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The mystery of the hidden portrait: Who painted Charles Vann?

Hey everyone, it’s Toni Phan, your favorite WMNF social media intern, and I’m back with another chapter of my ongoing adventure inside this historic station. If you’ve been following along, you know I love digging...

Behind the scenes: The art and soul of WMNF’s famous Jerry Garcia painting

Hey everyone, it’s Toni Phan, Social Media Intern at WMNF. As an intern here, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to be surrounded by many pieces of art that are not just visually stunning but historically...

Black women suffrage, march mobilization

Voting was a right limited to men or property owners before the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. constitution in 1920. States’ rights was invoked as a way of preserving white supremacy in...

Awards presented to educators, activists and officials

Local community activists are recognized with World Builder Awards. Lyfe Malcolm (Bronze Titan), Sean Kinane (WMNF News and Public Affairs Director), activist Connie Burton, Jarvis EL-Amin (Community Herald), and Tampa Councilman Luis Viera. Not pictured...

A Timely & Compelling Scrutiny. Real Science Not Fiction. Call For Peace

Mike German, Beth Zasloff – Policing White Supremacy – The Enemy Within In Policing White Supremacy, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about...

Once Upon a Time There Was Racism. The Same Question, Six Years Later.

Kimberly J. Lau – Specters Of The Marvelous: Race and the Development Of The European Fairy Tale “Picture yourself in a fairy-tale world. There you are, among the princes and princesses, peasants and paupers, among...

Resistance time for revolutionaries

Fredrick Allen Hampton was a powerful 21-year-old Black Panther Party (BPP) activist and self-described revolutionary socialist. He was the prominent leader and chairman of the Chicago, Illinois, chapter of the Black Panther Party. Their “Power...

Reflection and projection

Walter Smith II recall the nine years as host of the Sunday Forum on WMNF Community Radio

Misinformation threatens everything

David R. Kotok is a co-founder of Sarasota-based Cumberland Advisors.

Fascist violence and the truth laid bare

Commemorative in Ocoee, FL marking racist election day violence in 1920. On the eve of the 2024 elections pro-democracy forces are battling the forces of totalitarianism.

Two Minutes That Changed History

A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of...
Florida Spectacular Book By Cathy Salustri

The Gabber owner Cathy Salustri on her new book, Florida Spectacular; it’s not just Florida Man stories

We spoke with Cathy Salustri, the owner of The Gabber newspaper in Pinellas County and the author of a new book, Florida Spectacular.
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