Groveland Four restitution, Stop WOKE stalled, girls that wanna rock, the art of anonymity
About this episode
The episode discusses the restitution for the Groveland Four, the ongoing controversy surrounding the Stop WOKE Act, a rock music camp for girls, and an art exhibit featuring an anonymous artist.
In July 1949, four young African Americans — Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd, and Walter Irvin — were falsely accused of raping a white teenager in Lake County. The Groveland Four, as they became known, were posthumously exonerated in 2021. This year, the state set aside $4 million to make their families whole. But can justice delayed ever be served? Then, why the Stop WOKE Act appellate ruling isn’t the end of the controversy, a rock music camp is teaching more than music to young girls, and a huge art exhibit at the Straz offers insight into an incognito artist. Website: https://www.wusf.org Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/wakeupcall-newsletter Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WUSF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wusfpublicmedia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsN1ZItTKcJ4AGsBIni3
People in this episode
Host: WUSF Public Media
Topics covered
- Groveland Four restitution
- Stop WOKE Act
- rock music camp
- art exhibit
- justice
- exoneration
Keywords
- Groveland Four
- restitution
- Stop WOKE Act
- rock music camp
- art exhibit
- exoneration
- justice
- Lake County
- African Americans
- incognito artist
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Groveland Four, Stop WOKE Act, Straz
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