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Fiction and poetry on antiracism and similar topics

Fiction and poetry on antiracism and similar topics

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director | Jun 16, 2020

If you’re still looking for reading materials to help further your education on antiracism and similar topics, here is a list of some fictional content and poetry: Fiction  The Bluest Eye - Toni...

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The Six Feet Away Gallery Q&A

The Six Feet Away Gallery Q&A

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 16, 2020

In the time of COVID-19, art spaces have been deemed non-essential. Museums and galleries have been shuttered for months and the vibrant culture those spaces help cultivate has largely been shuttered as...

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Real Talk Series on Racial Injustice

Real Talk Series on Racial Injustice

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter | Jun 16, 2020

After the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, people of all backgrounds are coming together to condemn acts of racial injustice. UNF’s community took the moment to acknowledge...

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River City Pride addresses concerns

River City Pride addresses concerns

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter | Jun 16, 2020

The community began to grow some concern that the organization River City Pride has gone quiet following the events that occurred over George Floyd’s death. River City Pride is a non-profit organization...

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Album review: "Grae" by Moses Sumney

Album review: “Grae” by Moses Sumney

Carissa Marques, Creative Services Director | Jun 16, 2020

Introduction:  Grae is Moses Sumney’s double-disc album that was fully released on May 15, 2020. The first twelve songs were released as grae: Part One on February 21, 2020. Sumney is a genre-bending...

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Reading About Racism

Reading About Racism

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 15, 2020

The massive international protests surrounding ‘Black Lives Matter’ are making big waves, both physically and mentally.  Physically we see them in the way of reclaiming land, the defunding or pledges...

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Album review: “Nightclubbing” by Grace Jones

Album review: “Nightclubbing” by Grace Jones

Sydney Chatani, Program Director | Jun 12, 2020

INTRODUCTION In light of current events, and June being Pride Month, the staff at Spinnaker has decided to use our platform as an opportunity to highlight Black and LGBTQ+ artists. This week, our selected...

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The Women's Center host "Let's Talk About It: We Can't Breathe"

The Women’s Center host “Let’s Talk About It: We Can’t Breathe”

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jun 10, 2020

Last week, the UNF Women's Center held a public Zoom meeting where students and faculty could discuss racial injustice and trauma. Dr. Rudy Jamison (The Center for Urban Education and Policies) and Dr....

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Confederate statue removed from Jacksonville park overnight

Confederate statue removed from Jacksonville park overnight

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 9, 2020

A monument depicting a Confederate soldier was taken down Monday night from the pedestal it once stood on in Hemming Park, just outside Jacksonville City Hall. City Hall was the scene for a protest...

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Sometimes life can feel really overwhelming, that’s usually a good time to take a little break. (Stock photo from pixabay)

Building a toolkit to address burnout

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jun 9, 2020

Burnout, a state of utter mental, physical, and likely, emotional exhaustion. It’s a condition on the rise and it’s safe to say, we’ve all been there.  A time when we committed to one too many...

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Blast from the Past: Heroes

Blast from the Past: Heroes

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jun 9, 2020

Featured image from sreenrant.com. Heroes ran from 2006-2010, and every episode is awe-inspiring.  A group of people, from all over the world, begin to realize their extraordinary abilities...

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List of black owned businesses local & national

List of black owned businesses local & national

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 9, 2020

In light of the conversations about racial injustice sweeping the country, many people have put in work compiling lists of black and minority owned businesses to support.  Here is a compilation...

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