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Florida History
Anti-Fascist woman’s march mural
Camilla Carrero reporting: Woman’s History month is wrapping up with a celebration last night at the Cuban Club, where local historians discussed the significance around the unveiling of a new mural and historic marker...
No Pasarán! The Ybor City women who fought fascism
Women's political activism in Ybor City, Florida and their fight against fascism at home and abroad during the time of the Spanish Civil War.
Living Just Enough For The City
Nicole Payne is a candidate for Tampa city council elections and joins the forum discussing housing affordability and ‘Souls To The Polls’. “Eracism” is charged against the powers that be regarding development over black cemeteries...
MidPoint: Academic Freedom is Under Attack in Florida
Academic freedom is under attack. Over the past 2 years, the DeSantis administration has undertaken a complete reform of education policies constraining academic freedom by passing SB 7044. In the state colleges and universities, professors...
MidPoint: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys
Noted University of South Florida forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle discusses her investigations of undocumented deaths and missing persons and her new book, "We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for...
MidPoint: The Bones of The Dozier School
Florida's Dozier School for Boys was open for 111 years in Marianna, Florida, and had a long history of terror, abuse, and disappearances. The school closed in 2011, but the search for the bones and...
WaveMakers: Uncovering Tampa’s Black History with Fred Hearns
Fred Hearns, the curator of Black History at the Tampa Bay History Center, discusses some of Tampa's forgotten, neglected and buried past.
Florida’s rivers with author and photographer Doug Alderson
On April 4, 20222 show Anni and Kenny interviewed author and photographer Doug Alderson. Doug prefers a kayak to a desk, hugs trees and friends, and loves observing alligators, manatees and other wildlife.
Crime was down at 2022 Gasparilla; here is how to recycle your beads
Arrests at Gasparilla Crime was low at last weekend’s Gasparilla compared to previous years. According to the Tampa Police in total there were 5 Gasparilla arrests including 2 felonies for battery on law enforcement. One missing...
Surly Voices: liberation of divorce and Gasparilla’s troubled history
This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Amina discuss the liberation of divorce and Tampa's troubled history with the Gasparilla Parade.
Radioactivity Friday: Tampa activist Askia Mohammed Aquil
March 5, 2021 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. In recent weeks there’s been renewed interest about FBI surveillance of leading black activists in the late 60’s and early 70’s. The new film JUDAS...
On 100th anniversary, Ocoee Massacre comes into focus
Nov. 2 marks the 100th anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre, considered our country’s most deadly Election Day. But this little-known tragic moment in Florida’s history has been coming into focus. Dozens of African American residents...
