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WMNF 88.5

Political Violence, Cultural Brawl

The Forum responds to various issues including the undemocratic suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrel of Orlando, FL as well as new rules on the disposal of coal combustion residuals. There was some analysis of...
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VP Kamala Harris rejects an invitation from Gov. Ron DeSantis to discuss Florida history standards claiming “slaves developed skills … for their personal benefit”

Vice President Kamala Harris rejected an invitation by Gov. Ron DeSantis to “discuss” Florida's African American history standards.

Progressive groups protest elimination of affirmative action; DEI programs in Florida

Yesterday about a dozen activists gathered in protest of a plethora of changes in education by the Republican supermajority in the Florida state legislature, as well as the US Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action....
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Buffalo Soldiers, Bautista Project (Homeless), Teens on Health

On today’s Slice of Life we’ll hear about the Buffalo Soldiers (https://www.nabstmc.com/) who are in town for their national convention. The Buffalo Soldiers is a Black motorcycle club who think of themselves as part of...
WMNF 88.5

Fascist Florida Whitewash History Standard

Everybody from Vice-President Kamala Harris to the people in our listening audience take issue with Florida’s new history standard which holds “enslaved people benefited from their enslavement”.  A host of solutions to mobilize against, push-back,...
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Kamala Harris blasts new Florida education standards: “slaves developed skills” that could be used for “personal benefit”

Vice President Kamala Harris is condemning new Florida education guidelines, which prompted a defense from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, July 21th, 2023

Tony Bennett passes at 96, Sawfish sighting gives hope, Modern immigration problems require modern solutions, New history teaching standards

MidPoint: Teaching African American History in Florida K-12 Schools

The Florida African American History Task Force has been taken over by DeSantis loyalists and they have made big changes to the curricula for teaching of Black history in K-12 education since the "Stop Woke"...

An Unequal Democracy

Heather McGhee, a distinguished Senior Fellow at the Public-Policy Center DEMOS deliver a speech which asks “Who is an American?” Has U.S. Democracy become as Unequal as our Economy? Perhaps the question to ask is:...
WMNF 88.5

Episode 17: Pro Se Experience in Federal Courts by Andrea Debose

In the federal court system, over three hundred thousand Pro Se represent themselves. A look into the Pro Se world was defending self in Federal Courts and winning. Today the interview will be with Ms. Andrea...

Rosa Parks and The O Street Museum

H. H. Leonards, the author of the book, Rosa Parks: Life, Lessons and Leadership is touring florida and joins the show to discuss the iconic “mother of the civil rights movement” Rosa Parks. The O...

White Nationalist Treason

The voice of recording Artist, Jill Scott, kicks off the program with a protest version of “The Star-Spangled-Banner” which exclaims the U.S. is ‘Not the land of the free, but the home of the slave’....

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