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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• Gainesville Sun ($): Real estate broker involved in…
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The four recipients of the Rosa Parks Quiet Courage award this year are Devondrick Slater, Sheila Payne, Tony Jones and Desmon Duncan-Walker, who were recognized recently for their work in the community that “demonstrates a commitment to the cause of justice, equality and peace.”
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Bouncing hair beads, bright bows, braids, and bubble ponytail holders are a rite of passage for most Black girls.Most have their own satin hair bonnets as…
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Alachua County voters on Tuesday narrowly approved a historic modification in the county’s governance that is likely to bring significant changes to the…
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Follow below as WUFT News photographers spread out across Alachua County to document the election process on Tuesday, from polls opening to closing to the…
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• WUFT News: Local NAACP to pursue legal action for…
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s chapter for Alachua County announced at a press conference Tuesday morning that it will…
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An unusual referendum on November’s ballot offers a change in how voters choose Alachua County’s commissioners. Instead of an at-large election, where all Alachua County voters choose all five commissioners, the referendum asks if voters want to override the county charter and elect only one commissioner based on the district where they live, a process called single-member district voting.
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Henry Hinson was lynched and hung from a cedar tree near the Micanopy town center where his lifeless body hung from the tree from sunup to sundown for all…
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 22 communities to be a part of its Communities Local Energy Action Program, and the Alachua County EMPOWER…