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March 12th, 2023 || Education, Film, Gun Violence, News and Public Affairs, Police.

Blink on Gun Violence, USF Protest Arrest

Protestors at the University of South Florida were arrested protesting the attacks on diversity and other attacks on education. The right-wing attempt to roll back the clock on progress in many areas of society is in full swing in Florida. There is a war against public education. USF Tampa students arrested at protest call for… Read more »

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    Jordon Coury was severely injured by a police-fired rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Tampa in May 2020. He is suing the City of Tampa saying that police used excessive force during those demonstrations. He’s being represented by attorney Ben Crawford. Here’s part of what Coury told WMNF about that day: “I… Read more »

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    Radioactivity Friday: Tampa activist Askia Mohammed Aquil

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