Signs stating “Color is not a crime,” “For Breonna,” “Black Lives Matter,” and “Protect black women” are seen at the protest starting at Bo Didley Plaza in Gainesville on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Asta Hemenway/Alligator Staff)

Asta Hemenway is a third-year senior majoring in Journalism. Born in Tallahassee, she grew up Senegalese American. When she’s not writing or doing school, she loves watching Netflix and Tiktok in her spare time.
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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9Reverend Phillip Egitto speaks with Abraham Bonowitz outside Florida State Prison in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.





