I am young. I am black. And I am a man. Combine those three and I am the supreme menace to society – a young black man. Everyone under the sun has called me a savage, a brute, a beast, a rapist, a pervert, an abuser, a gangster, a violator, […]

Hundreds of magazines grace the shelves of grocery markets and corner stores across the country everyday. The content of these books range from cars to politics. The magazines that reflect the black voice are about to add to its rank, make room for Natural Women. Natural Woman is a monthly […]

Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators (DFW/ABC) is offering a $1,500 scholarship to all students from Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Hunt, Collin or Ellis counties pursuing a career in the communications industry, such as; broadcast, print, advertising, public relations, photojournalism, graphic arts. For more information call (214) 977-8222, fax (214) 977-8319, […]

The Homecoming concert had its share of exciting and boring moments. FAMU students, along with many other spectators, piled into the Leon County Civic Center to see several of their favorite local and mainstream artists. The artists who were scheduled to perform included Jaheim, Truth Hurts, Lil’ Wayne, BG, Youngbloodz […]

Washington Center Internship Program Meeting12:30 p.m.; International Language Conference room, behind Student Union; Honors Program Hot & Holy Bible Study2 p.m.; FAMU Wesley Foundation; The Campus Ministry Center North Florida Fair Florida Lottery Night5 p.m.; $7 adults, $4 youths, children under 5 free; Fairgrounds, S. Monroe & Paul Russell Rd.; […]

Back stage at the concert, the hallway was filled with smoke, but there was no fire. There were smashed grapes on the floor, but there was no wine and there was a “contagious” attitude going around, among people who thought they were platinum artists, but aren’t: Truth Hurts and BG […]

Rattler Stride, Rattler Pride: Creating One FAMU! This was the theme of the 2002 Homecoming Convocation held in Gaither Gymnasium. Current and former Rattlers were encouraged to support their university with inspiring addresses from the speakers. The convocation speaker, Josephus Eggelletion Jr., talked about the images he has seen as […]

Head coach Billy Joe said that if he had a choice he would not play a high-quality opponent like Hampton for the Homecoming game. As it turned out, Hampton was the ideal choice. The Rattlers beat the Pirates 25-13 in front of 29,065 at Bragg Memorial Stadium, winning its third […]

FAMU honored three of its outstanding educational leaders Thursday at the 2002 Homecoming Gala. The annual event, held at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, recognized Margaret Williams Lewis, dean of the School of Nursing, Sybil Collins Mobley, dean of the School of Business and Industry and Henry Lewis III, dean […]

As voting day approaches, many concerns are being raised about the confusion that will probably occur. Without nationwide guidelines regulating the country’s voting system, disturbances have and will continue to take place. Evidenced in Florida’s September preliminary elections, voters saw how decrepit the voting system has become. They had to […]