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High-profile killings of black people at the hands of police are raising many questions. Among them: should officers be able to claim victim privacy rights while acting on duty? As demonstrations against police violence continue, some of those who also marched with Dr. Martin Luther King say change can come if protestors will simply vote. Florida is facing a triple threat: a global pandemic, civil unrest and now, on top of everything else, it’s hurricane season! And it seems people of color are most likely to be harmed by this confluence of woe. Young climate activists get a setback in their lawsuit against the state. A national higher-education advocacy group wants to see Florida’s college students take actual courses on democracy and government in order to meet a state legal requirement for all college students to be functionally literate in civics. The number of people who were actually eyewitnesses to the D-Day invasion 76 years ago is dwindling fast. But we’ll talk with one on the eve of that momentous event’s anniversary.

The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) is a non-profit organization that provides Floridians of all ages who have disabilities with assistive technology. Representatives of FAAST talk with 411 Teen.Original airdate: September 27, 2020

On tonight’s program: Monday of this week was Florida’s voter registration deadline. And during the final hours, the online registration system collapsed; Many of Florida’s Hispanics are strongly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement to to the point of supporting President Trump. We consider the question, “Why?”; Mexico Beach was ground zero for Category Five Hurricane Michael two years ago tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 10.) The recovery has been slow and often painful; Two years after Hurricane Michael, affordable housing remains in short supply in Bay County as several subsidized complexes are under construction; Despite all the unresolved issues from Michael, a consortium of powerful people in Northwest Florida is determined to accelerate the recovery process.

"Be All In: Raising Kids for Success in Sports and Life" offers a unique way to parents and youth athletes and provides practical, real world advice on how to navigate this landscape.Authors Christie Pearce Rampone and Dr. Kristine Keane share the best practices that athletes, parents and coaches can use to turn good sportsmanship into a lifelong skill.Original airdate: October 18, 2020

Micki Boas is the author of One In Five - How We're Fighting For Our Dyslexic Kids In A System That's Failing Them. Schools are failing to deliver the services mandated by federal law, usually due to a lack of funding. As a result, the problem is often denied, interventions are delayed, accommodations are faulty and many parents blame themselves. Micki Boas joins this episode of 411 Teen.Original airdate: October 25, 2020

Billy Francis is the Director of Florida State University’s Student Veterans Center. He speaks on the importance of hope. Billy also discusses the power of embracing adversity. He feels that the way we handle adversity and setbacks can shape a person’s outlook on life and ability to succeed.

Author Susan Cerulean is an advocate for the Earth, and close to home, the Apalachicola. She is looking for a sense of interdependence among us. She believes it is a novel time for humans because of the events our world is experiencing. Love will fuel us in finding our opportunity for survival.

In this age of COVID-19, WFSU is examining changes brought on by the pandemic. Tallahassee residents share their stories, then experts offer advice on how to handle these changes, some of which may be permanent.

In Episode 1: Missing Moments, we talk about what happens in the absence of busyness. Without our normal routines, many of us have had to confront what’s missing from our daily lives and relationships.