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Three times on Thursday, April 15, 1971, groups of Black Student Union members entered Tigert Hall in an attempt to speak with then-UF President Stephen C. O’Connell.
Read More »UF Alumni Reflect On Black Thursday And The Black Student Experience
Gainesville Resident Melia Speed Spotlights Local Black Leaders
Speed notes that people tend to focus on people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but she wants to showcase people in Gainesville and Alachua County who also accomplished greatness.
Read More »With One School Name Change Down, Gainesville Activists Push To Topple Other Confederate Reminders
After successfully advocating for the relocation of a Confederate statue and changing the name of a local school, Gainesville activists are now eyeing further changes.
Read More »Miami-Dade Struggles To Find Ways To Fight Vaccination Hesitancy In Black Communities
CUTLER BAY — Despite the fact that Black communities are among the hardest hit by COVID-19, new data from the Florida Department of Health shows that only 6% of the Black community in Miami-Dade County has received at least one dose of the vaccine. As vaccination rollout continues in Florida, …
Read More »‘You Were Consistently Amazing’: Hundreds Celebrate The Life Of Patricia Hilliard-Nunn
Hilliard-Nunn – Tricia, to her friends – died at age 57 on Aug. 5. The cause of death has not been shared publicly, and the several other speakers focused instead on the many ways they knew her.
Read More »UF Faculty, Student Organizations Protest Against Spring Reopening During Board of Trustees Meeting
With less than six weeks before the start of the spring 2021 semester — and first large-scale in-person classes since the March 2020 lockdown — the University of Florida held its first in-person Board of Trustees meeting on Friday.
Read More »Gainesville’s Police Advisory Council Needs More Diverse Applicant Pool, Commissioners Decide
The Police Advisory Council was established in 2014 to study the city’s police department and make policy recommendations regarding all aspects of public safety services.
Read More »UF Continues To Face Backlash For Spring Reopening Plans
The protest held in front of Tigert Hall is among the string of complaints directed at UF’s administration.
Read More »GPD: False Threat Made Against Gainesville African American Churches
GPD confirmed with the FBI that the threats and emails were not authentic.
Read More »George Floyd’s Family Discusses Police Brutality, White Privilege And Hope At UF Event
The aunt and uncle have traveled the country to speak to crowds and participate in protests. Staying active is helping them to survive the grief of watching the deaths of unarmed Black people at the hands of police go viral over and over again.
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