Bring It On! – WFHB

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea speak with Erin Predmore, President and CEO of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and a trans-racial adoptive  parent. They explore the topic of trans-racial adoption and the concern that when minority children are placed in white families they may lose a strong sense of racial identity. Erin Predmore expounds on her experience as trans-racial adoptive parent and how she has dealt with issues of identity for her adopted black son.

Later in show hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea make time to review topics and events in the news of particular relevance to the African American community.

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Hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with three leaders in Monroe County’s opioid addiction recovery community to discuss the ravages of the opioid epidemic hitting Indiana and this year’s South Central Opioid Summit (September 24, 2019, 7:30AM to 6:00PM). Our guests are:

2019’s South Central Opioid Summit will be held at the Monroe County Convention Center at 302 South College Avenue, Bloomington, IN. Click here for more ticket information.

2019’s South Central Opioid Summit aims to have specialists, professionals, community leaders, people with lived experience, and concerned citizens join together to discuss, learn, and share innovative and evidence-based approaches from across the Monroe County community.

The theme of this 3rd annual summit is “Working As One – The Year of Integration”. Guest speakers and panelists include three of the nation’s most highly regarded experts:

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Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich pay homage to the legacy of Toni Morrison with guests Drs. John and Audrey McCluskey, who are respected academicians, writers, researchers and former acquaintances with Ms. Morrison.

Toni Morrison, was an American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and professor emeritus at Princeton University. She was noted for her examination of the black experience, especially from the perspective of black women. Some of her most notable honors were the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She was also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient in 2012.

Among her best-known novels are The Bluest Eye (1970), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987) and A Mercy (2008). She was one of the rare American authors whose books were both critical and commercial successes. Her novels appeared regularly on the New York Times best-seller list, were featured multiple times on Oprah Winfrey’s television book club, and were the subject of myriad critical studies. A longtime faculty member at Princeton, Ms. Morrison lectured widely and was seen often on television.

She died on August 5, 2019 at the age of 88 in New York City.

Shortly before her death was released  Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, a film in which she leads an exploration of the human condition through the lens of race in the United States with many other leading voices on the topic.  Screenings of The Pieces I  Am will be held at The IU Fine Arts Theaters are at 1201 East 7th Street as part of the Ryder Film Series from September 13-29. Please click here for ticket information.

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Host Clarence Boone spends the hour speaking with Bill and Glenda Breeden, along with Danielle Bruce about Sentences: From the Pen to the Page, a theater production about the effects of incarceration, life, and death sentences. This vignette style play has a cast of 8 performers who will be accompanied by live music. Sentences is directed by Danielle Bruce and has musical direction by Daniel Lodge-Rigal. It is adapted for stage by Gladys DeVane and Danielle Bruce. Bill, Glenda and Danielle also discuss with Clarence the general state of criminal justice in the United States and its high incarnation rates, particularly among African American males.

The performance is 85 minutes with no intermission. Its content is mature and is not recommended for children under 13.  All performances are at Rose Firebay. Tickets are $20.00 and are sold at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office. Performances are Friday, September 6 at 7:00 PM, and Saturday, September 7 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. A talk-back session will follow the Friday performance and there will be a reception after the Saturday evening performance.

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