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The audience at the memorial service for H.K. Matthews at the Brownsville Community Center.
Anthony Potts
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WUWF Public Media
Members of the Pensacola community paid tribute Thursday night to Rev. H.K. Matthews. The Civil Rights leader, who spent decades fighting for equality and justice in Northwest Florida, died last week at the age of 97. Many attended a memorial celebration at the Brownsville Community Center to honor his life and legacy.
Lilly Quiroz
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NPR
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
An aerial view of the new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, in the Everglades of southwest Florida, on July 4, 2025.
Rebecca Blackwell
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AP
A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration fights a federal judge's order to shutter the facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by a late October deadline.