It seems like the world is getting angrier and more hostile, and then using that anger to harm others. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, an officer for the Leon county sheriff’s office was murdered while working as a confidential informant. The undercover officer, Constance Dupont, was killed by a hit […]
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Theatre sets stage for volunteers
Shakespeare once said the entire world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. Nobody seems to know this better than the individuals at the Tallahassee Little Theatre. Located at 1861 Thomasville Road, the theatre is aimed at the local community and relies heavily on volunteers […]
W.E.B. DuBois Profile
Born as:William Edward Burghardt DuBoisFeb. 23,1868Great Barrington, Mass. Death: Aug. 27, 1963 Famous Works: “Of the Training of Black Men,” “A Negro Schoolmaster in the South,” “The Freedom Bureau,” “The Evolution of Negro Leadership” and “The Soul of Black Folk.” Where It Started: DuBois was a young man with great […]
Youth should be taught lessons about violence
People have either forgotten what their parents taught them as kids, or they just weren’t listening in the first place. One of the first lessons any child is taught is violence never solves anything. Children are taught that hitting is unacceptable and that any problem can and should be solved […]
Rattlers make the last games in gym memorable
Enthusiastic fans watched Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball team beat out the visiting Hawks from Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday night. In the opening minutes of the first half the Rattlers scored seven unanswered points and never looked back. The Rattlers took care of the ball and executed their offense with purpose. […]
Hawks defeat FAMU women’s team once again
In the first of two games in the Farewell to Gaither Gym weekend, the Lady Rattler’s went down to the wire, but came up short against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks on Saturday night. Draped in pink uniforms as part of the NCAA’s “Think Pink” campaign, the Rattler’s […]
Justice speaks at FAMU
#8220;The constitution stands for what we can do when we are determined to make it work,” said Chief Justice Peggy Quince, who was the keynote speaker at the annual Florida A&M University Black History Month Convocation. Quince, the first African-American female chief justice in Florida, urged students to support the […]
Albertsons’ closing date nears
As the recession continues, more job losses are eminent. Albertson’s employee Kevin Merced, who was hired to work at the grocery store in late December, found out in January he would be out of a job soon. Merced, a Tallahassee Community College student said he was advised by Albertson’s management […]
FAMU journalism alumni give back
Florida A&M University alumni, who are now media pioneers, traveled across the country to serve as instructors for this past weekend’s National Association of Black Journalists’ annual Short Course. The three-day teach-in gave undergraduate and graduate students from FAMU and other Universities the opportunity to work with industry professionals at […]
Funding increases for Pell Grants
On Feb. 13, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to save and create jobs, get the economy moving again, and transform it for long-term growth and stability. The economic crisis combined with rising tuition prices and declining state support for higher education, threatens to put college out of […]