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East Gainesville Community Center at risk of closure M.A.M.A.’s club, a Black community center, seeks donations to stay alive April 7, 2021 | 6:30am EDT Faye Williams, owner of M.A.M.A.’s Club, speaks at a community gathering organized by GoDDsville Dream Defenders on Friday, April 2, 2021. Williams spoke about an upcoming fundraiser for MAMA’s Club and social issues affecting Gainesville. Photo by Julia Cooper | ...

1/1 TRIBUTES have been paid to a three-year-old girl who died following an accident in a quiet cul-de-sac. The incident happened on Wednesday in Calne when a van was involved in a collision with the child. Town mayor Robert Merrick is a family friend and could not contain his grief as he explained the shock and disbelief the family were going through. “Words just fail me,’” he said. “The family are so shocked and it is unbelievable that the town of Calne has had yet another awful tragedy.” He explained he had got to know a family member on moving to Calne o...

Editor's note: This month, The Sun dives into some of Gainesville's underrepresented Black community leaders and their work. Anne Wolf is the third in this series. Anne Wolf grew up 45 minutes south of Gainesville in Ocala. She is biracial — her father is Black and her mother white — but lived surrounded by whiteness both at home with her mom, stepfather and stepsister in a white suburban neighborhood and a predominantly white school. At 8 years old, she stopped playing outside after experiencing personal incidents of racial violence. At school, she noticed students of color woul...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | February 17, 2021 Today, the American Lung Association in Oklahoma announced that it will host the iconic Fight For Air Climb event outdoors for the first time at Wantland Stadium, home of the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos, on May 1.  The event typically takes place in the stairwells of Valliance Tower but was reimagined as an outdoor climb challenge for the safety of participants, volunteers and staff. The organization is also offering a “Climb Your Way” option for those who can’t make it to the physical event. Registration is now open for ...

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