Good news from around Marion County

When Alicia Garza typed “Black Lives Matter” on Facebook following the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin, she helped grow an idea into a powerful movement. Two years later, Ibram Kendi joined the University of Florida and began work on “How To Be An Antiracist,” a book that blends personal memoir with ethics, history, law and science to reshape the conversation about racial justice in America.Kendi’s book focuses on

TODAYPre-Advent Market: Noon-3 p.m., Fort King Presbyterian Church, 13 NE 36th Ave., Ocala. 694-4121.Ocala Jazz Society: 2 p.m., VFW Post 4781, 9401 SW 110th St. $3 donation benefits Hospice of Marion County. Call 237-0234. Performing jazz, big band, Dixieland and more.“The Savannah Sipping Society”: Performance at 2 p.m.; onstage at the Ocala Civic Theatre through Nov. 24. Call 236-2274 or visit

A Lake City man was killed on Interstate 75 in Alachua County early Saturday morning when he lost control on an exit ramp and hit treesRussell McDonald, 38, was killed, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release.The crash occurred about 12:40 a.m. on the northbound ramp at County Road 236 north of Alachua. McDonald was driving a 2011 GMC Sierra when he failed to negotiate a right curve on the exit ramp, FHP reported.McDonald, who was not wearing a