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Haiti
The Scoop: Thurs. March 21, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani (D) says the new law to prevent houseless people from sleeping in public places is "making a bad situation worse."
The Scoop: Fri., March 15, 2024 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
A new study shows Tampa’s streetcar system is one of the most efficient in the nation with high ridership & low cost to taxpayers.
State Haiti Response Questioned
©2024 The News Service of Florida State Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, and two advocacy groups Thursday questioned Florida’s response to unrest in Haiti. Joseph, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Family Action Network Movement...
The Scoop: Thurs., March 14, 2024 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
A new study shows Tampa’s streetcar system is one of the most efficient in the nation with high ridership & low cost to taxpayers.
DeSantis sends officers to South Florida to stop people fleeing violence in Haiti
The governor’s office said the state is sending helicopters, boards, aircraft and drones to South Florida as well.
Dr. Sylvia Campbell reflects on a life of giving back
Dr. Sylvia Campbell is a Tampa surgeon who has spent decades helping the medically needy in the Tampa Bay region and around the world. Campbell discussed her work on Tuesday (Oct. 17) on WMNF WaveMakers...
Florida group doing hurricane relief work in Haiti
As many as one thousand people are believed to have died when Hurricane Matthew slammed into southern Haiti last week. So a Haitian relief organization with ties to the Tampa Bay area is trying to...
Today we look at the latest research in early childhood development with Dr. Dana Suskind, founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative at the University of Chicago. ‘Thirty Million Words’ to a 1995...
Slavery historian sheds light on the dark past that continues to shape the present
Because of America’s role in the history of slavery, many people think the U.S. has a responsibility to repay those who are still being affected by this centuries-long legacy.
Relief efforts underway after Haitian quake.
Yesterday members of Tampa’s Haitian community coordinated relief efforts for Tuesday’s deadly earthquake in Haiti. Although contact is not yet established with the quake victims, local groups are planning their next steps. In recent years,...
Local Haitian groups plan earthquake relief efforts
Late this afternoon local Hatian solidarity groups met at Good Samaritan World Outreach Ministries to plan their relief efforts for Haiti’s earthquake victims. Local groups like Prince Charles Scholars, and Heart to Heart Caribbean Ministry...
