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All new “Prairie Fire” episode available to watch now

 On February's all new “Prairie Fire,” the team you to the University of Illinois where for one intense week every summer, Dr. Ollie Watts Davis brings kids from Central Illinois to campus to learn the music of Black Americans. Tinisha Spain speaks with Dr. Jeanne Morris about her legacy as a top educator and Black activist in Bloomington Normal.  And finally, “Prairie Fire” will introduce you to the art of Josh Garber, a sculptor who uses industrial materials to make eye popping works of art. 
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