SPOHP Student and community panelists will discuss the historical legacies of events such as the Ocoee, Florida Election Day Massacre, the Groveland Four case and the Elaine, Arkansas Massacre. We will also focus on the ways that UF students are contributing to efforts by the Alachua County Remembrance Committee to use the histories of racial ... Read more

Michèle Alexandre, Dean and Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law; Darren Hutchinson, Professor of Law and John Lewis Chair for Civil Rights and Social Justice, Emory University School of Law;  Amy Donofrio, Educator and Executive Director of EVAC Movement; and Adora Obi Nweze, President, Florida State Conference of the NACCP; present. Please register ... Read more

February’s book is Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink in honor of Black History Month. A historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, OK, known as the Black Wall Street. You can find this book in our catalog in various formats in our collection - please feel welcome to choose ... Read more

Join the Gainesville City Commission on the steps of City Hall as the oath of office is administered to Cynthia Chestnut. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m.. The Honorable Gloria Walker, of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, will administer the oath of office to Commissioner-elect Cynthia Chestnut. The event is open to the public but neighbors ... Read more

Event Description: Examining histories of race and racism in higher education has become a necessary act on many college campuses. But after twenty years of these studies, have they transformed the work of our universities? With a deeper understanding of our past, what should be our goals for the future of higher education? Join us ... Read more

Dr. Dionna J. Green, MD is the Director of the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (OPT) in the Office of the Clinical Policy and Programs in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Co-curricular credit is available for students. Register Here!