juneteenth

For Juneteenth Congresswoman Kathy Castor did a bus tour to visit a few local Black-owned businesses in St.Petersburg. The tour was to help highlight how small businesses are not being seen enough. The first stop...

Todays is Juneteenth, the US Federal holiday that marks when the news of emancipation finally reached the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865. It’s a day of remembrance, but also one...

WMNF headlines including Tampa Theatre Juneteenth film celebration, No Kings Protests, Clearwater body from 1993 identified.

Listen: The Tampa Theatre, in partnership with Film Tampa Bay, is highlighting Black filmmakers at its third annual Juneteenth Film Celebration on Thursday.  The celebration will preview upcoming films and display shorts by Tampa Bay...

There will be a three day celebration for Junetheenth will be hosted by City of Clearwater starting on June 15th.

Listen: This Juneteenth, the Tampa Bay Theatre is shining the spotlight on Black filmmakers.  The theatre is hosting a one-day film festival that promises a night of networking, in-depth conversations, and screenings by Black directors....

Listen: The Tampa Bay History Center and Tampa Housing Authority announced plans for a new Black history museum in the city. It’ll be located in a formerly thriving Black business district. City leaders including Tampa...

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, June 16th, 2023

This week on Surly Voices, the Surly fems discuss the concept of male fragility, family labels, and Andrew Gillum’s indictment. Listen to the full episode here:https://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_220623_100600_surly1_460.MP3 Male Fragility Around Juneteenth As Juneteenth and Father’s Day...

On the Juneteenth WMNF Sustainable Living Program we talked about food, cooking and helping others.  Our guests were Hal and Liza Bailstein, co-founders of the non-profit Illumi-Nation Project. Liza also teaches healthy cooking to inner-city...

St. Petersburg’s Mayor Rick Kriseman’s budget can be reviewed and questioned at an open house Monday evening; on MidPoint we hear about the proposed budget in St. Petersburg, how it affects low-income communities and how residents...