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Indaba Theatre presents it’s grand opening. Donna Cotterell , founder and director, and associates of the Indaba community discuss their opening and new mentor program.

On tonight’s program: What bird enthusiasts call the ‘Holy Grail’ of the species, will soon be declared Extinct; Political polarization is trickling down to school board meetings, where threats and harassment of local officials has caught the attention of the Justice Department; We’ll hear how one woman, a prisoner at Lowell correctional institution—is using social media to expose conditions at the women’s facility: We’ll break it down tonight on Capital Report; It’s been known for a while now that racism is toxic to a person’s health. Now, a group of Florida State University researchers, are trying to address the problem in healthcare; A top HBCU in Florida gets its biggest award ever to help create diversity among scientists; And the latest federal unemployment report is in, and it’s disappointing, to say the least.

On tonight’s program: The University of Florida reverses the stance that its professors aren’t allowed to testify against the policies of state government; Not that long ago, even saying the words “Climate Change” was essentially forbidden for those in Florida State Government. It seems that has changed; Florida’s 2020 elections were among the smoothest in the country, but the governor wants to make more changes. That has one county elections chief – known as a deeply conservative Republican when he served in the state legislature – more than a little upset; And lawmakers say the pandemic has improved access to telehealth. They want to keep that going.

Rickards High School IB students explore the local, state and national political climate.

IB students from James S. Rickards High School examine and discuss prevailing local, state and national political issues and events, sharing their perspectives and theories.

Emily Galvin-Almanza, co-Founder and Executive Director of Partners For Justice ,a non-profit providing wrap-around services to people trapped in cycle of criminalization, poverty and incarceration by pairing non-legal Advocates with clients who are in need of help navigating a criminal legal system that is toxic by design.

Three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some times in their lives. Since 1980, ( the year MADD-Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded) alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased by about 44%, from about 30,00 to fewer than 17,000. Members of the MADD community join 411 TEEN.

SAIL High School students discuss LGBTQ issues: attitudes, conversions therapy, perceptions, etc.

Even before the conviction of three people – including a former Tallahassee City Commissioner – on federal corruption charges this year, many Capital City residents had concerns about unethical behavior at City Hall. In addition to a formal ethics advisory panel, there is also the Citizens for Ethics Reform Coalition, which is researching and suggesting additional safeguards to ensure decisions are made transparently and ethically. To talk about the initiative are Coalition members: Former State of Florida Attorney Richard Herring; Integrity Florida Co-founder Ben Wilcox; and “Common Ground” Founder and NEBA President Catherine Baer.

On tonight’s program: Lawmakers are coming back to the Capitol next week in response to Governor DeSantis’s Special Session call. Not all of them are totally down with drill; A Florida pediatrician issues an urgent call to get children vaccinated against COVID-19; A flood of federal infrastructure dollars could soon be headed in Florida’s direction; Roger Stone insists he doesn’t have anything personal against Ron DeSantis. He just feels DeSantis needs to align himself even closer with former President Donald Trump; Lawmakers are considering a bill that would let local governments, rather than the state, make decisions about smoking at public parks and beaches; And a young lady from Jacksonville speaks about pushing her personal envelope to become a page in the Florida Senate.