Appearing live at the Leon County Civic Center Friday night as part of Florida States University’s homecoming event, the Original King of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer, had some audience members holding the sides of their stomachs, side effects from constant laughter. “You know us black people, we loved Bill Clinton, […]
Author: Tiffany Pitts
Men can suffer from depression too
Terrell Freeman, coordinator of student affairs at FAMU’s Sunshine Manor, said within the past five years, depression has increased in males although they tend not to seek help. “Males with signs of depression tend not to come in for counseling,” Freeman said. “Depression may be associated with an imbalance of […]
FAMU IS IN DANGER!!!
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Black men fill prisons, not schools
More black males are in jail than are enrolled in colleges or universities. This is one of the findings in a recent study done by the Justice Policy Institute, a prison alternatives advocate group based in Washington, D.C. The institute found that in 2000, 791,600 black men were in prison […]
Reality meets fantasy football
I used to like NFL football. There was nothing better than sitting down in front of the TV on a Sunday afternoon and watching the gridiron battles. As long as the games were entertaining, it didn’t really matter who won or lost – except when the Washington Redskins were playing. […]
Health needs go unmet
According to students at FAMU and Florida State, men’s health is either not being focused on, or readers are just not interested. And black men, in particular, are not aware of their health and fitness needs. Deidra Moody, 22, a biology student at FSU, is convinced that “men’s health is […]
Group gives dads ‘vision’ to support
Roderick Milton was a special case for Visions of Manhood, Inc. Two years ago, after a customer gave a testimony in Gilliams Barbershop about the goodness of Visions of manhood, Milton sought help for himself from the organization. He was a non-custodial parent who wanted to initiate child support payments […]
Matrimony put on hold
When it comes to saying, “I do,” a lot of men are more comfortable saying “I’ll wait.” Contrary to popular opinion, for many men, it is not an issue of fear. “Right now, I can’t take care of a woman the way I want to because I haven’t experienced a […]
Network to undergo upgrade
The Campus Technology Network, which provides campus wide Internet access, will shut down Friday at 6 p.m. to undergo a massive upgrade. Students and employees will not be able to access FAMU e-mail, RatterLink or WebLUIS search engines from any computer, on or off campus for 10 days. “We want […]
Held Accountable
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore stood up for what he believed, despite the cost. And he says he has “absolutely no regrets.” A special ethics panel removed Moore from his post claiming he “placed himself above the law” when he disregarded a federal court order to remove a monument […]