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For Paula Sanders, home is a quaint one-story, white and red accented cinder block house. It’s been home for 54 years. In response, multigenerational Gainesville residents must take it upon themselves to preserve their heritage through food, photographs and oral histories. For some Black residents, they experienced the hasty integration of schools and the inequitable transformation of the city.
UF students lack a proper education in African American history. “I just think that the under-education of our student population is doing us much more harm than it does good,” Stevenson said. Stevenson uses a teaching methodology called critical pedagogy, or teaching through inquiry. He frequently asks students questions about historical people and analyses only to find they have never heard of them.
Alachua County Public Schools’ curriculum promises Black history education to extend beyond the month of February and the few names repeated in history textbooks. However, not every classroom fulfills this promise.
Two years later, the diversity at SFC remains almost identical to what it was when he arrived 一 with a Black population hovering at about 12%. With SFC in-person again, the issues Broadie once aimed to tackle have resurfaced.
Although Burton admitted this development in Porters was a necessity and good to return to, a lot of recent changes weren’t welcomed by the community. Burton, along with other Porters residents, said it’s important that further development be responsible and consider the wants and needs of residents. She began to understand what was happening to the Porters community: gentrification.
Butler was elected into the city commission in 1969, becoming the first Black man elected to the body since Reconstruction, an era marked by post Civil War opportunities. Later, in 1971, he became the first Black Mayor to hold that office in 100 years. However, he wanted to be remembered for who he was rather than being the first.
When Julia Rainer had her first daughter, she felt silenced. Her experience pushed Rainer to take action to ensure other mothers didn’t experience what she had. She began researching doulas, professional labor assistants who provide prenatal, birth and postpartum care. Rainer became certified about five years ago. She has assisted 15 births since. This mistreatment of Black women is a small part of a larger healthcare issue, seeping into the foundation of systemic marginalization and discrimination.
In an ugly one toward the end, No. 4 Florida softball relied on early home runs to take down James Madison in the first game of their Sunday doubleheader. Hannah Adams led the way, going 3-4 with two solo bombs.
“If you see one guy do something good, you want to do good as well.” That’s the philosophy that junior BT Riopelle attributes to the offensive explosion for Florida against Georgia State.
Sophomore Jordyn Merritt dropped 23 points in Florida’s 78-73 loss to Missouri. The final regular-season game for the Gators also saw four seniors receive recognition before game time.
Kevin O’Sullivan had plenty of reasons to be satisfied with the Gators’ bats following a 13-run performance versus Georgia State on Saturday. Florida will go for the weekend sweep tomorrow afternoon.
No. 4 Florida hands the Golden Grizzlies their first loss of the season in exhilarating fashion to improve to 2-0 at the UCF Knight Classic in Orlando.
The Alachua County Public Schools Art Exhibit, which is on display from Feb. 16 to Feb. 27, features over 100 pieces of artwork from the district’s K-12 students. Located at the Historic Thomas Center, the art exhibit aims to showcase the artistic talent of local youth.
The 2007 Freightliner bus had 39 passengers on board during the collision at 6:30 a.m., according to FHP. One person was in critical condition when they arrived at the hospital, one in serious condition, three in fair condition and two in good condition, said Ken Garcia, Shands Hospital spokesperson.
The Gators made their first road trip of the season but were treated to an 18-8 defeat by the hosting Maryland Terrapins.
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season high 27 points in his hometown of Athens, Georgia on Saturday to sweep the season series against the Bulldogs.
Florida softball (13-0) run-ruled the DePaul Blue Demons on the first day of the UCF Knights Classic Friday. The Gators scored seven runs in the third inning to catapult to an 11-3 win.
Gators remain undefeated as Trinity Thomas earns the 13th perfect score of her collegiate career and sixth on floor.
Hunter Barco delivered a career-high strikeouts with 12 on Friday night, silencing the Georgia State Panthers in a 4-1 victory.
Solutions by The State News
