Justice may not have been swift, but it was effective.Don Imus’ exit from the airwaves is official, and it is to the delight of more than just Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton. The majority of the nation should rejoice in the bigot’s extinguishing. While it was disappointing to […]

As the city celebrates Tallahassee Urban Pride week, a week dedicated to honoring residents who made positive impacts for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, a FAMU organization held events to commemorate strides made. “It’s like having black history month,” said Meagan Johnson, a 22-year-old agricultural business student from […]

Friday the 13th has always been deemed a holiday for the superstitious. This Friday, FAMU students and professors try to decipher where many of the superstitions from black culture originated. By definition, superstition is the irrational belief that future events are influenced by specific behaviors, without having a causal relationship. […]

On April 9 Tennessee Titans star Adam “Pacman” Jones was suspended for the entire 2007-2008 football season without pay. New NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued the suspension. The league says the suspension was justified by Jones’ prior run-ins with the law and off the field activities from college to now. […]

Today marks the 11-year anniversary of Florida A&M University students’ takeover of Lee Hall and the University radio station. The 1996 protest was led by then-student body president Larry Tate. Because students believed their financial aid, parking and cafeteria service concerns were not being met, they decided to take action. […]

Last month Disney revealed it was developing an animated film called the “Frog Princess.” For the first time in history, the company is to debut a black princess as the main character. On one hand, it seems this is a pseudo-social feat. But on the other hand, I can’t help […]

You never know what you have until it’s gone. The Florida A&M University side of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering won’t have to hold that sentiment anymore after being allowed to maintain control of the school’s budget. Just weeks after state legislators threatened to rip financial control away from FAMU […]

Forget Don Imus. Who will save me from the black men, the rappers, who degrade black women every day and proceed with business as usual? Last night I was in The Famuan newsroom speaking with students when Jesse Jackson and Michael Eric Dyson appeared on the tube speaking to a […]

The Board of Trustees held an emergency teleconference meeting in Lee Hall Monday afternoon to discuss various issues currently affecting the University. “I called for the meeting because students were confused and didn’t have adequate updates,” said Student Body President Phillip B. Agnew. One of the primary items on the […]

In the 26th session of the 36th Student Senate, several student organizations received funding from the Activities and Services budget and others voiced their concerns for changes to be made to the budget. Tallie Benson, 22, a senior music education student from Atlanta, approached the Senate to ask for funding […]