Orange & Boo: Pride has always been a protest
(06/29/20 2:08pm)
I celebrated my first ever Pride in Gainesville.
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UF graduate discusses the intersection between being Black and gay
(06/29/20 1:58pm)
Past: Realizations
The Voices of Gainesville: Black-owned business for education, legacy and family
(06/28/20 2:48pm)
Ryan Beacher believes in the power of education.
Black Lives Matter at UF
(06/25/20 11:22pm)
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi spoke to about 500 UF students
Black Lives Matter founders tell UF students: stand up for your Black peers
(06/25/20 11:18pm)
Thousands have protested police and racial violence. About 500 UF students and staff joined the conversation with the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
A look inside the developing Gainesville podcast scene
(06/24/20 1:41pm)
From its start in 2004, the popularity of podcasts has skyrocketed. For some podcast hosts in Gainesville, their podcasts have provided a platform to share science, beliefs, music and business insights.
Looking back on the year’s best shows as High Dive prepares for future
(06/24/20 12:47pm)
With a slew of reopenings in June including services such as gyms, restaurants and bars, one Gainesville location must weather a few more weeks of closure.
Alachua County Bond Fund has helped release 20 people from the Alachua County Jail
(06/23/20 5:35pm)
Richard Morris’ words have always gotten him into trouble. So, on Friday, protesters lent him their own.
City Commission starts research into police reform, plans to honor BLM movement
(06/22/20 6:44pm)
Gainesville City Commissioners laid down groundwork for potential reform of Gainesville Police at a Monday meeting.
Black Lives Matter founders to be paid $10,000 each to speak
(06/22/20 12:54pm)
The co-founders of Black Lives Matter will each be paid $10,000 to speak Thursday in a virtual event hosted by UF Student Government’s Accent Speakers Bureau, UF Black Student Union and Pride Student Union, according to the event contracts.
ACSO says it has already met calls for police reform, community members say they want more
(06/22/20 12:50pm)
In the wake of several killings of Black Americans by police, activists around the U.S. are seeking justice and an end to police brutality.
Dear administrators: Here are steps to fix UF Student Government
(06/21/20 9:20pm)
Student Government has always been a dumpster fire, and UF’s administrators have always been afraid to get their hands dirty while putting it out.
UF students and friends reflect on the death of activist Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau
(06/20/20 4:28pm)
Dance, cry, dance, repeat. The series of emotions rose and fell rhythmically like heartbeats.
Hundreds protest potential development on former Seminary Lane plot
(06/19/20 11:19am)
Tequila McKnight stood on the steps of Gainesville City Hall and told the crowd what it’s like to return to a home that no longer stands.
UF Accent Speakers Bureau, BSU and PSU host the founders of #BlackLivesMatter
(06/17/20 2:10pm)
Black Lives Matter founders Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi will speak June 25 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the UF Student Government Accent Speakers Bureau’s virtual summer series.
Abolish Student Government. Burn it all down.
(06/15/20 3:48pm)
Given that our Student Government treats minorities like chewing tobacco, I guess I am surprised that I have lasted four long years here.
Two men forging a better future for BIPoC in fashion
(06/15/20 12:20pm)
Stephon Brown, 22, grew up in what he referred to as the “bottom” of Gainesville, an area known as the Duval Heights. There he would spend most of the time in his room admiring clothing collections from fashion favorites like Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren.
“Who are you protecting?”: Gainesville’s past spotlighted
(06/14/20 11:45pm)
A family of three stood together in a tight circle. Trenita White held an umbrella while her daughters, Joanna and Juanita, passed back and forth a cardboard sign that read “Black Lives Matter.” It ended at Joanna, who held it for the majority of the march.
Prospective student who posted racist comments online no longer coming to UF
(06/09/20 7:53pm)
Editor’s note: This story contains racist and explicit language that may be sensitive for readers.
Gator NAACP calls for renaming of J.J. Finley Elementary School
(06/09/20 1:45pm)
While a series of four Pensacola fires was extinguished in 1852, the flames still smolder today.
