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A Juneteenth bus tour highlights small Black-owned businesses

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...

SOTD 6/19/25: Redemption Song by Bob Marley 

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...

The Scoop: Tue. June 17, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

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

Tampa Theatre to spotlight local Black cinema at Juneteenth film celebration

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...

Three-day celebration for Juneteenth hosted by City of Clearwater

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

The State of Freedom: A Juneteenth Panel Discussion

Tuesday, June 17th | 8:00 PM | WMNF Live Music Studio Reception begins at 7:00 PM Juneteenth stands as the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Born in...

This Juneteenth, the Tampa Theatre is celebrating local Black filmmakers

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....

Tampa leaders announce new Black history museum

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

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

Surly Voices: Male Fragility, Family Labels, Gillum’s Indictment

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...
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Juneteenth Sustainable Education and Cooking on Sustainable Living

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...
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People’s Budget Review of St. Pete budget open house

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...
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