What does the Israeli-Palestine conflict mean to an Israeli?
(06/01/21 10:30am)
“Kill their moms, rape their daughters,” is what people heard from their windows in London on May 16.
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Gainesville City Commissioners take first step in potential lawsuit over House Bill 1
(05/24/21 10:15am)
Gainesville’s City Commission approved a motion that will allow two nonprofits and the city attorney to draft a formal complaint against Florida’s House Bill 1. The complaint could lead to a lawsuit that would challenge the bill in court.
#SaveStudentNewsrooms: We can’t do this without you
(04/25/21 6:54pm)
Here at The Alligator, we pride ourselves on many things, perhaps the most important being our independence.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs sweeping protest bill into law: How will it impact Gainesville?
(04/21/21 10:45am)
A new set of legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday will affect community gatherings and protests deemed violent by law enforcement.
Tiffany Haddish and Tabitha Brown spread smiles and inspiration on Recharge Day
(03/26/21 3:46am)
Living out of trash bags or driving Los Angeles residents for Uber were only pit stops to actress Tiffany Haddish and TikTok star Tabitha Brown’s Hollywood dreams.
Incumbent Gail Johnson, newcomer Desmon Duncan-Walker elected to city commission
(03/17/21 11:15am)
Gainesville residents voted Tuesday to re-elect one city commissioner who saw them through a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but voted out the other incumbent in favor of a local activist.
Gainesville Herbal Aid partners with GRACE Grows to serve the homeless community
(03/15/21 1:49pm)
Gainesville Herbal Aid is partnering with GRACE Grows to bring herbal education and medicine to the local homeless community.
Voters weigh in on District 1 City Commission candidates ahead of election
(03/15/21 10:15am)
East Gainesville activists and some residents have kept a watchful eye on City Commissioner Gigi Simmons, 48, since she was elected to represent them in 2018. Now that she’s up for re-election, some are throwing their support behind her challenger — Desmon Duncan-Walker.
UF searching for new Chief Diversity Officer
(03/15/21 10:45am)
Antonio Farias, UF’s first Chief Diversity Officer, who oversees diversity and inclusion efforts, left his post Sunday.
One year later: UF students share views on the pandemic
(03/11/21 8:48pm)
Twelve months. Three semesters. One atypical year.
UF funds a racial justice initiative research project
(03/10/21 12:00pm)
Black students at UF have the opportunity to share their stories through a research project funded by UF’s Racial Justice Research Fund.
UF students march to honor Black history in Gainesville
(02/24/21 8:39pm)
Standing halfway up the steps of Tigert Hall in a black dress, Ebony Love spoke into a microphone about the hardships Black students at UF have faced since George H. Starke Jr., the first Black student to attend the university in 1958.
Gainesville’s first soil collection ceremony memorializes city’s lynching victims
(02/22/21 11:30am)
Latoya Brazil didn’t know the story of how her great-grandfather Lester Watts was lynched in Gainesville until she was 17 years old. Brazil’s great-grandmother, who was with Watts when he was shot, sat Brazil and her cousin down and told them the story.
Is UF Doing Enough For Its Black Students?
(02/22/21 2:00pm)
This year, Black History Month may feel different for many of us, especially after the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that had taken place during summer. The world has opened its eyes to the centuries of racism that Black people have experienced and is now putting forth efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. Institutions like UF have claimed to engage in anti-racism, but are they missing the mark?
Following three-year search, UF grad student discovers long-lost Brazilian abolitionist’s tomb
(02/16/21 7:00pm)
Loose dirt gathered under Licinio Nunes de Miranda’s shoes and the unrelenting summer sun followed him as he searched Brazilian tombstones. He leapt from one plot to the next, teetering through unkempt monuments scattered on uneven ground.
Local filmmaker and playwright tackle Shakespeare in latest project
(02/15/21 3:02pm)
If all the world’s a stage, then Gainesville is no exception.
Judge Stephan Mickle Honored in Memorial Service
(02/15/21 11:00am)
To many, Stephan P. Mickle may be remembered as a pioneer, an inspiration and a giant among UF alumni. But to his neighbor and friend Deacon James Turk, Mickle was the man with whom he spent Christmas Eve eating raccoon, as was their tradition for years.
Baring All
(05/04/20 10:00am)
The first time I pulled up to Café Risqué, I was nervous. Not about seeing the dancers or the clients or the club itself, but about the prospect of getting to know this place and telling its story.
Tomorrow’s homework: UF launches new diversity, equity and inclusion training
(02/06/21 12:00pm)
UF students received an email alerting them to a new assignment. But it wasn’t classwork from any of their professors.
Establishing a connection with listeners: Celebrity host Elvis Duran’s radio show comes to the Ocala-Gainesville station
(02/05/21 9:28pm)
Over the years, Elvis Duran and his co-host Scot Langley, also known as Froggy, have shared their private lives with their listeners: from a disease that nearly cost Froggy his life to the ceremony that united Duran with the love of his life.
