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Noted political theorist Dr. Danielle Allen joins Florida Humanities and the Village Square in a vital conversation about what it means to be an American today, using the Declaration of Independence as a focus of that discussion.

On tonight’s program: Legal challenges to Governor DeSantis’s ban on school mask mandates are now in the judicial pipeline; The Florida Board of Education is holding onto billions of dollars in American Rescue Plan money meant for schools and Democrats are urging the state to dole out that money; Florida hospitals are running out of room for COVID-19 patients; While some Florida patients are leaving the state for last-ditch COVID-19 treatments; And two experts discuss how social media changes peoples’ attitudes about everything from politics to pandemic policy.

Under normal circumstances, high school graduation is one of the most important milestones in one’s life. But what happens when there is a pandemic? 2021 high school graduates discuss their senior year and the pandemic. Recent graduates review their last year in high school and the challenges met due to the pandemic.

Members of the GIRLS ON THE RUN Program join 411 TEEN to discuss girl empowerment by teaching skills through lessons and running. Girls, 8 to 13, are inspired to healthy, joyful and confident using a experience-based curriculum which integrates running.

In nine US States, more than one in four households speak a language other than English. Kristen Walter, Director of US Programs at Worldreader, joins 411 TEEN to discuss bilingual education and access to books in families’ native language.

On tonight’s program: As Republican leaders say they expect Florida lawmakers to look into implementing Texas-style abortion legislation next session, groups like Planned Parenthood are preparing to push back; Florida’s back and forth between state officials and local school districts over mask mandates is turning into a bonanza for litigation lawyers; As the U-S Senate prepares to challenge states like Florida that have tightened voting laws, voting rights advocates rally in support of that federal intervention; Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says the new trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico is allowing what she calls “unfair trade practices,” which hurts the state’s farmers; And one of the Florida Capital Press Corps’ living legends is finally packing it in after more than four decades of covering state government.

Three years ago, Leon County's Sabal Palm Elementary School became the area's first Community Partnership School. Under that designation, long-term partners provide a multitude of ancillary services so that a school's teachers and administrators can focus their efforts on education. To talk about how that concept has been working at Sabal Palm are: School Principal Anicia Robinson; Director of Community Partnerships Anna-Kay Hutchison; Dr. Daniel Van Durme, chief medical officer of the Florida State University College of Medicine; FAMU College of Education Dean Dr. Allyson Watson; and Gil Ziffer, now a board member with the Children's Home Society.

“Liberate” touts itself as the first-ever mental fitness studio. Not just good for parents, but the whole family. The class provides a way to exercise one’s mental fitness and empower one to be your best self. Liv Bowser, CEO and founder talks with 411 TEEN.

Alex Berrios, director and co-founder of MI VECINO ( my neighbor) discusses the non-profit grassroots voting rights organization in South Florida.

On tonight’s program: An appeal is pending, but a parent group wins the first round in a legal challenge to Governor DeSantis’s mask mandate ban; There is a Florida precedent for power struggles between the governor and local school districts; Floridians remain politically divided on how to best respond to the pandemic, despite public health experts’ guidance to wear a mask and get vaccinated; Florida’s vaccination rates are starting to climb. But with the Delta variant surging, is it enough?; As Florida’s governor touts monoclonal antibodies, doctors say the treatment is effective, but is NOT the answer to slowing the spread of the coronavirus; And it looks like Apalachicola’s iconic wild oysters may be recovering. But is that process going fast enough?