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Benae Jackson, 19, a second-year animal sciences student at Santa Fe College, attends the Black Lives Matter protest at the University of Florida on August 28, 2020.
Scottie Lewis, a member of the UF’s men's basketball team, told more than 200 protesters Friday evening about his fear of being a victim of police brutality as a Black man.
Protesters march along West University Avenue towards Bo diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020 in Gainesville, Fla.
Scottie Lewis (left), 20, the shooting gaurd for the UF men’s basketball team and Amol Jethwani, a volunteer for democratic politics, leads the march towards Bo Diddley Plaza during the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020.
Scottie Lewis, 20, a shooting gaurd for the UF mens basketball team and second-year telecommunications and political science student, gives a speech on West University Avenue. Protesters stopped and waited for the UF football team to join the Black Lives Matter protest on August 28, 2020. (Emily Felts/Alligator Staff)
Education.
The UF’s Levin College of Law’s latest, and largest, scholarship yet, $1.1 million, will fund the full tuition of five law students who graduated from historically Black colleges and universities.
After a summer of protests against systemic racism and police brutality, two UF law courses centered on race were pulled from the course catalog.
Growing up, Casey Jones’ II companions were R&B and gospel. In the car, 2Pac’s bars always rumbled, and the rich harmonies of Kirk Franklin’s songs resonated. Jones’ new single “Can I Live” depicts his roots, but more importantly, his experiences as a Black man.
The pounding of the djembe shook the ground, the shekere set the pace. Enthusiastic claps joined in unison. She grasped the palms of her elders and swept the floor below them with her hands. The music brought sitting guests to their feet in a rhythmic trance.
As the start of the Fall semester draws near, UF officials are preparing for a return of about 56,000 students — some with the expectation of more political turbulence than ever.
The word lakay means “the house or home of ” in Haitian Creole.
UF students have some big expectations to live up to following Bill Nye’s event Monday night.
They didn’t build her a hut.
Sports polls are not the only kind of ballot student-athletes find important.
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To some Alachua County residents, reading is key to supporting the fight for Black lives.
With the primary election on Aug. 18, Gainesville voters may not get to know their candidates on a personal level, so those running for County Commissioner shared a little bit about who they are outside the office.
Sarah Cuervo had been accepted into her dream internship at Victoria’s Secret Pink for this summer, but like many college students, her internship was canceled due to COVID-19.
UF students will once again sit down in front of screens to learn about science from Bill Nye. But they won’t be in classrooms this time.
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