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Tampa Bay History Center
The Scoop: Thurs., September 28, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Progress Village’s solar progress Progress Village, in Eastern Hillsborough County, is claiming the title of the first Black community in Florida to adopt a solar...
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Progress Village becomes Florida’s first Black community to build solar microgrid
In Eastern Hillsborough County, Progress Village is claiming the title of the first Black community in Florida to adopt a solar microgrid. A coalition of...
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“Uhuru 3” make motion to dismiss the case against their leaders this week
Three of the Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization are moving to have their case dismissed tomorrow in court. The FBI raided...
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Preserving History and Community
The Jackson House gets a historical marker and $1 million dollars for renovation. The boarding house which housed Black travelers to Tampa, FL during segregation...
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MidPoint: The Florida Redistricting Litigation with the League of Women Voters
The DeSantis-crafted redistricting plan was ruled unconstitutional. That ruling is now on appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. If upheld, it could result in...
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The Politics of Terror
An analysis of the political terror across the spectrum. Republicans threaten AIDS/HIV funding to the world’s poor because of possible abortion funding. note: The program,...
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Feature: Tampa’s newest Black history exhibit dives into city’s long history
After an eight-week renovation, the Tampa Bay History Center opened a new permanent Black history exhibit in early June. The exhibit is titled “Travails and Triumphs” and features stories from Africans who traveled to Florida...
On the latest episode of “The Skinny” on WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM, we’re joined by Raegan Miller, from the Florida Freedom to Read Project, a group formed this year to fight book bans in Florida. In...
Tampa’s newest Black history exhibit dives into city’s long history
Listen: After an eight-week renovation, the Tampa Bay History Center opened a new permanent Black history exhibit. The exhibit is titled “Travails and Triumphs” and features stories from Africans who traveled to Florida in the...
Radioactivity looks at the humble beginnings of Tampa
On Today’s Radioactivity we look back in history to the founding of Tampa. Rodney Kite-Powell, Director of the Tampa Bay History Center’s Touchton Map Library, joins us to talk about the military outpost that preceded the...
History of cattle ranching in Florida – notes from a Tampa Bay History Center panel
History of cattle ranching in Florida – notes from a Tampa Bay History Center panel by David Bryant, WMNF News volunteer Over 200 people attended a panel on cattle ranching history and issues facing its...
Pecha Kucha: Envisioning a better Tampa Bay
Last Friday night local innovators shared some of their latest big ideas for transforming Tampa into a better city. This was the 8th time that the event, called Pecha Kucha, came to the Tampa Bay...
