The entire black television viewing audience knew Tavis Smiley as the host of Black Entertainment Television’s nighttime talk show, “BET Tonight.” Some people can remember watching the show, completely agreeing or disagreeing with his views and the way he guided the topics. And then all of sudden he was fired. […]

15-year-old arrested in actor’s death An unidentified 15-year-old girl was arrested Monday in connection with the murder of actor Merlin Santana, police said. “The investigation is ongoing and no further comment will be given at this time,” Lt. Horace Frank said.Santana was shot and killed Nov. 11 in Los Angeles.Santana, […]

The Student Government Association is collaborating with University Luxury Travel and the University President’s Office to provide free transportation from campus to the local airport and bus station during winter break. Tara Hall, a FAMU graduate and CEO of University Luxury Travel contacted SGA leadership with the idea, after she […]

Head coach Mike Gillespie said after the game that he was satisfied for the most part with his team’s huge 90-54 exhibition win Saturday over St. Leo, a Division II university. “It probably didn’t look like it,” said Gillespie, who reacted in a frustrated manner each and every time the […]

As the cool weather arrives, the holiday season is just around the corner. For some this means preparing for jingling bells and turkey. For many others, it means the seasonal task of scouring the campus or the local Greyhound station, paying or begging for a ride back to their home […]

The best time of year is approaching and I can’t wait. This time of year is college basketball season and it can’t get any better than this. This is the time of year that is full of joy and jubilation. You have the Dookies (Duke) and the Heels (North Carolina), […]

Senior center Kim Watson scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as she helped to push the Rattlerettes past Valdosta State, 64-46, in Gaither Gymnasium Saturday. FAMU had another poor shooting performance, barely hitting 40 percent from the field. The Rattlerettes were only 1-for-6 from three point distance, […]

Eclectic. That’s probably the best single word to describe Touré’s collection of stories, “The Portable Promised Land.” Artsy, yet off the-wall. Focused yet all over the place. The monatomic Touré has crafted perhaps the most relentlessly unique and unabashedly strange work of fiction to come around this generation. Laced with […]

It’s Homecoming at Florida State University and that means it’s time for Pow Wow. The annual homecoming celebration will be held in the civic center Friday. This is the third year of the student-run Pow Wow. It will feature comedians Rudy Rush and Dane Cook. Cook is the headlining comedian. […]