In the 1960s, civil rights groups staged marches to put faces issues. They were done in conjunction with boycotts and sit-ins as a way to put exclamation points at the end of activities designed to inconvenience businesses and make the powers that be take notice. It has been more than […]
Author: The Editorial Board
Lady Rattlers look to protect 10-match winning streak
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (13-6 overall, 8-0 MEAC), defending MEAC volleyball champions, look to continue their 10-game winning streak when they face the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs (12-14 overall, 2-5 MEAC) in Gaither Gym Saturday afternoon. The Florida A&M Rattlers are back home after seven games on the […]
Rattlers attempt to fix pattern
The good news is the Florida A&M University football team identified its problem. The bad news is they have struggled to fix it. After a 28-21 loss to South Carolina State on Saturday, the Rattlers figured out their penchant for slow starts and exciting finishes wouldn’t carry them the entire […]
Panel questions the roles blacks play in media
#8220;Does anyone know what a minstrel show is?” Keon Hardeman asked the audience at the Bamboozled seminar held by the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Wednesday. The seminar was held to question the role of blacks currently in the media. The Alphas, along with a panel […]
Audience feels Woodard’s ‘Fire’
With a cast of five playing one woman, “Pretty Fire” provides a message of laughter, encouragement, determination and empowerment. Written nine years ago, the play, which was originally a one-woman show, tells the true story of Charlayne Woodard, 50, an actress most commonly known for her reoccurring role Aunt Janice […]
Students converge at Capitol for Anderson
More than 250 students gathered at the state’s Capitol Thursday to protest the lack of progress in the case of Martin Lee Anderson, a 14-year-old detainee who was beaten by officials at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp on Jan. 5. Anderson died a day later. Organizers from the […]
Power outage interrupts class, businesses
The electricity on campus went out at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, leaving Florida A&M University with sunlight as its only source of illumination. “We don’t normally close in the middle of the day, but the power went out,” said Angela Williams, bookstore manager. The bookstore closed its gate at 3 p.m. […]
Campus questions co-ed visitation
Families and friends were allowed to visit students in their rooms on campus at Florida A&M University last weekend.The housing office had open house in all 13 of its facilities from Oct. 13-15. “That was set up so we could allow parents and guests to freely visit the different resident […]
Students learn the art of hustling
Florida A&M University students networked Wednesday with professionals in the entertainment and sports industries at Boost Mobile’s “Game Behind the Game” panel discussion. The panelists for the discussion were Jeff Belizaire from New Era Cap & Apparel, Mike Johnson of EA Sports, Verky Arcos, arts coordinator from Island/Def Jam Records, […]
Students get ready to storm the capitol
Student leaders, unsatisfied with the lack of progression in the Martin Lee Anderson case, plan to “storm the Capitol on Thursday at 11 a.m.” to demand answers, said Phillip Agnew, Florida A&M University student body president. The Student Coalition for Justice, which consists of FAMU, Florida State University and Tallahassee […]