Maya Angelou was helped slowly on to the stage with her hand held by a younger man who eased her into her seat. Seemingly fragile, there was an immediate uncanny silence as she moved the microphone closer to her. As the lights dimmed, she began to sing with a surprisingly […]
Author: Tanya Glover
Open carry law…not such a good idea
Over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a shooting injured two innocent bystanders. A 52-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man both sustained gunshot wounds in this tragic incident of cosmic irony. It’s truly heartbreaking that after a parade to honor a man of peace, two people would be shot. This […]
TPD: ‘Too early to suggest record high in homicides this year’
The new-year often yields broken resolutions. But some Tallahassee residents have broken more than just personal resolutions -some have broken the law. The month of January has not ended and area residents have watched the local news and read stories in newspapers about homicides in their community. In previous years […]
Approval ratings… what are they good for?
The most recent Gallup poll reported that President Obama’s approval rating sits at 49 percent as of January 26th; 43 percent disapprove of his job as commander in chief and the remaining 8 percent had no opinion. This comes on the heels of President Obama’s annual State of The […]
When enough is enough
Most of us have gone through something painful in our lives. If not, it is a safe bet to say that we will. In Ann Pettaway’s case, her pain led her to commit a horrible crime in 1987. After years of trying to conceive her own child and countless […]
FAMU to co-sponsor Black College Spring Break cruise
Florida A&M’s Campus Recreation Center and Student Government Association are co-sponsoring a Black College Spring Break Cruise. The cruise is called Carnival Freedom, and will be leaving Fort Lauderdale, Fla. March 6. The cruise will travel to Key West, Grand Cayman Islands and Jamaica. The cost is $575, which includes […]
Cops Arrest Suspect in Lasaki Killing
A young man remains in custody Wednesday after Tallahassee police arrested him in connection with the death of a Florida A & M student last week. Brandon Wells was held during a traffic stop about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after “he failed to stop for a stop sign,” according to a […]
Kirby: Parking is No Problem
Enrollment is at an all-time high at Florida A&M and some students claim there is insufficient parking on campus. However, Assistant Director of Parking Administrative Services John Kirby said there is not a parking issue. “Students that are having trouble finding parking should try parking at the Eugenia Street lot […]
Court to Sentence Embezzling FAMU Officials
Former Florida A & M University officials Eugene Telfair and Robert Nixon are scheduled for sentencing in federal court in Tallahassee on Thursday for embezzling from the FAMU Credit Union. Telfair, former president of FAMU’s Federal Credit Union, and Nixon, former head of FAMU’s Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, were indicted on July 7 and […]
Farewell, Dr. Williams
Dr. Willie T. Williams was honored at her Retirement Celebration. Willie T. Williams greeted friends, colleagues and former students in a bright red two-piece suit and boutonniere at her retirement party Sun. evening at the Doubletree Hotel. A keyboard player to the right of the honoree table kept the mood […]