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 »
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Here’s what a law professor, an activist and a county commissioner say about Black Lives Matter protests
Black Lives Matter demonstrations continue across the globe and in the Tampa Bay area. On MidPoint we spoke with a series of guests to examine these important issues of the police killing of George Floyd and other topics of racism and police violence from the standpoints of a law professor, an activist and a politician…. Read more »
Leaders call for changes to Tampa’s police Citizens Review Board
On Wednesday morning local representatives of the NAACP and ACLU and other leaders in the Black community called for a revamp of the City of Tampa’s police Citizens Review Board. In front of Tampa City Hall, the president of the Hillsborough branch NAACP, Yvette Lewis, said, “the City of Tampa and law enforcement continue to… Read more »
More than 40 Black Lives Matter demonstrators gather in Gulfport
Peaceful demonstrations against racism and police violence happened all across the Tampa Bay area Monday from Ybor City to St. Petersburg to Dunedin and Largo. In Gulfport, more than 40 people gathered at a park. Most of them wore masks and stood physically distant from one another. Many held posters. Jennifer Webb is a Democratic… Read more »
Violent, racist posts in Facebook group administered by Hernando County Commissioner
Hernando County residents have publicly shared screenshots from a private Facebook Group called “Defend Hernando County”. The screenshots feature both overtly racist and incendiary calls for violence. The group was created in reaction to potential protests in the county including at the County Courthouse in Brooksville. The administrators of the group include Hernando County Commissioner… Read more »
Tampa Bay SDS has raised more than $40,000 to bail out protesters
Dozens of protesters have been arrested this week during and after demonstrations in the Tampa Bay area and a student-led activist group is raising funds to bail them out. As of noon Wednesday, the GoFundMe had raised more than $40,000. WMNF interviewed David Jones, with Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society. “We as SDS… Read more »
Sunday Black Lives Matter march draws 1,000
Last Sunday marked the end of several days of protests in the Tampa Bay area as Black Lives Matter protests extend internationally in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. One of the largest demonstrations was at Cyrus Greene Park on Sunday afternoon. More than 1,000 protesters attended the… Read more »
Mayor Castor makes appearance at George Floyd solidarity protest
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SDS rallies for increased Black student enrollment at USF Tampa
For months, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society have been trying to get the University of South Florida to increase the number of Black students. On Tuesday, about fifteen members of SDS chanted in front of the library on the USF Tampa campus. Listen: WMNF News interviewed Eithne Silva, a junior physics major at… Read more »
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Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/18/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— A class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Tampa claims that redistricting is actively depriving African Americans of the right to… Read more »
SDS wants USF to do more to increase Black student enrollment
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Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 08/07/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to another edition of Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— Hate crimes are on the rise in the US. In the wake of the weekend massacre of shoppers in El Paso—we’ll talk with… Read more »
Clearwater Rep. Legislator Explains Why He Criticized the “Send Her Back” Chants at the Trump Rally; Professor Points to Similarities between Trump’s Rally and Rallies During the Rise of Fascism
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Select 07/23/19 from the drop down menu Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll speak with a local elected Republican who has been critical of the chants last week at the Trump campaign rally following President Trump’s tweets last… Read more »
