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John Hamilton, 29th Mayor of Bloomington (2016-2023)



On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Liz Mitchell and Clarence Boone, spend the hour with former Mayor of Bloomington, John Hamilton. John Hamilton served as the Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana. He was first elected in 2016 and won a second term in 2020. During his tenure, Mayor Hamilton focused on building a bright future for the city of Bloomington.



As the 29th mayor of Bloomington, his administration addressed various issues, including economic development, affordable housing, and community well-being. A longer list of achievements includes Sustainability Initiatives, Community Engagement, Transportation Improvements, and enhancements to Arts and Culture.



Credits:

Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.

Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.

The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.

Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.

The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

This program originally aired on February 5, 2024:



Today Bring It On!’s hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Micthell, spend the hour with Jim Sms and Beverly Calender Anderson.

Jim Sims

When Bring It On launched in 2005, Jim Sims was the first co-anchor, along with Delia Alexander. Jim was employed at Indiana University – Residential Programs and Services Division (31 years) and additionally served as Council liaison to the City of Bloomington Utilities (among other council board, commission, and committee appointments), as President of the Monroe County NAACP, and as Chair for Second Baptist Church Trustee Board. Jim is the second African American to ever serve on Bloomington City Council, where he also served as Council President and At-Large Representative.

Beverly Calender Anderson

Beverly Calender Anderson has enjoyed a long tenure as one of the distinctive voices as an anchor for Bring It On! For more than 18 years Beverly has served the City of Bloomington in the Community and Family Resources Department. First as the director of Safe and Civil Cities (9+ years) and then as director of the department (9+ years). She is a longtime leader in the community, through her roles with the City of Bloomington, and countless other community-based roles on boards and commissions. She serves as an inspiration to women in local government and social services. She leads humbly but firmly, she encourages creative solutions to new problems, mentors and supports others, and she is willing to go above and beyond her job description to serve our community. Among her many recognitions, in 2021, she was bestowed the distinction as a Women Excel Bloomington Honoree.



Credits:

Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.

Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.

The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.

Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.

The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.

This program originally aired on June 5, 2023:



On today’s edition of Bring It On!,  hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Diana Daniels of the Lick Creek African American Settlement. These settlers were free citizens who fled racial persecution and increasingly restrictive laws for free blacks in their previous homes in North Carolina. Traveling with the Quakers offered some protection on their journey and the promise of supportive neighbors upon their arrival. According to the census records, 96 blacks were living in Orange County in 1820. As more blacks came into the area, they purchased land from the United States of America (patented) in what we now call the Lick Creek African American Settlement area.

One of the first African Americans to purchase land in the Lick Creek area was Elias Roberts, along with Benjamin Roberts and Peter Lindley, in 1832.

Lick Creek Cementary

 



Credits:

Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.

Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.

Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.

The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.

The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.

The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker

This aired originally on November 6, 2023. On Friday, April 26, 2024, this program won First Place for OutstandingContributions in Reporting Events of Public Importance from the Indiana Chapter of The society of Professional Journalists.



On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, explore what the term woke really means.  To help us better understand the concept and origins of “Wokeness”, Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks in Southeast Michigan, joins them.





Artina Carter, Chief of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Huron-Clinton MetroParks (MI)









CREDITS:

Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.

Bring It On’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.

Our Assistant Producer is Liz Mitchell.

The Show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.

The Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.

The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom with additional background tracks by David Baker.

This is a rebroadcast from August 17, 2020.

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.

The 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.

The promotional graphic is provided by William Hosea.

Online writing help provided by Chantalle LaFontant.

On today's edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Bo Peterson. Bo Petersen has been a successful professional actor, theatre director, dialogue coach, and voice-over artist for the past 45 years. Her experience is rich and varied. She has appeared on stage, television, radio, and film. While working as a dialogue coach, she was fortunate to work with the great, late Sydney Poitier and Michael Caine. She is a South African, living in the USA.







This Tuesday, April 16th at 7 p.m. on the IU campus, in the Great Hall of the Hutton Honors College, Bo Petersen performs her one-woman play, which explores her family's. She unveils her father’s hidden life during apartheid. This play delves into the complexities of identity and the impact of historical injustices. More than a play, it’s a powerful exploration of transgenerational trauma and a call to break free from silence. Bo believes in theatre’s power to heal across generations. “Pieces of Me” is a catalyst for change, an ode to resilience, and a beacon of hope for a South Africa grappling with its tumultuous history.



Nelson Mandela



At the midpoint of the program, we also take time to remember Nelson Mandela by airing the speech he made upon his release from prison in which he called for the end of apartheid.



Credits:

Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell.

Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is Clarence Boone.

The show Consultant and WFHB News Department Director is Kade Young.

Program Engineer is Chantalle LaFontant.

The original theme music was created by Jamyl Efiom, with additional background tracks by David Baker.