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black history
Vice President Kamala Harris rejected an invitation by Gov. Ron DeSantis to “discuss” Florida's African American history standards.
The Scoop: Tues., August 1, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Dash ride-hailing service coming to Tampa The Tampa Downtown Partnership announced a new ride service funded by existing revenue sources beginning in October. This announcement comes a couple of years after the Downtowner service was...
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"...
Florida approves new Black history standards despite criticism
The State Board of Education approved new academic standards in Florida for instruction about Black history, despite objections.
Hillsborough school board approves proclamations supporting Pride, Juneteenth
Hillsborough County Schools took a bold stance in declaring two proclamations promoting diversity and inclusion.
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...
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...
Fascist Dictatorship in Florida
Kim Jackson joins the discussion to explore the question of growing dictatorship in Florida as the Governor moves against the Advance Placement African American History course. A fast and furious assault on voting rights and...
Two experts examine the state of education in Florida
We look at education in Florida: banned books, private school vouchers, menstrual histories of student-athletes, AP African-American History.
The show began with an appeal to the those in desperate need at holiday time and may be suicidal. Reminded listeners of the suicide hotline 988. Asked callers to write in or call in birthdays...
WaveMakers: Uncovering Tampa’s Black History with Fred Hearns
Fred Hearns, the curator of Black History at the Tampa Bay History Center, discusses some of Tampa's forgotten, neglected and buried past.
