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African American Monday, August 28th 2023

Episode 19: Earnest Coney Chief Executive of CDC of Tampa

CDC of Tampa is a social service organization that is responsible for making society better by providing skills for the modern workforce, real estate for...

American History Friday, March 31st 2023

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...

American History Wednesday, March 29th 2023

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.

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Thursday, October 14th 2021

Speaking with director of the film ‘Frenemies’ about the US embargo of Cuba

WMNF interviews the director of the film Frenemies, a documentary about how the Cuban people have been impacted by the U.S. embargo.

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Wednesday, July 14th 2021

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor supports Cuba protesters and peaceful regime change

Wednesday morning in Ybor City, Tampa-area Democratic Congress member Kathy Castor called for the U.S. to encourage peaceful regime change in Cuba. She spoke in...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Monday, July 12th 2021

Sarasota protest against Cuba’s government

By Robert Neff / WMNF News On Sunday, a crowd of over 100 people packed an intersection in downtown Sarasota. The protestors were demanding an...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Wednesday, June 05th 2019

La Gaceta Editor and Publisher Discusses Trump’s Cuba Travel Restrictions

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 06/05/19 in the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning- welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. The Trump administration is banning cruises to Cuba under new restrictions on...

Central America Monday, June 04th 2018

Update: Joe Biden is in Tampa Bay today. When he was here in 2016, the VP stressed Cuba, TPP and natural gas

Update on June 4, 2018 – Former Vice President Joe Biden is speaking Monday night in St. Petersburg. Here’s a WMNF News report from when the VP spoke at University of Tampa on May 11,...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Thursday, November 16th 2017

MidPoint for Thursday, Nov. 16 – PR consultant and Democratic Party activist Bill Carlson

Bill Carlson is the president of the Tampa-based public relations firm Tucker/Hall, and is considering a candidacy for Tampa City Council in 2019. He’s been a leading activist for strengthening relations between Tampa Bay and...

Asian Americans Wednesday, November 08th 2017

2017 Election results locally and some nationally

Democrats are claiming a blue wave washed over the US. Is that true? According to Ballotpedia, Elections [were] held in 59 of the 100 largest cities by population in 2017. This includes elections for 36 mayoral offices,...

Art Wednesday, July 05th 2017

Some of the street art we saw in Havana, Cuba

A quick trip to Havana showed us a powerful, vibrant and often really funny art scene, especially street art. Here are some of the pieces that caught our attention. Street art ...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Friday, June 16th 2017

St. Pete mayor: Trump restricting Americans from traveling will hurt Cubans

President Donald Trump has announced new rules that will take away many of the freedoms Americans now enjoy to travel to Cuba; in Miami Friday afternoon, Trump said Americans can no longer travel as individuals...

American History Wednesday, February 01st 2017

What Do Mainstream Faiths Think Of President Trump’s Ban on Refugees from Seven Countries?

WMNF’s MidPoint with Rob Lorei February 1, 2017 President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice. He has also halted the issuing of visas to the nationals...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Thursday, October 20th 2016

MidPoint for Thursday, October 20 – Tucker/Hall’s Bill Carlson

Bill Carlson is president of Tucker/Hall, a national public relations and communications consulting firm based in Tampa. Carlson has been active in the movement to liberalize relations with the Tampa community and Cuba. His firm worked on brand...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Tuesday, August 09th 2016

Will new Latino voters in Florida impact the presidential election?

The presidential race in Florida is expected to be close again this year, but one growing demographic could tilt the scales: Latino voters. Victor DiMaio is treasurer of the Hillsborough County Democratic Hispanic Caucus of...

Blog Friday, July 08th 2016

Global Forgiveness Day on Morning Energy

Thursday, July 7, 2016, was known as Global Forgiveness Day. This day served as a reminder to Forgive and “Hopefully” be Forgiven. Global Forgive Day is also a chance to set things right, put aside...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Tuesday, May 31st 2016

“Really, really good” that Guantanamo detainee may testify about abuse: sister-in-law

Update Thursday 2 June 2016: Abu Zubaydah is in the courtroom today and is expected to testify. According to the Twitter feed of Miami Herald‘s Carol Rosenberg, another witness is saying that both he and...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Wednesday, May 11th 2016

Florida This Week: is Trump considering Gov. Rick Scott for VP?

On Radioactivity Monday we listened back to Florida This Week, a public affairs program that is hosted by Rob Lorei and broadcast on local PBS station WEDU. This weeks panel of political analysts and insiders...

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