The Florida House continued debate on a sweeping education bill Thursday, with the bill’s sponsor pleading with representatives to pass a substitute Senate bill and allow the chambers to work out details in conference. “The Governor said pretty much this morning that we’ve got to complete this bill,” said Rep. […]

LocalWoman charged with credit card fraudAdrianne Duvall, an employee of The Department of the Children and Family Services, was charged with credit card fraud that totaled more than $25,000.Duvall had used five of the agency’s credit card numbers to make purchases over the Internet. Duvall confessed and was charged with […]

Increasing the number of African Americans who hold master’s or terminal degrees. That’s the objective of the Graduate Feeder Scholars Program in place at Florida A&M University. At its inception in 1987 under former president Frederick Humphries, the Graduate Feeder Scholarship Program at Florida A&M University consisted of only about […]

The Student Supreme Court denied two appeals asking for revotes in the SGA president and vice president and electoral commissioner offices. The appeals were filed after Birdette Hughey and Robert Watson, president and vice president hopefuls, and electoral commissioner candidate Marcus Sandifer said the Electoral Commission violated several stipulations in […]

From press release:Florida A&M University will recognize its best and brightest for their outstanding academic credentials at the Honors Convocation next Tuesday at 10:10 a.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium.Attorney Willie Gary will be the speaker. Attorney Gary is the senior partner in the law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, […]

It has been 30 years since many black actors have been honored at the Academy Awards for best actor or actress in one setting. In 1972, Diana Ross (“Lady Sings the Blues”) and Cicely Tyson (“Sounder”) were nominated for best actress; Paul Winfield was nominated for best actor and “Sounder” […]

Ice Cube has another hit to add to his list. “All About the Benjamins” is the funniest movie that has come out of 2002 so far. Cube and Mike Epps prove once again that they are a great team. The movie is set in Miami where Cube, who plays Bucum […]

He is Tallahassee born and raised, a Rattler, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a chief warrant officer (level 2). That’s Jerome Dilworth. Dilworth is a member of the Army National Guard and has been for the past 25 years. He graduated from FAMU in 1974 with a […]

LaDainian Tomlinson was the fifth pick of the 2001 NFL coming out of Texas Christian University, but he wasn’t MVP of the Mobile Alabama Bowl in 1999. That honor belonged to Casey Printers. With spring football practice under way and the team engaged in live hitting, Rattler players and coaches […]

At some stage in our lives, we all experience an identity crises. We question our reasons for liking or disliking something, and measuring the influence of peer pressure on our decisions. The main question we ask is:Who am I? I never asked myself these questions because I’ve always been comfortable […]