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April 26th, 2022 || African American, American History, Civil Rights, Florida History, News and Public Affairs.

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.

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    DeSantis signs trans girls sports ban on first day of LGBTQ Pride month, protests and legal challenges swiftly follow

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    May 6th, 2021

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    Nikki Fried: Florida is no longer a free state under DeSantis

    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis’s private signing of a controversial new election law Thursday. LISTEN: She said Florida is no longer a free state under the Governor and likened his use of Fox News to that of authoritarian regimes. Fried’s criticism comes after DeSantis barred the general public and local media from… Read more »

    April 29th, 2021

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    Legislature revives, passes trans girl sports ban prompting fierce backlash

    Florida’s ban on transgender girls participating on girl’s teams died in the senate two weeks ago, but was revived and passed by both chambers late Wednesday as an amendment to a different bill. Members of the trans community now say Florida’s posturing to corporations and catering to a shrinking base is gambling with children’s lives…. Read more »

    April 22nd, 2021

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    At vigil for George Floyd guilty verdict is far cry from justice

    One day after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of George Floyd’s murder, mourners gathered in Tampa to honor Floyd’s memory. But the solemn moment was undercut by the feeling that the guilty verdict was a far cry from justice. LISTEN: More than a moment Standing in a circle at the center of Tampa’s Gaslight Park,… Read more »

    April 21st, 2021

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    Two more police shootings leave two more Black Americans dead less than a day after Derek Chauvin found guilty

     LISTEN: Less than 24 hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, two more Black Americans have been killed by police. Ma’Khia Bryant, 16 Police in Columbus Ohio shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant Tuesday. The shooting was reported just as the verdict was being announced in the… Read more »

    Ron DeSantis in West Bank of Palestine / Israel

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    On Monday morning, Governor Ron DeSantis used debunked rumors and misinformation to justify his HB1 bill. DeSantis signed the bill into law while flanked by a group of law enforcement officials and Republican legislators at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office headquarters. Listen: Depending on who you ask, HB1 is either an anti-riot bill or an… Read more »

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    As specter of HB1 looms, St. Pete protestors return to streets demanding justice for Daunte Wright

    With the specter of Florida’s HB1 “anti-riot” bill looming, protestors in St. Pete returned to the streets Friday to demand justice for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man killed by police in a Minneapolis Suburb, and others. Protestors didn’t know if the bill’s new restrictions on protesting would go into effect as they marched or… Read more »

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    DeSantis wants corporations out of Florida politics, but civic groups say ramp up the pressure on voting, protest bills

    Gov. Ron DeSantis is lambasting the growing number of major corporations pushing back on Republican-backed legislation. But civic groups want those corporations and more to ramp up the pressure and fight bills targeting voting rights and protests. LISTEN: Will Smith is not filming his $100 million movie, Emancipation, in Georgia. The MLB will not hold… Read more »

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    State Attorney, Supreme Court Justice, Sheriff say HB1 protest bill is unconstitutional affront on democracy

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