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MidPoint: Florida Legislature and the War on Teachers
The Florida Constitution provides that all children are guaranteed a quality public education, but the Florida legislature is undermining that guarantee with education policies that drive more children to private and charter schools for profit and drive teachers out of the profession. MidPoint host Shelley Reback called it a “death by a thousand cuts” to… Read more »
Who is Ben Frazier, the Jacksonville activist arrested before a DeSantis press conference? Here’s WMNF’s 2020 interview with him
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When Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke at USF in Tampa
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu died Sunday. This WMNF article is from when he spoke at the University of South Florida in January 2006
Radioactivity Friday: Tampa activist Askia Mohammed Aquil
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Radioactivity Wednesday: Sarasota artist challenges white supremacy symbols
February 17, 2021 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk with a local artist who is using his art to confront symbols of racism and turning some of those symbols on their heads. And later we’ll discuss the latest vaccine controversy and efforts to change Florida’s voting laws to make… Read more »
Uhuru Solidarity Movement plans “March for Reparations” Saturday in St. Petersburg
This Saturday the Uhuru Solidarity Movement is holding what it’s calling a “March For Reparations to African People” in St. Petersburg. In a press release, the group says the intention of the march is to “build unity with the African community’s demand for reparations for slavery, genocide, and colonial terror that continues to this day… Read more »
Black Lives Matter groups slam “cynical and nihilistic political stunt” by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
A coalition of more than a dozen social justice groups from across the state slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday during an online press conference. The groups say that proposals DeSantis made Monday for new laws targeting protesters would “embolden police attacks and terrorize anti-racism and Black Lives Matter organizers in Florida.” St. Petersburg’s Ashley… Read more »
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