The Robles Park Village government housing project that sits atop Zion Cemetery is falling apart. Apartments are riddled with dangerous mold. Leaks and structural issues disturb the residents. Many are without air conditioning to ward off the deadly summer heat. Daily life is a struggle, and now there’s a spiritual fervor in the air. Since… Read more »
Long time researcher of White Nationalism says problem is likely to get worse
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New Book by Veteran NYT Reporter Chronicles Some of the Major Events of Civil Rights Movement
Read MoreThe Nazis Next Door in Tampa; and Heightened War Tensions in the Middle East Between Iran and Israel
Read MoreJewish Survivor of Nazi Germany Discusses His Neighbor Adolph Hitler
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Read MoreCharlottesville solidarity vigils locally plus discussion of the weekend events on MidPoint
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New Documentary looks back at the 1967 Newark Riots
In 1967, two white Newark policemen arrested a black taxi-driver, John Smith, for improperly passing them. A rumor spread throughout the local black community that Smith was killed in police custody, which sparked off a 6-day riot that left 26 people dead and hundreds injured. Today we talk with two documentarians, Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, whose… Read more »
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Florida This Week; Palestinian activist says Israel is polluting the village of Wadi Fouqin
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160222_110617_radioactivityM1_348.MP3 On the first half of today’s show we listen back to the latest Florida This Week, a political talk show on local PBS station WEDU that is moderated by Rob Lorei. This episode’s panel of political experts tackle the week’s biggest stories in Florida Politics: President Obama’s announcement to visit Cuba next month, The… Read more »
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Women’s Show on “Perilous Times – Paris and Beyond” 11/19
What perilous times….. Paris is the epicenter of the world right now. What to do – who and how are critical. Just policies demand an understanding of people. How much did our endeavors in Iraq contribute to the terrorism in the Middle East? A very powerful play is being presented at USF Tampa –… Read more »
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The 30 million word gap between rich and poor children; Local charity helps displaced Haitian Dominicans
Today we look at the latest research in early childhood development with Dr. Dana Suskind, founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative at the University of Chicago. ‘Thirty Million Words’ to a 1995 study that found that children from affluent backgrounds are exposed to over 30 million more words than low-income children by… Read more »
Journalist Ali Abunimah talks Palestinian liberation and the BDS movement against Israel
Today on Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei speaks with journalist Ali Abunimah, author of several books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and executive director of Electronic Intifada, an online independent journalism website that offers a Palestinian perspective to the ongoing impasse. He joins us today to talk about the boycott,divestment and sanctions movement against Israel, and oppression faced by… Read more »
Radioactivity listeners sound off on recent NYPD officer killings
Radioactivity listeners sound off on recent NYPD officer killings
