assembled at the jail attempted to disarm one of the black men. A shot was fired, and, according to the sheriff, “all hell broke loose”.

Many members of the white mob were deputized and armed by city officials.  It is estimated that more than 800 black residents were hospitalized and up to 6,000 black residents were detained, many for several days. Officially, 36 were killed in the Race Massacre, but historians have estimated that anywhere from 75 to 300 were killed. Black Wall Street was left in ashes.

Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes and Liz Mitchell come to Bring It On! to help us understand this tragedy and its long-lasting psychological and economic impact on the black communities in Tulsa and throughout the United States.

CREDITS: The hosts of today’s show are Cornelius Wright and Amnita Myers.

Hosts William Hosea and Beverly Calender-Anderson spend the hour with guests, Rev. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a community activist living the Crestmont area of Bloomington, IN. They talk about Bloomington’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the city’s agencies and community leaders have worked to safeguard the health of the community.

Tonight’s discussion involves assessing the effectiveness of Bloomington’s interventions and mitigation efforts, especially given the recent spikes of COVID-19 in neighboring states and the steady increases also being felt here. Further, with increased concerns about COVID-19 spread with the returning flood of IU undergraduates to the city, they make sure to discuss the concerns of those who feel marginalized and are at high risk during this pandemic.

CREDITS: The hosts of today’s show are William Hosea and Beverly Calender-Anderson.

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour discussing the ramifications of the decision to reopen the schools of the Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (MCCSC), which was scheduled to start on August 3. 

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, action was taken on motions set forth by board member Brandon Shurr. As reported in the Herald Times, the MCCSC decided to push back the start of classes until August 12. In-school instruction was eliminated for the time being and all students will begin learning online. A team of curriculum experts, principals, parents, and teachers will determine the structure for online instruction and develop a plan for when/if in-person instruction will begin.

To clarify the ramifications of these recent MCCSC decisions and how to manage K-12 educational instruction amidst COVID-19 hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea have as guests: 

Credits:
The hosts of today’s show are Clarence Boone and William Hosea.
The show’s executive producer is Clarence Boone,
with help from WFHB News Department director Kade Young.
The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom,
with additional background tracks by David Baker.
Promotional graphic is provided by William Hosea. 
Online writing help provided by Chantalle LaFontant.

Hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright spend the hour with Charlie Nelms, Vice President Emeritus of Indiana University, and George Middleton, founder of The Black Institute and member of the Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce. The hour is divided into two halves. First, the hosts and guests examine the State of Race Relations in the United States in light of recent events, especially after the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020. In the second half of the hour, they ask the question, “Can you be American and a Person of Color too?”

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