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Edward Zambrano said he was raised in a Latino household where his father said to never show fear, serve as a protector of his sisters and be a household figurehead.
Joel Buchanan’s voice flooded students ears as he discussed the hardships of segregation on Thursday.
Documentary on civil rights and Black Lives Matter to screen at Harn Museum
Almost 51 years ago, a pivotal civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Expect “White Guy on the Bus” to open eyes and open discussion. It does not provide answers, but it does raise a lot of questions.
Sixty-one years ago, an Air Force veteran named George Starke Jr. became the first African American student to attend UF when he enrolled in our law school.
Everyone’s a critic. This phrase has never been truer than it is today. The internet is a breeding ground for comments, critiques and unsolicited opinions. On every social media platform or website, comment sections fall at the end of the page.
He was 19 when he became the Colorado Springs Police Department’s first black officer.
A screen lit up with an image of waves crashing Tuesday night in Pugh Hall.
No matter how hard Chanae Jackson-Baker tries, she cannot connect with her children’s teachers in the Alachua County Public Schools.
The Alligator’s editorial board is always on the hunt for wrongdoers to write editorials about. We keep a watchful eye on who elevates our heart rate, no matter how small the infraction, so we can take them to task in a 600-word smackdown. But most of the people who end up on our list are too mundane to merit a full declaration. We have compiled a selection of those who didn’t make the cut so we may condemn them all simultaneously. We hope none of our readers are a part of these groups who commit small, commonplace sins.
The black population at UF has declined since Student Body President Ian Green’s parents graduated more than 30 years ago.
Lately, when spending time with friends — whether we’re lunching, brunching or contemplating whatever the latest mini-dilemma is on our radar — our conversations seem to circle back to the same realization, which typically comes in the form of “Wow … after graduation, it’s really the end,” or, “Not to be all ‘Debbie Downer,’ but this is it, you guys.”
Over the past two weekends I have attended two pride parades — one in Atlanta and one locally on Bo Diddley Community Plaza — in solidarity with friends and family members who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. In response to my travels, I was asked why pride parades continue to be heavily celebrated, despite the fact that this community now has the right to marriage and most discriminatory practices are now outlawed. I will try to answer this based on my own observations and ideas.
People ran away in horror when a man with a swastika print T-shirt approached the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
James Baldwin once stated, “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” His frustration with the United States was borne out of the dream it sold being inconsistent with the reality that he experienced in New York.
While former American Civil Liberties Union president Nadine Strossen chatted with a group of students after a discussion about censorship, John Cervera clutched a copy of her book in his hand.
Why are you running for this office?
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