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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Radioactivity Friday: Tampa activist Askia Mohammed Aquil
March 5, 2021 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. In recent weeks there’s been renewed interest about FBI surveillance of leading black activists in the late 60’s and early 70’s. The new film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH depicts the FBI’s efforts to undermine Black Panther activist Fred Hampton who was eventually assassinated by… Read more »
Five protesters arrested by USF University Police Department
Police say five people were arrested by the USF University Police Department during a protest Tuesday. WMNF interviewed Jordana Yampolsky. She isn’t a student, but she was detained during today’s protest. “I was made aware of a protest happening at USF today in regards to USF suspending the SDS, the Students for a Democratic Society,… Read more »
Video shows Pinellas deputies repeatedly punching, elbowing Biden supporter during political rally in Palm Harbor
A video showing the arrest of a Clearwater man during a political rally in Palm Harbor has raised concerns over a deputy’s use of force. The video shows deputies punching a Joe Biden supporter in the head and elbowing him in the back multiple times as he’s being held to the ground. LISTEN: Whitney Wentz… Read more »
A Pizza Hut driver was filmed driving through Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Pete and the company is keeping quiet
Last Thursday, Black Lives Matter activists with the St. Pete Peace Protest captured video as a Pizza Hut delivery driver drove through demonstrators standing in a crosswalk. Activists are calling for the driver and a local manager to be fired, but the company isn’t saying much. Listen: As they’ve done almost every night for nearly… Read more »
Radioactivity Tuesday: Investigative report links futuristic policing to citizen harassment in Pasco County
September 8, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. The Tampa Bay Times recently published an investigative report on a new, high-tech form of policing—one which tries to stop crime before it happens. The system uses futuristic, cutting edge technology to identify people who are about to commit crimes in Pasco County. What… Read more »
Ben Crump releases new video of truck driving into Tampa activist
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump has released a previously unreleased video of a red truck striking and injuring a Black Lives Matter activist during protests during the Juneteenth weekend in Tampa. Tampa Police have so far not arrested the driver of the truck that struck demonstrator Jae Passmore. In the short video below you can… Read more »
Radioactivity Wednesday: Controversial mural evokes more police violence against activists in Tampa
August 12, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Tension is brewing in downtown Tampa involving mural painters, Food Not Bombs, BLM protestors, police and Neo Nazis. Last night four more people were arrested in what’s become a controversy over a mural painted outside of Tampa police headquarters. The mural was painted without the… Read more »
