A captivating moment in U.S. history could be upon us in November. Barack Obama, could be the first president of African descent — ever! It would be an accomplishment of enormous proportions in the black community to say the least. Now, some might concur that blacks would come out in […]

With over 16,000 fans in Bragg Memorial Stadium the Rattlers were defeated by the Morgan State University Bears. With less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Bears managed a field goal which brought the score to 13-10.

When administrators, faculty, students and staff line up to march into the Leon County Civic Center Friday morning, it will mark the first Florida A&M University Presidential Inauguration in more than two decades. It marks James Ammons’ ceremonial installation as FAMU’s tenth president, and is “symbolic of a new beginning,” […]

Wednesday evening was a night out for rising student business owners at Café’ Cabernet. The Green Pages, who released a third edition of the student business directory on Monday, held a networking event for local businesses. The theme of the event was reminiscent of a black romantic comedy, where everyone […]

Thursday night, Florida A&M University was treated to a talent showcase to honor the university’s president and his wife. “An Artistic Tribute Honoring Dr. James and Mrs. Judy Ammons” was held at Lee Hall auditorium, and organizations from all over Tallahassee came to prove that culture and appreciation for the […]

In mid-September, Nona Jones, founder of SistersSpace.com, conducted research on black women for a marketing project. She said as she searched Google, she found images of scantily clad young women with long weave down to her behind. Jones said she came across women in g-strings, posed in ways that would […]

The 2nd Annual Pink Tie Ball, which was started last year by Florida A&M University’s former Surgeon General Cortney Surrency, was held on Sunday. It was created to raise awareness and money for breast cancer while getting the Tallahassee community involved. Kristin Solomon, 20, the Student Government Association Surgeon General, […]

The Florida A&M University Rattlers (6-2) are going into the homecoming football game Saturday against the Morgan State University Bears (5-3) with the same mindset as any other. “My emotions and feeling about this game are the same for any other game,” said offensive lineman Javier Wallace. “I am excited […]

Sophomore running back Phillip Sylvester came into the season with a high amount of expectations resting on his shoulders. Sylvester had an impressive freshman campaign running for 858 rushing yards and scoring seven touchdowns, one of which came on a 92-yard run. He also averaged 5.7 yards per carry his […]

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, Sen. Barack Obama hit the airwaves with an infomercial of political proportions. Appearing on several networks, the 30-minute advertisement garnered 26.4 million viewers, which only proved that he has quite a loyal following. Essentially the infomercial touched on several key points of his campaign and gave […]