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Sophomore guard Scottie Lewis at the Black Lives Matter protest in Gainesville on Aug. 28, which also had members of Florida's football and volleyball teams in attendance.
When the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles gave Florida guard Scottie Lewis his driver’s license in high school, his mother and grandmother gave him a list. On that piece of paper were different places they warned the then-16-year-old not to drive around.
In 35 years of owning a Gainesville gun shop, Suzanne Miller said she’s never seen gun sales increase at the magnitude of the last six months.
Protesters march along West University Avenue towards Bo diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020. Marchers took over the street and police cars blocked off one lane of the road to ensure no one is accidentally injured by a car.
Benae Jackson, 19, a second-year animal sciences student at Santa Fe College, attends the Black Lives Matter protest at the University of Florida on August 28, 2020.
Scottie Lewis, 20, a shooting gaurd for the UF mens basketball team and second-year telecommunications and political science student, gives a speech on West University Avenue. Protesters stopped and waited for the UF football team to join the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020. (Emily Felts/Alligator Staff)
Protesters march along West University Avenue towards Bo diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020 in Gainesville, Fla.
Protesters march along West University Avenue towards Bo diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020. Marchers took over the street and police cars blocked off one lane of the road to ensure no one is accidentally injured by a car.
Benae Jackson, 19, a second-year animal sciences student at Santa Fe College, attends the Black Lives Matter protest at the University of Florida on August 28, 2020.
Scottie Lewis, a member of the UF’s men's basketball team, told more than 200 protesters Friday evening about his fear of being a victim of police brutality as a Black man.
Protesters march along West University Avenue towards Bo diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020 in Gainesville, Fla.
Scottie Lewis (left), 20, the shooting gaurd for the UF men’s basketball team and Amol Jethwani, a volunteer for democratic politics, leads the march towards Bo Diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020.
Scottie Lewis, 20, a shooting gaurd for the UF mens basketball team and second-year telecommunications and political science student, gives a speech on West University Avenue. Protesters stopped and waited for the UF football team to join the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020. (Emily Felts/Alligator Staff)
Education.
The UF’s Levin College of Law’s latest, and largest, scholarship yet, $1.1 million, will fund the full tuition of five law students who graduated from historically Black colleges and universities.
After a summer of protests against systemic racism and police brutality, two UF law courses centered on race were pulled from the course catalog.
Growing up, Casey Jones’ II companions were R&B and gospel. In the car, 2Pac’s bars always rumbled, and the rich harmonies of Kirk Franklin’s songs resonated. Jones’ new single “Can I Live” depicts his roots, but more importantly, his experiences as a Black man.
The pounding of the djembe shook the ground, the shekere set the pace. Enthusiastic claps joined in unison. She grasped the palms of her elders and swept the floor below them with her hands. The music brought sitting guests to their feet in a rhythmic trance.
As the start of the Fall semester draws near, UF officials are preparing for a return of about 56,000 students — some with the expectation of more political turbulence than ever.
The word lakay means “the house or home of ” in Haitian Creole.
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