Civil Rights activist Patricia Stephens Due died of cancer in Atlanta Tuesday. She was 72. Born in Quincy, Fla. on Dec. 9, 1939, to Lottie Mae Powell Stephens and Horace Walter Stephens, Patricia Stephens would later lead students in the nation’s first jail-in. Patricia Stephens was a student at Florida […]
Author: Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez
Dwight Bullard: ‘Public service’ is a Life’s Mission
During college, professors and advisors often tell students their future is what they make it, and the possibilities are limitless. For Florida A&M University alumnus Dwight Bullard, this was the best advice he could’ve ever taken. “Public service is what I have been brought up around and enjoy doing,” said […]
MTV Launches ‘Against My Will’ to Combat Human Trafficking
MTVU has started a campaign to inform students on the different forms of human trafficking. Considered a form of modern-day slavery in which people profit from the control and exploitation of others, human trafficking occurs at a higher rate in California, Texas and Florida than in any other states, according […]
Tallahassee to Close Major Streets This Weekend
Students at Florida A&M University should be aware that the City of Tallahassee will be closing the intersection of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue this weekend while working on a phase of construction for the Gaines Street Project. The closure will be in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, […]
Florida State Coders Launch ‘Wordio’ – Text to Audio – App
Wordio is an app created by a team of six Florida State students. This innovative app converts any text on the web to audio. The app also has the ability to filter out any noise created by pop ups or ads. The app is designed for listening to news sources […]
Student Senators Introduce Bill to Renovate Grand Ballroom
Two student senators have partnered to renovate Florida A&M’s grand ballroom. Their plans would make the grand ballroom into a smart room and make more “accessible and convenient.” Twin brothers, Anthony Siders II and Sean Siders, are trying to get the bill passed through the senate that would add projector screens, […]
Jennifer Carroll to Headline Black History Convocation
The keynote speaker for Florida A&M’s Black History Convocation scheduled for Feb. 17 is bound to turn some heads this year. Headlining the event at Al Lawson Center is Florida’s eighteenth Lieutenant Governor, Jennifer Carroll. Carroll, a Trinidadian native who immigrated to the United States as a child, is the […]
FAMU’s Sankofa Hosts ‘Wear Your African Gear’ Day
#8220;Say it loud! I’m Black and I’m Proud!” Many people of African descent are familiar with this James Brown classic, but the student organization Sankofa declares that today the students, faculty and staff at FAMU be “African & Proud.” Today marks the second attempt to restore a […]
Film Festival Hosts Event for Shorts, Writers
Interested screenwriters can learn about the writing craft Sunday at the Tallahassee Film Festival’s writer’s workshop. Starting at 4 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium at Florida A&M, professional filmmakers will host this event as part of the Film Festival’s celebration of Black History month. The event will be held by […]
Twitter Gives Users an Alternate Reality
One hundred and forty characters. That’s all the space you’re allowed on Twitter to vent, give out your daily agenda, spit knowledge, or whatever your reasons are for having your account. Let’s be honest, there are very few in our generation who do not have a Twitter. Some use their […]