RED ALERT: OIL SHORTAGE As if we all needed something else to add to our worries, a potentially catastrophic situation is emerging that threatens to wipe out the entire supply of diesel engine oil across the United States, leaving the country with no diesel engine oil until 2023. This isn’t merely a rumor: We’ve confirmed Read More…
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Jacksonville Officer Involved in Police Brutality Case Arrested For Sending Nudes Minors
Nationwide — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer, Alejandro Carmona, was arrested for online child solicitation in March, and it was verified that he is the same officer involved in the police brutality case that made headlines last year after police broke a black woman’s teeth in May 2020. Alejandro was released on bail in March but was re-arrested on Friday, Read More…
‘Stop the turnpike’: Inverness residents call for city council to pass no build resolution
By Heather Bushman Buttons, bumper stickers, shirts and signs — all adorned with calls to “save it, don’t pave it” and “stop the turnpike” — were the accessories of choice for several Inverness residents on Tuesday evening. About 70 of these decorated locals gathered at the bi-monthly Inverness City Council meeting, where they voiced concerns regarding Read More…
Ms. Sandra Wilson vs. Ocala City Council
Ocala City Manager Sandra Wilson was fired in a 3-2 vote during the Ocala City Council regular meeting on Tuesday. The termination of Wilson’s contract was not on the agenda, and council member Barry Mansfield introduced the topic at the end of Tuesday’s meeting. A motion was made by Mansfield to terminate her contract, and Read More…
60 Years of Activism in Gainesville: Denifield Player to Tiffany Pennamon
By Brooks Bass, Morgan Goldwich, Kevin Maher, Michaela Mulligan, Emma Ross and Thomas Weber May 20, 2021 Florida Good, Longform, Racial equity Thursday marks one month since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. And Tuesday is one year since Floyd’s death, an event that sparked months-long protests across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More…
Our Black Children Learning Financial Skills From Early Age At Home
Nationwide — Ruby “Sunshine” Taylor, a graduate of Howard University and the founder of Financial Joy School based in Baltimore, Maryland is proud to introduce Project 10,000, an initiative geared towards providing essential financial education to black and brown youth and families through the financial literacy card game, LEGACY! Card Game. The initiative is supported by a $250,000 Read More…