"The Wrap" brings you Central Florida headlines, deep reporting dives, and insightful conversations from 90.7 WMFE news. From the Governor calling for reform to the state's book banning process to a concerning rise in syphilis cases in the region, here's what happened this week.
One student's efforts to keep Black trailblazers, past and present, at the forefront
It’s Black History Month, and this year WMFE put out a call asking all of you to nominate people you believe we should highlight.
This week, WMFE's Joe Mario Pederson brings us a profile of Central Florida high schooler Carrington Meyer about her efforts to honor Black History in Central Florida.
Governor wants reform of state policy on challenging books in schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis is walking back Florida’s policies that make it easier to challenge or ban a book in the state.
As WMFE’s education reporter Danielle Prieur explains, the announcement comes days after a Miami school required students to get a signed permission slip to read books for Black History Month.
Health care officials grow concerned over rising syphilis cases
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published research that showed syphilis cases had spiked from 2018 to 2022. Cases of babies born with syphilis were a particularly concerning spike.
WMFE's health reporter Joe Mario Pederson finds among the counties with the largest case rates were Brevard and Orange in Central Florida. In 2021, Orange County made up about 10% of nearly all cases in the state that year. Black men, in particular, showed the largest increase in cases in the county