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Race
Sunday Black Lives Matter march draws 1,000
Last Sunday marked the end of several days of protests in the Tampa Bay area as Black Lives Matter protests extend internationally in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis...
Mayor Castor makes appearance at George Floyd solidarity protest
Last Saturday afternoon about 1,000 protesters joined with the nationwide Black Lives Matter marches seeking justice for George Floyd. Large sections of Fowler avenue in Temple Terrace were blocked off. Students for a Democratic Society...
SDS rallies for increased Black student enrollment at USF Tampa
For months, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society have been trying to get the University of South Florida to increase the number of Black students. On Tuesday, about fifteen members of SDS chanted in...
Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday ~ things you may not know
WMNF always marches in the Tampa Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. We hope you will join us this year – more information on that is here. We are position #107, and are meeting at...
Sarasota attorneys file lawsuit over alleged gerrymandering in African American district
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/18/19 from the drop down menu: https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— A class-action lawsuit filed in...
SDS wants USF to do more to increase Black student enrollment
Tampa Bay SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) will rally on Thursday to support increasing enrollment of Black students at the University of South Florida. Our guest on WMNF’s MidPoint from Tampa Bay SDS was...
Long time researcher of White Nationalism says problem is likely to get worse
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/07/19 from the drop down menu https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to another edition of Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Hate crimes are on the rise in...
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/23/19 from the drop down menu https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll speak with a local elected Republican who has been...
On Friday a member of the Tampa Tiger Bay Club confronted Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes in order to get his response to the chant and to Trump’s tweet saying four members of Congress should...
Friday vigil/memorial planned for Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater
A year ago this Friday, a black man was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Clearwater after shoving, then backing away from, a white man who was yelling at his girlfriend. Michael Drejka’s...
“Race and the legacy of racism” in St. Petersburg
On Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club hosted a discussion about race and the legacy of racism in the city. Topics like reparations, gentrification and the racist symbolism of St. Petersburg’s...
Author of “American Prison” Discusses Conditions For Prisoners in the U.S.
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/12/19 from the drop down menu https://staging.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Corporations are making a good profit housing prisoners– what’s it...
