Friday morning, Alachua County residents gathered for a funeral to commemorate Roberta “Betty” Campbell Lopez, who passed away on February 11.
In 2006, Lopez became the first Black woman to become a commissioner
A longtime Black civil rights activist, Rosa B. Williams, passed away at 93 on Thursday.
Williams was born in 1933 to Katherine Baker and Lucius Williams.
According to a 2013 Gainesville Sun article,
Over 300 people gathered on Friday, January 30, in the largest anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Gainesville history. This was in support of the US General Strike and to
Gainesville activists organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) held a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) yesterday.
Protesters gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Clerk
The University of Florida (UF) branch of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) held an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest at Turlington Plaza and Tigert Hall Wednesday. The protest
