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Ethnic Tension
A Black Lives Matter activist in Pasco was arraigned Friday on charges he battered a New Port Richey police officer in July and obstructed the officer without violence. Marlowe Jones will plead not guilty to...
Neglected African American cemeteries are a haunting testament to perpetual racism
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...
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://www.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 08/06/19 from the drop down menu https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. After another series of gun massacres shocked the country this past weekend-...
Activists Protest Killing of Civilians by Border Patrol
Last Wednesday in Tampa’s Ybor City a group of about a dozen people protested the killing of people in Mexico by US Border Patrol agents. The Associated Press is reporting this morning that: “U.S. authorities...
New Book by Veteran NYT Reporter Chronicles Some of the Major Events of Civil Rights Movement
Radioactivity 11 30 18 The late NYT reporter John Herbers often covered major the news of the 1950’s and 60’s: civil rights marches, Vietnam War protests, the 1968 presidential campaign, the assassination of Senator Robert...
The Nazis Next Door in Tampa; and Heightened War Tensions in the Middle East Between Iran and Israel
Is a wider war about to break out in the Middle East and Southwest Asia? There are already conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Northern Iraq and other parts of the region. Some call it a proxy...
Jewish Survivor of Nazi Germany Discusses His Neighbor Adolph Hitler
Radioactivity 3 20 18 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—we’ll meet a 94 year old Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Germany…. And we’ll talk with one of the Democrats who is running...
August 15 2017 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity…..I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— after the terrorist attack on peaceful demonstrators last weekend in Charlottesville—- what’s next? We’ll talk with a futurist and historian about the efforts...
Charlottesville solidarity vigils locally plus discussion of the weekend events on MidPoint
During opposing demonstrations on Saturday on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, a white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters, killing activist Heather Heyer; on Sunday there were Charlottesville solidarity vigils across the...
Mass Transit Advocate Kevin Thurman on Radioactivity Tuesday
Tallahassee Tries to Limit Local Government Power to Decide Transportation Future In recent days you may have been stuck in long traffic jams on the interstate highway system here in the Bay area. First there...
New York Times Reporter talks Russian Support for Far Right Movements in Europe
By Rob Lorei Today on WMNF’s Radioactivity Rob Lorei talked with New York Times reporter Andrew Huggins about his front page story from this past Sunday which looks at Russian support for right wing and neo-nazi...
