The goal of the organization is to guide current students while also funding school programs and scholarships. It is one of the few high school alumni associations in the Alachua County Public School system.
The divide between East and West Gainesville has grown more complex as UF continues to increase in size each year, spilling onto the city’s less-developed east side. It matches a trend of gentrification of Black neighborhoods in cities across America over the past couple decades.
Many East Gainesville residents are opposed to the construction of high-rise luxury apartments in the vacant Seminary Lane block. Despite local efforts to prevent the project in Pleasant Street's historically Black community, a state judge issued a partial approval on Dec. 29. A resident and an expert witness react.
Before Wright, no one spoke to the communities of East Gainesville that grew up on Hip Hop and R&B. Now, he makes sure to give his childhood neighborhoods shout-outs during his show called The Afternoon Drive.
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Morale may be low, but community members and leaders encourage one another
Gainesville residents and activists challenge Black mental health stigma
This story was translated by Sofia Echeverry
Black-owned food trucks strive to nourish and inspire the east side of town
Despite stunted economic growth, East Gainesville teems with opportunity
Jean Chalmers helped desegregate Alachua General Hospital and the Alachua County libraries in Gainesville
The macroeconomics students present plans for the future of east Gainesville
Local high school students received some atypical extra credit on Wednesday morning when they presented to the Gainesville mayor.
The 10-month project is expected to finish in February 2020
UF’s Black Student Union has taken it upon itself to ensure local high school students have the funds necessary to pursue a college degree. UF’s Leadership Development Institute, a program within BSU, recently created a scholarship called the Rich in Color Scholarship to promote higher education for local high school students who otherwise may be unable to afford it.
![[FILE PHOTO] John Nordman, right, hands 8-year-old Micah Reed a chocolate milk at the Reichert House on Tuesday. Nine newly hired police officers served 128 students lunch.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/cea94a65-6737-47b4-86fc-bde0adbaa70d.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
Programs offer education, mentorship and literacy
The city is spending $19.6 million to rebuild part of East Gainesville.
A $2 million complex is being built in East Gainesville as part of an initiative to redevelop the area.
A new housing development in East Gainesville broke ground Wednesday morning.
A local man is dead and a local woman is in the hospital after a shooting Monday in the Holly Heights area in East Gainesville.
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