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Race
USF students rally to support affirmative action
Students at USF are rallying Thursday afternoon in support of affirmative action and to raise awareness about the enrollment of black and Latino students. The rally on the Tampa campus begins at 5:00 p.m. in front of Cooper Hall....
USF students to rally in solidarity with Mizzou
On Thursday afternoon USF students will rally in support of students at the University of Missouri who have faced threats of violence after the school’s president and provost resigned in response to student protests; black students...
This week the Florida Senate approved a rule change that would remove the confederate battle flag from the chamber’s seal; but that effort to get rid of the controversial symbol embraced by racists like the...
Radioactivity looks at how to have an ‘impolite’ discussion on race
Today we listen to the lastest episode of WEDU’s Florida this week, a political talk show that airs on Friday nights, and is moderated by Radioactivity Host Rob Lorei. This Weeks Panel ( Political Reporter...
“Biking While Black” citations decline in Tampa
Update from Friday, August 28: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has announced the creation of a Citizens Review Board to review issues related to the Tampa Police Department. The number of citations Tampa Police are issuing...
Low-performing Pinellas schools prompts Castor letter to feds
Tampa-area Congress member Kathy Castor has written to the U.S. Department of Education asking them to look at how the Pinellas County School District is spending federal money that is supposed to go to schools...
Pinellas School Board member reacts to Times report
This week the Tampa Bay Times began publishing results of an investigation into several low-performing elementary schools called “Why Pinellas County is the worst place in Florida to be black and go to public school.”...
Community discussion Tuesday on “bicycling while black” in Tampa
On Tuesday evening The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is asking for the public’s input on the Tampa Police Department’s practices of issuing citations for traffic and bicycle...
Listeners weigh in on Confederate flags and St. Pete’s history of lynching
Listeners weigh in on Confederate flags and St. Pete's history of lynching
Deggans and USF professor Roy Kaplan about how might decriminalization of drug possession affect racism
Nightline Co-anchor Byron Pitts talks race and the media, and we discuss the Republican letter to Iran
Author Ian Haney Lopez explains racial codewords and “dog-whistle” politics
Law Professor and Author Ian Haney Lopez explains racial codewords and "dog-whistle" politics
