Tagged: The Takeaway

Stand Your Ground
12:32 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

A Year Later, Community Awaits Justice In Travyon Martin Shooting

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Civil rights leaders and residents of the city of Sanford, FL attend a town hall meeting to discuss the death of a 17-year-old unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin.
The Takeaway
9:00 am
Tue January 22, 2013

Richard Blanco Wrote His Poem For The Inauguration, Now Here's Yours

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The Takeaway wanted your help authoring a people's poem.

Richard Blanco wasn't the only poet to pen a line for President Barack Obama's second inauguration. Last week, our partners at The Takeaway asked for your help writing a poem for the inauguration. 

Poet Kwame Dawes wrote the first line--"Say 'nation.' In the Wake of quarrels, say 'hope'"--and the audience tweeted the rest of the lines.

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Gun Control
2:00 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

The Takeaway: Florida's Role In Gun Control

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Our partners at The Takeaway have been following responses across the country to last year's string of mass shootings.

Their last stop, Texas, focused on the story and activism of Suzanna Gratia Hupp, who said that a mass shooting she witnessed in Texas would have turned out differently had she been allowed to carry a gun.   

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The Art Of Politics
8:00 am
Wed January 16, 2013

How You Can Write A Poem For A President

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This could be a long poem.

Here at WLRN, we're big fans of interactive storytelling

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