Episode 15, May 30, 2023: Code Enforcement Undergirds Black Reparations-Mentesnot

Share

Episode 15, May 30, 2023: Code Enforcement Undergirds Black Reparations-Mentesnot

Local code enforcement offers a convincing debate for Black people’s Reparations.

Mentesnot is an established longtime citizen of Hillsborough County, and the property owner continues to advocate and fight to remove fines that have been excessive code enforcement, which put his family property in jeopardy due to growing financial debt that the homeowner cannot afford to pay. The nationwide problem is that Code enforcement targets low-income neighborhoods, primarily Black communities; it is prevalent and ongoing in East Tampa. Is this another local and state commandeer of land supported by the federal government to remove Black people from their communities as a form of gentrification? For over 200 years, Black Americans have been demanding Reparations, and this code enforcement adds another layer of the need for Black People’s Reparations lineage in America and global Reparations for the Diaspora.

 

 

 

Leave a Reply

  • (will not be published)

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

You may also like

Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold...

Alsace Walentine & L.L. Kirchner
Once endangered, Florida independent bookstores are growing by building community

Locally owned independent bookstores, once considered an endangered species, are...

UF higher education university
Advocates criticize DeSantis after veto of bill granting in-state tuition to prisoners

Listen: Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill last month that...

DeSantis Declares War On Arts & Culture

Gov. Ron DeSantis stripped $32M in statewide arts & culture...

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

Follow us on Instagram

Acoustic Peace Club
Player position: