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Abortion Rights Friday, September 08th 2023

The Scoop: Fri., September 8, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Arts Council funding The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council. The ruling is a win for local arts...

Art Thursday, September 07th 2023

Hillsborough Commission rejects a call to defund the Arts Council

The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council during a meeting Thursday.

Art Wednesday, September 06th 2023

MidPoint: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Hillsborough Arts Funding In Danger

My guests on MidPoint today, former Hillsborough Co. Comm’r Mariella Smith, Hillsborough Co. Arts Council Board Chair Theron Butler, and former Hillsborough Arts Council Program...

Art Friday, September 01st 2023

Will the Hillsborough Arts Council be defunded Thursday?

Update 9/7: Hillsborough County Commissioners rejected the proposal to defund the Arts Council Hillsborough County Commissioner Patricia Kemp joined Art in Your Ear last Friday...

African American Thursday, August 31st 2023

A Surprise on the Civil Rights Trail in Birmingham

We are republishing a few posts that Dr. Julie Buckner Armstrong wrote for WMNF when she was researching her home town, Birmingham. She is a...

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...

Art Thursday, June 08th 2023

Students push back against anti-Semitism with new art exhibit

Students from across the Tampa Bay area are teaming up to raise awareness about anti-Semitism with art and creative expression. A new art gallery has opened in a municipal building in Downtown Tampa. Cora Bowen...

Hate Crimes Tuesday, March 28th 2023

2022 was record year for anti-Semitic incidents, report shows

Listen: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Johnathan Greenblatt, says that 2022 was a historic year for anti-semitism. “These incidents are an ugly manifestation of this growing belief and this normalization of anti-Semitic ideas, anti-Jewish growth,...

Education Wednesday, January 25th 2023

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Michael Igel, Chair of the Florida Holocaust Museum discusses his family’s own Holocaust experiences, the importance of Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust education in the age of “Stop Woke,” the rise of anti-Semitism… again, how to address...

Civil Rights Wednesday, June 15th 2022

Tampa targeted with anti-Semitic propaganda

Tampa has been targeted with anti-Semitic literature flung from passing cars into the lawns and driveways of residents. Up to 500 flyers from a social media hate group have been discovered in our neighborhoods each...

Human Rights Thursday, April 07th 2022

MidPoint: Tampeño provides relief in Ukraine

As the tense war continues between Ukraine and Russia, one Tampa local has helped make an impact and provide relief to those in need. Mark Wright, a local Tampa attorney who recently spent time at...

Education Friday, April 01st 2022

Holocaust survivor addresses USF fraternities and sororities

Following reports of antisemitism in USF's Greek Life organizations, Holocaust Survivor Helga Melmed shared her story with students on the effects of hate and ignorance.

Foreign Policy Wednesday, March 09th 2022

MidPoint: War from the perspective of Ukrainian students

While the problems of Florida's legislative decisions continue to loom over the state this week, the war in Ukraine continues with no certain end in sight. On Wednesday, MidPoint host Shelley Reback spoke to two...

Jewish Issues Thursday, June 10th 2021

Tampa Bay leaders decry the rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes

The FBI reported an 80 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes in one month, and say that Jews are the most targeted group for hate crimes, with Muslims second. An on-line forum to stop anti-Semitism...

Civil Liberties Monday, August 06th 2018

Social media anonymity may not be guaranteed as free speech

Judge: Social media user isn’t entitled to anonymity By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press A social media platform can be compelled to divulge account information belonging to a woman who anonymously chatted online about plans for last...

Civil Liberties Tuesday, March 20th 2018

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...

African American Tuesday, January 30th 2018

In the 1920’s the KKK relied on Fake News, Religious Conservatives and Anti-Immigrant Feelings

Radioactivity 1 30 18 Fear of immigrants. It’s been at the center of President Trump’s call to build a wall across the US border with Mexico. And at the center of his attacks on so...

American History Wednesday, December 06th 2017

Sleepwalking to Nuclear War? And President Trump Is About to Change US Policy Toward Israel.

Radioactivity 12 6 17 Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— our first guest warns that the biggest danger facing the world is the threat of nuclear war. Later we’ll discuss President Trump’s planned...

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