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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.
Richard Morris’ words have always gotten him into trouble. So, on Friday, protesters lent him their own.
Gainesville City Commissioners laid down groundwork for potential reform of Gainesville Police at a Monday meeting.
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.
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.
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.
Dance, cry, dance, repeat. The series of emotions rose and fell rhythmically like heartbeats.
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.
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.
Given that our Student Government treats minorities like chewing tobacco, I guess I am surprised that I have lasted four long years here.
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.
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.
Editor’s note: This story contains racist and explicit language that may be sensitive for readers.
While a series of four Pensacola fires was extinguished in 1852, the flames still smolder today.
In a Brooklyn home between Bed Stuy and Crown Heights, African drums constantly shook the walls. Osubi Craig cannot remember a time when he did not pound djembe, conga and batá drums, and the pulse feels very natural to him, almost innate. All ten of his siblings also have African names. Osubi is a town in southern Nigeria that was named after his great great grandfather, who was a Nigerian Yoruba man. It means king of the universe and child of the moon and stars.
Love wrapped around her name. The yellow and white painted letters were scattered across the wall, surrounding the purple outline of a heart. Inside, love was written sideways, upside down, backwards and across, encompassing her name painted in white: Breonna Taylor.
A crowd of more than 100 healthcare workers knelt on the pavement in remembrance of George Floyd. For 10 minutes, only the sound of nearby cars and soft weeping settled over the courtyard. A light sprinkle fell.
It’s been months since some Gainesville tattoo artists have had a blank canvas in front of them. Now equipped with masks and thermometers, they can once again put needle to skin.
Jamee Johnson. Sandra Bland. Nina Pop. Tony McDade. George Floyd. Eric Garner. Ahmaud Arbery. Trayvon Martin. Breonna Taylor. Robert Dentmond. David McAtee. Layleen Polanco. Walter Scott.
Morris McFadden couldn’t attend the March for our Freedom protest Saturday, so he decided to start his own.
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