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Racial disparities in health care outcomes

Central Florida medics discuss racial disparities in health care outcomes.

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Racial disparities in health care outcomes

Central Florida medics discuss racial disparities in health care outcomes.

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NewsNight Conversations | Disparities in the health care system

Midwife Jennie Joseph, President of Commonsense Childbirth, discusses disparities in the way African Americans, including pregnant people, are treated in the health care system.

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Racial disparities in the school-to-prison pipeline

Racial disparities in the school-to-prison pipeline in Central Florida.

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NewsNight Conversations | Outside stress contributing to students' disciplinary issues

Jennifer Bellinger from Orange County Public Schools' Minority Achievement Office outlines some of the outside stressors that result in students facing disciplinary issues.

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NewsNight Conversations | Systemic racism in policing

Dr. Larry Walker, a professor of educational leadership at the University of Central Florida, discusses how issues of systemic racism in policing translate into the classroom.

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NewsNight Conversations | Orange County Sheriff discusses school to prison pipeline

NewsNight spoke to Orange County Sheriff John Mina on the school-to-prison pipeline. 

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Racial disparities in affordable housing in Central Florida

The Affordable housing crisis in Central Florida’s African American communities.

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NewsNight Conversations | Gentrification in Central Florida

How do you balance economic development with people's ability to afford rent? NewsNight's Steve Mort and WFTV's Daralene Jones talk to the panel about gentrification in Central Florida.

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NewsNight Conversations | Oren Henry on affordable housing

"This problem didn't happen overnight or with the pandemic. It's been a growing problem for years." Oren Henry, Housing and Community Development for the City of Orlando, spoke to NewsNight about the affordable housing crisis in the city.

NewsNight Conversations: Speaking Up | Housing

An in-depth discussion of Central Florida's affordable housing crisis and the added pressure on families caused by the pandemic.

NewsNight Conversations: Speaking Up | Diversity

The second in our three-part NewsNight Conversations series 'Challenges & Changes.' An in-depth discussion around the topics of diversity and racial equity.

NewsNight Conversations: Speaking Up | Transit

The final in our three-part NewsNight Conversations series 'Challenges & Changes.' An in-depth discussion on Central Florida’s transportation infrastructure and efforts to modernize rail, road, and other forms of transit in our growing region.

Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Experts and journalists examine the mental health fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tackling the coronavirus outbreak in Central Florida

Interviews with local leaders and experts on the coronavirus in Central Florida

A Question of Race: Answers for Kids

Experts discuss how to talk to children about racism and current events.

The impact of the pandemic on mental health

NewsNight's Steve Mort speaks with Dr. Todd Husty, Seminole County Medical Director; Danielle Prieur, WMFE Reporter; and Marni Stahlman, President/CEO of The Mental Health Association of Central Florida, about the impact the pandemic has had on the mental health in our community from a variety of perspectives.

Unemployment & health concerns contributing to mental health issues

Dr. Deborah Beidel, Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor of Psychology and Medical Education at UCF and the Executive Director of UCF RESTORES, speaks with NewsNight's Steve Mort about how specific hardships connected to the pandemic, such as unemployment and health concerns, can present trauma-like mental health issues akin to PTSD.

Pandemic's impact on youth mental health

From pre-school to grad school, discussing the struggles youth have faced from the pandemic, social issues, and racial inequities that have been at the forefront in the last year. NewsNight's Steve Mort speaks with Wilkine Brutus, WLRN in South Florida Reporter, and Cassandra Palmer, Seminole County Public Schools Counselor.