According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, heirs’ property is “the leading cause of Black involuntary land loss.” African Americans, who once owned 15 million acres, lost up to 90 % of their land from 1910-2007.
Read More »UF Installs Historical Marker Honoring Its First Black Students
Once, they were denied entry. On Wednesday, they were honored.
Read More »‘The Silent Return Of Debtors’ Prison’: Poor Parents Face Jail Time For Failing To Pay Back The State For Child Support
How Florida child support enforcement creates ‘a perfect storm of debt for disadvantaged parents’ and nine changes that could help them weather it.
Read More »Gainesville To Become First Florida City To Sue Over ‘Anti-Riot’ Law After 4-3 City Commission Vote
Commissioner Gail Johnson said she’s been working on developing this challenge since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced HB 1 as his first priority back in September of last year. She was joined in her vote to sue by Commissioners David Arreola, Desmon Duncan-Walker and Mayor Lauren Poe.
Read More »Gainesville Might Become First Florida City To Sue Governor, State Attorney Over ‘Anti-Riot’ Law
Gainesville would be the first city in Florida to sue.
Read More »Inside A KKK Murder Plot In Florida: Grab Him Up, Take Him To The River
Recordings provide a rare, detailed look at the inner workings of a modern klan cell and a domestic terrorism probe.
Read More »Gainesville Doesn’t Meet Criteria To Be Certified As ‘Welcoming City’ To Immigrants. Two Proposals Could Help Change That.
In December of 2016, Mayor Lauren Poe proclaimed Gainesville a "Welcoming City" — Florida's first. But when criteria was developed the next year for cities to become certified as welcoming, local immigration advocates discovered the city was far from meeting them.
Read More »Preserving History Or Protecting A Confederate Monument? Putnam County Workshop Draws Vocal Crowd
The ordinance would prohibit the relocation, removal, renaming, or any other disturbance to memorials of U.S. veterans and presidents.
Read More »Putnam Board Of County Commissioners Voted To Move A Confederate Monument. Now They’re Considering An Ordinance To Protect It.
On Confederate Memorial Day in 1924, the cornerstone was laid for a monument that, nearly a century later, has caused a twisting, emotional, yearlong debate in Putnam County with no clear end in sight.
Read More »‘We’re Not Free Until Everyone Is Free’: How Palatka Celebrated Juneteenth
On Saturday, history unfolded in Palatka, Florida, as the community gathered to celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time.
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