For the longest time, I’ve had a dream of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. A great white hope, I shadow box by night and practice journalism by day. Time has passed, and my dream has slowly slipped away. Now, my hopes are high once more. Over the break, […]

March is Women’s History Month. The National Women’s History Project, a nonprofit educational organization, selected six women from widely varied backgrounds to be recognized during Women’s History Month 2002. The honorees are: -Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. At the […]

BILOXI, Miss. – Black Springbreak officially has been moved from the Mississippi Coast to New Orleans and renamed Spring Rap-Up.This year’s event, which is scheduled for April 5-6, is expected to draw as many as 60,000 young people to the Crescent City and is being billed as “a celebration of […]

Over spring break, FAMU track athletes got their sun and fun while hosting the 52nd Annual FAMU Relays March 8-9. With the event drawing more than 40 high school and collegiate teams, FAMU got a look at what the 2002 outdoor season may hold. Both men and women’s teams are […]

Thursday, March 21 FAMU Fitness Pageant and Bodybuilding Contest: Come and see some of FAMU’s most fit and muscular at the 5th annual Ms. FAMU Fitness Pageant and Mr. FAMU Bodybuilding Contest in Lee Hall at 5:30 p.m. $2 for all non-studentsJSA Meeting: The Jacksonville Student Alliance will hold it’s […]

We all know about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. Seldom do we hear of other black leaders who played a significant part in bettering the lives of African Americans. “Keep the Faith, Baby” examines the life and accomplishments of the controversial congressman and minister Adam Clayton […]

EMPLOYMENT SUMMER JOBS starting at $190 per week with room and board included. Work at one of the University of Florida’s four recreational, overnight camps located in Lake Placid, Ocala National Forest, Madison or Niceville. Staff has no cabin responsibilities and most weekends off. University of Florida 4-H Summer Staff […]

LIST OF NOMINATED FEATURE FILMS (SHORT FILMS EXCLUDED): “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (New Line) _ 13 “A Beautiful Mind” (Universal and DreamWorks) _ 8 “Moulin Rouge” (20th Century Fox) _ 8 “Gosford Park” (USA Films) _ 7 “Amelie” (Miramax Zoe) _ 5 “In the […]

The trial of Andrea Yates, the Houston mother who was found guilty Tuesday of drowning her children last year, has renewed questions about postpartum disorders.These are a range of mental-health conditions that sometimes occur in women after they give birth. Some conditions are mild and last no more than a […]

MIAMI _ Five years in prison might have taken hip-hop impresario Suge Knight off the street, but it didn’t take the street out of Suge. Seven months after being sprung from California’s Mule Creek State Prison, where he served time for violating parole, the man who made Dr. Dre, Snoop […]