What started as protests over offensive Halloween costumes and racial insensitivity at Yale and the University of Missouri has spread to colleges and universities nationwide with thousands of student-protesters across the country demanding an end to what they see as systematic racism on campus. That includes an incident in Jacksonville, where students last week found a noose on the UNF campus.
At the University of Missouri, a student’s hunger strike over racism, and an unprecedented football team boycott of future games, led to President Tim Wolfe’s resignation. Protesters have succeeded in ousting administrators at other campuses too.
We speak with Jacksonville resident Howard Taylor, a Mizzou graduate and former roommate of Michael Middleton, the newly named interim president of the University. The two of them were part of the group that formed the Legion of Black Collegians at the school and Taylor was the first African American member of the Student Union at Missouri.
Bright Holidays works to help improve the lives of underprivileged students and their families during the holiday season by providing new clothes, shoes, toys and more. This annual drive began back in 2003 as a small project to help kids at just three local school, but it’s grown by more than 500 percent. Spokeswoman Melanie Husk joins us with more.
Swamp Radio, a live radio experience which celebrates Northeast Florida arts and culture, is teaming up with the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and local artists and chefs for a southern spin on Thanksgiving. Swamp Radio creator Ian Mairs and Stephen Dimare, founder and owner of The Hyppo, join us with a preview of "Early Thanks."
And Electr Lounge host David Luckin drops by with a special Bob Dylan giveaway.
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