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African American Monday, August 28th 2023

Episode 19: Earnest Coney Chief Executive of CDC of Tampa

CDC of Tampa is a social service organization that is responsible for making society better by providing skills for the modern workforce, real estate for...

American History Friday, March 31st 2023

Anti-Fascist woman’s march mural

Camilla Carrero reporting: Woman’s History month is wrapping up with a celebration last night at the Cuban Club, where local historians discussed the significance...

American History Wednesday, March 29th 2023

No Pasarán! The Ybor City women who fought fascism

Women's political activism in Ybor City, Florida and their fight against fascism at home and abroad during the time of the Spanish Civil War.

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Thursday, October 14th 2021

Speaking with director of the film ‘Frenemies’ about the US embargo of Cuba

WMNF interviews the director of the film Frenemies, a documentary about how the Cuban people have been impacted by the U.S. embargo.

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Wednesday, July 14th 2021

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor supports Cuba protesters and peaceful regime change

Wednesday morning in Ybor City, Tampa-area Democratic Congress member Kathy Castor called for the U.S. to encourage peaceful regime change in Cuba. She spoke in...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Monday, July 12th 2021

Sarasota protest against Cuba’s government

By Robert Neff / WMNF News On Sunday, a crowd of over 100 people packed an intersection in downtown Sarasota. The protestors were demanding an...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Monday, March 02nd 2020

Cuba expert defends Sanders’ statement about education under Fidel; Democratic “superdelegates” and a possible “brokered convention”

About a week ago, establishment politicians criticized Senator Bernie Sanders for his comments about Cuba on 60 minutes. The Democratic presidential frontrunner said that when Fidel Castro was president of Cuba there was repression, but...

Local Government Wednesday, February 26th 2020

Mayors of St. Petersburg and Tampa weigh in on Rays and other issues

The mayors of the region’s two largest cities answered questions Friday from Tampa Tiger Bay Club members. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor spoke about a range of topics like the Tampa...

Tiger Bay Forum On Development By Sean Kinane WMNF

Development Monday, January 27th 2020

Should development pay for itself? A forum on the politics of growth in Florida

How much development should there be in Florida, where should it occur and who should pay for the infrastructure? On MidPoint we heard segments of a panel discussion on the topic of the politics of...

Education Monday, January 13th 2020

Thousands of Florida teachers rally in the state Capitol

The Florida Legislative session begins Tuesday. Teachers and their allies held a massive demonstration on Monday in Tallahassee. On MidPoint, we spoke with the president of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, Rob Kriete, about education...

National Government Monday, December 16th 2019

Several impeachment rallies in Tampa Bay area Tuesday

On Wednesday the U.S. House will vote on whether or not to impeach President Donald Trump; on MidPoint, we talked to an activist who is organizing a demonstration in St. Petersburg Tuesday evening supporting impeachment....

WMNF photo: Tampa Tiger Bay Club debate on Florida sex education

Education Monday, November 18th 2019

Florida sex education debate: abstinence-only or comprehensive?

When students in Florida schools are taught about sex, should it be from a comprehensive sex education curriculum or should it be abstinence-only? On Friday the Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosted a conversation about sex...

Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in St. Pete, Florida by Sean Kinane

Environment Monday, November 11th 2019

Sea Shepherd founder: “no whales will be killed in international waters” this year

According to its website, the “Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization.” They rely on direct-action tactics to stop illegal activities and are often involved in a confrontation with other...

News and Public Affairs Tuesday, November 05th 2019

Hillsborough residents have a chance to weigh in on transportation issues

On WMNF’s MidPoint Monday we talked about a range of Tampa Bay area transportation issues. The Florida Department of Transport (FDOT) recently came out with its preferred plan for the interchange that’s often called “Malfunction...

News and Public Affairs Wednesday, October 30th 2019

SDS wants USF to do more to increase Black student enrollment

Tampa Bay SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) will rally on Thursday to support increasing enrollment of Black students at the University of South Florida. Our guest on WMNF’s MidPoint from Tampa Bay SDS was...

Elections Monday, September 30th 2019

St. Pete city council candidate forum at USF SP

On WMNF’s MidPoint Monday we hear from seven of the eight candidates running for St. Petersburg City Council. The audio from a League of Women Voters forum at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg...

News and Public Affairs Friday, September 27th 2019

Watch John Morgan’s speech in Ybor City

Orlando attorney John Morgan spoke Friday at the Cuban Club in Ybor City for the Tampa Tiger Bay Club. Morgan led a successful drive to add medical marijuana to the Florida Constitution in 2016. Morgan...

News and Public Affairs Monday, September 23rd 2019

Public meeting on Mosaic renewal permit for pollutant discharge

Next Monday the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold an open house public meeting; it’s about Mosaic’s renewal request to discharge wastewater. Much of it would go into the Peace River basin. The Peace...

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