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High school students threaten to sue the governor after the state rejected an African American studies course as teachers cover up their classroom libraries, fearing they’ll run afoul of new state standards on what books students have access to.

The local reaction to the killing of Tyre Nichols; two of the top candidates for Jacksonville mayor accuse each other of being untrustworthy when it comes to JEA; the growth of psychedelic drugs to treat a range of ailments; the Cathedral Arts Project celebrates 30 years; and a sports update.

Proposed Jacksonville panhandling law; teen mental health crisis; USS Orleck museum; What’s good Wednesday

Hundreds of Black leaders rallied in the state capital this week to denounce Gov. Ron DeSantis. New College’s interim President Richard Corcoran gets a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor. What is ESG investing and why does the governor want to ban it?

Local activists join a rally in Tallahassee over the state’s education policies; the murder trial that rocked Jacksonville a century ago; increasing health equity; why some Florida kids could lose Medicaid coverage; the TEACH Conference; and what’s happening around town.

Microbiomes and how they affect cancer risk. Plus a look at an agency helping people without health insurance.

A new nonprofit has been formed to help shape the future of Jacksonville’s downtown riverfront; a popular local company rebrands for a new era; a preview of THE PLAYERS Championship; and “What’s Good Wednesday.”

More drama in the Jacksonville mayor’s race, and City Council races are heating up as well; millions of dollars are being spent to bring a UF campus to Jacksonville; and a preview of Monster Jam.

Democrat Donna Deegan leads in a new Jacksonville mayor’s race poll; Duval schools looks for help as it reviews books; and the city bans panhandling. We talk about these stories and more in this week’s Friday media roundtable.

A nuclear power plant in Georgia delays expansion; “Bygone Jax: Our Unsung History,” a new podcast from WJCT Public Media; and the Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest.