It doesn’t seem to matter if the Marching “100” has been invited to perform at the Super Bowl pre-game show, or that the University was named Princeton Review’s 1997 College of the Year. Or even that it has extraordinary pharmacy, business and journalism programs. After 117 years of existence, the […]
Author: The Editorial Board
Black Archives makes strides into future with new building
Inside the cluttered confines of the Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum, located at the Historic Carnegie Library on FAMU’s campus, you can hear the noises of change. But the seemingly never ending chorus of drills and hammers caused by the construction of the Archives expansion will soon […]
Some blacks call for reparations
World leaders and Holocaust survivors gathered at the Auschwitz Nazi internment camp Thursday to remember the horrific acts against Jewish people during the Holocaust and to honor the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. Jewish descendants and various other minority groups of people have gained compensation […]
Professor honored at Tallahassee film festival
The Tallahassee Film Society celebrated its 2005 showcase by honoring Black Cinema filmmakers, writers and actors. This year TFS highlighted local independent film artists. Kenneth Jones, a professor of broadcast journalism at Florida A & M University is one of the featured guests at this year’s event. As the TFS […]
FAMU Announcements
The Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will have a B.A.D.S.T. Breakfast at Applebee’s on Capitol Circle Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tickets are $7 and will be available Monday to Wednesday at the ticket booth on the Set. Shuttles will be provided in front […]
Blacks: Reclaim your pride
We are all descendants of the strongest group of people to ever walk the face of this Earth. Our ancestors were the survivors of the most horrendous crime ever committed in human history. An estimated 75 to 80 percent of the Africans that were kidnapped during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade […]
Blacks should be careful about following the leader
Instead of giving accolades to blacks who are in power simply because of their skin tone, it is vital for blacks to support leaders that aim to uplift their people. When blacks honor those in power who ignore black issues, a false veil of black progression arises. These kind of […]
Ali, Jordan: Who’s the greatest of all time?
The greatest black athlete of all time, hands-down, is Muhammad Ali. He was not only the greatest boxer to put on a pair of boxing gloves; he was the greatest trashtalker, punch-line creator and political activist ever. Ali started boxing when he was 12 years old. He had dreams of […]
Students must favor Bryant’s agenda
The votes are in and the students at FAMU are in favor with the new changes Interim President Castell Vaughn Bryant seeks to implement. On Wednesday night in the Grand Ballroom, Bryant discussed how she plans to make “students first.” She also stated that she would like the students of […]
Spring aid amount altered
Since the implementation of the University’s new PeopleSoft based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, students, faculty and administrators have faced a steep learning curve. The learning continued this semester when the financial aid component of the system restructured some of the aid that was to be distributed to students. According […]