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Race Baiter: Eric Deggans on race and media listen
03/15/13 Christopher DavisWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: race, media, Eric Deggans
The news media sometimes covers issues of race -- but a recent book looks at whether that coverage can actually hurt race relations.
WMNF's Christopher Davis interviewed Tampa Bay Times media critic, Eric Deggans, after a community conversation on the topic last night at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg. Deggans' book is called Race Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation.
Be the first to commentTeen shot by Tampa Police leaves witnesses outraged listen
07/23/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Javon Neal, race, African-American, police shootings
An African-American teenage boy was shot and killed by two Tampa Police officers Sunday night in Tampa Heights. Police reports say sixteen-year-old Javon Neal was armed with a gun, but some witnesses are disputing that claim. Today some activists called on the community to demand justice for the slain boy. Life Malcolm said residents of predominantly black communities should think twice before calling the police for help.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awards attracts hundreds in St. Pete listen
01/17/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK, Martin Luther King, St. Petersburg, race, tolerance
Today rough weather put a damper on outdoor events commemorating the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., with parades canceled in Tampa and St. Pete. The early morning storms didn’t keep hundreds from packing into the Coliseum in Downtown St. Pete to honor those who fight locally for equality.
The sunny optimism in the air at the 25th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfas...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay residents gather in Clearwater to discuss race in the 21st century listen
01/17/11 Zack BaddorfWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: race, religion, bias, Clearwater, Unitarian Universalists
In the run-up to Martin Luther King Day, the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater hosted a workshop and discussion on race in the 21st century. About 25 participants came together over the weekend for several hours of discussions.
Eliseo Santana, Jr., is Puerto Rican. He says he changes the way he conducts himself with people of other races so that he can succeed. Yet, people still look at him differently.
Be the first to comment“When I walk into a room in a professional setting, too often my assistants, t...
ACLU slaps Pasco County Fair with discrimination lawsuit listen
01/08/10 Tom BaurWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: race, civil rights, discrimination, mexican-american, ACLU
Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida announced their filing of a federal discrimination lawsuit. The ACLU accuses Pasco County Fair Association of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against three Mexican-American Pasco County residents.
The Federal lawsuit alleges that when three Pasco county residents wanted to rent a hall they were overcharged because they were...
Be the first to commentAuthor looks at changing face of America listen
01/20/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Culture, race, ethnicity
In the words of Atlantic Magazine, the election of Barack Obama is just the most startling manifestation of a larger trend: the gradual erosion of "whiteness" as the touchstone of what it means to be American.
In the current issue, music critic and Vassar Professor Hua Hsu’s cover story entitled “The End of White America?” reflects on a report by the U.S. Census Bureau, that those groups currently categorized as racial minorities - blacks and Latinos, East Asians and South Asians – will ...
Be the first to commentSami Al-Arian to go on trial on contempt charges listen
01/16/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sami Al-Arian, civil liberties, Race, racism, immigration, ICE, Muslims, USF, human rights, terrorism
A federal judge in Virginia ruled today that Sami Al-Arian should stand trial in March for criminal contempt.
The ruling was a blow to the former USF professor, who was released on bail by Judge Leonie Brinkema back in September after being incarcerated in numerous prisons and jails since his arrest in February 2003 on federal terrorism charges.
Mel Underbakke is with the group Friends of Human Rights. She says she was one of nearly two dozen supporters of Al-Arian from Tampa in the ...
Be the first to commentSt. Pete police officer cleared in Dawson killing listen
11/03/08 Seán Kinane and Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Javon Dawson, African American, Race, civil rights, discrimination, racism, Uhurus, St. Petersburg Police
Police administrators have cleared St. Petersburg Police officer Terrance Nemeth of all wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Javon Dawson in June.
Nemeth had previously been cleared of wrongdoing by Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe. His supervisors were looking to see whether Nemeth had violated any departmental policy, while McCabe’s review focused on whether he broke any laws.
Both investigations concluded he was justified in shooting Dawson after the teen alle...
Be the first to commentAl-Arian released from prison listen
09/03/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Sami Al-Arian, civil liberties, Race, racism, immigration, ICE, Muslims, USF, human rights, terrorism
Yesterday Dr. Sami Al-Arian was released from custody for the first time in more than five years. Even though his criminal sentence ended 16 months ago, Al-Arian had been held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since a federal judge ordered him released on bail in July.
WMNF spoke with Al-Arian’s daughter, freelance journalist Laila Al-Arian Tuesday night.
Be the first to commentBrother of slain teen says police harassed him listen
09/03/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Javon Dawson, police violence, African American, Race, civil rights, discrimination, racism, Uhurus, St. Petersburg Police
In June, teenager Javon Dawson was shot twice in the back and killed by a St. Petersburg Police officer. Yesterday at school, his younger brother, Keon, was pulled out of class and his belongings were searched because the school received a tip that he had a gun.
Dawson’s family and supporters are calling it another example of the St. Pete Police harassing and intimidating people who witnessed his brother’s shooting.
At a press conference Wednesday morning at the Uhuru House in St. Pet...
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