Acting out ‘slavery’

On Wednesday’s episode of “Conversations,” host Brian Spegele welcomes Bloomington resident and amateur actor Barry Grooms to discuss the importance of Black History Month in a 21st-century context.\nGrooms performs a part of his recent monologue on “Conversations,” recounting a slave’s passage from Africa. He recently performed with the Bloomington Playwrights Project and discusses on the podcast how he sees a new future for a maturing generation – a future in which skin color will be almost invisible. Visit idsnews.com to hear the full interview.