Florida A&M University’s College of Education hosted the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators 2nd Annual Education Symposium, the theme of this session included: Issues Affecting the Education of African Americans in Florida. A discussion, presentation and panel took place in the FAMU School of Business & Industry. Senator of […]
Author: Robyn Mowatt
Students injured in B-CU shooting
Three male students at Bethune-Cookman University received graze wounds from a shooting Monday night on campus before 7 p.m., according to The Daytona Beach Police Department. Investigators said a confrontation between two students could have led to the shooting. According to the Daytona police, the gunman drove up next to […]
Justice Department to announce lawsuit against Ferguson PD
The United States Justice Department is in talks of suing the Ferguson, Missouri police department due to mistreatment of minority civilians. Attorney General Eric Holder, in a press conference Feb. 19, said he will announce the results of the department’s findings of the investigation of the Michael Brown shooting as […]
Common and John Legend win oscar for ‘Selma’
John “Legend” Stephens and Florida A&M University alumnus Lonnie Lynn Jr., also known as “Common,” won the Best Original Song Oscar for “Glory” from the film “Selma” at the 87th Annual Academy Awards in California. “Glory” is a song about the struggle related to the civil rights movement in the […]
C-Span visits FAMU for Nationwide HBCU Tour
C-SPAN visited Florida A&M University, President Elmira Mangum was interviewed and students were able to ask representatives of the channel questions about their political coverage and internship program. C-SPAN is touring the campuses of the nation’s top HBCU’s for the networks 2015 HBCU Bus Tour series. Sarah Zou, a marketing […]
Listeners go M.A.D.D. over Lamar’s album
Dr. Dre dubbed Kendrick Lamar the “King of the West Coast.” His first album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” probes his psyche during his curious teen years in California. The album literally depicts Kendrick Lamar as the good kid within a mad city. It explores what life is like within […]