FAMU alum and creator of One Musicfest Jason Carter Stepping onto Florida A&M University’s campus for the first time at 15 years old, creator of One Musicfest Jason Carter knew it was where he needed to be. “At 15, I automatically knew,” Carter said. “I’ve never […]
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FAMU’s SJGC hosts Hollywood Spotlight Workshops
Courtesy of FAMU SJGC The Entertainment Industry Outreach Program partnered with Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication to host Hollywood Spotlight Workshop March 23 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m in the Manning-Efferson Grand Ballroom. Since 2013, companies like the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Disney, ABC […]
FAMU alumna runs for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives
Courtsey Tallahasee.com Florida A&M University alumna Dianne Williams-Cox, has set herself apart from the other candidates running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives for District 8 this upcoming 2016 primary elections. She expressed the many obstacles she has overcome, and believes other candidates have not experienced what […]
Omarion Will Perform At FAMU For Rattlers Strikeout Showcase
Photo Courtesy of BET Despite pushback from student senators, singer and star of “Love and Hip-Hop: Hollywood” Omarion will be performing at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rattlers Strikeout Showcase along with Rampage Step Team, House Arrest 2 and Denard Shepard to name a few, at Gaither Gym. At Monday’s […]
Florida A&M University Stands Behind the ‘Ban The Box’ Campaign
Judge Greg Mathis were one of the panelists at the Ban the Box campaign in Orlando. Florida A&M University’s law school hosted a forum Thursday for the national “Ban The Box” campaign with a panel featuring attorneys, social activists and influential people in academia. The highly esteemed panelists included the […]
The Office of Communications Hosts Student Rally to Unify Students and Boost Morale
FAMU Forward Rally flier Florida A&M University students gathered around the steps of Lee Hall for a student rally on Thursday. Although it was not a huge turnout, students still showed their support. Posted on social media platforms, the flier encourages students to come out and “make the pledge to […]
Tallahassee Attorney Crump Represents Officer-Involved Shooting Victim’s Family
Benjamin Crump, a high-profile civil rights attorney at the Tallahassee law firm Parks & Crump, is representing the family of a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place early Sunday morning in South Florida. According to sun-sentinel.com. Corey Jones can be added to the list of African-American men killed by police. […]
2015 Homecoming Stays Below Budget And Below Expectations
Courtesy of famuhomecoming2015.com A crowd of more than 22,000 filled Bragg Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s football game, the Rattlers’ first win of the year. But Florida A&M University’s 2015 Homecoming failed to meet expectations financially, according to the Student Senate meeting held Monday evening. Student Senator Victor Chrispin Jr. reported […]
Student Senate Meeting Clears Air; SGA President Graham Retains Position
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Tonnette Graham, Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) student body president, has retained her position despite efforts to remove her from office. FAMU President Elmira Mangum overruled an impeachment effort by the Student Government Association’s Student Senate on Friday, saying proper procedures were not followed in the effort to […]
FAMU Goes ‘Back To Bragg’ for its first Football Hall of Fame and Home Game
Florida A&M University’s first Hall of Fame and home game is highly anticipated by students thanks to the social media feud between FAMU and Tennessee State University. It started with an instagram video post of students from TSU explaining the definition of FAMU: “Football Ain’t Made4 U.” The students go on […]