Courtesy of Dance Marathon FSU Thousands of men, women and children across the country reunited together for the annual Dance Marathon this weekend at the Donald L. Tucker Civic center Feb. 26-28. Dance Marathon is organized by students to raise money for sick children at Shand’s Children’s Hospital and the Children’s […]
Author: Taylor Watson
Local Salvation Army holds awareness training on human trafficking
Courtesy of Breaking Belize News Awareness training concerning the prevention of human trafficking was held at The Salvation Army located from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26. This event was free to the public to convey some insight upon what can, and should, be done to put […]
Gadsden Art Center shows its fine arts exhibit
Courtesy of Taylor Watson The 27th annual exhibition of fine arts at the Gadsden Art Center will show its exhibition Jan. 15 through April 2 exposed students and residents to fine art and offered regional artists the opportunity to exhibit their work The Gadsden Art Center offers exhibitions year round […]
GFWC hosts Crawl for a Cause
Courtesy of GFWC Midtown The General Federation Women’s Club Junior Woman’s Club of Midtown conducted their fourth annual Crawl for a Cause event in Midtown Tallahassee Saturday. The project benefited The Oasis Center for Women and Girls. Last year, they were able to donate more than $7,500 to the Florida […]
Cultural Arts Alliance hosts ArtiGras festival
Courtesy of FSU News The seventh annual ArtiGras festival sprang into full effect Saturday at the Railroad Square Art Park. This New Orleans themed festival celebrated the fine arts by offering local artists, a variety of vendors, live music and performances. According to funatthesqaure.org, The Cultural Arts Alliance at Railroad […]
Community center celebrates Black History
Courtesy of Taylor Watson The Lawrence-Gregory Community Center hosted its annual Black History program on Saturday from 2-5 p.m., which celebrated black success and appreciation within the community. More than 50 people attended the event, according to supervisor of the center Gregory Grady. He explained why the event was an […]
Local church holds health awareness fair
Courtesy of Taylor Watson The Church of Christ, located on of Paul Russell road, held their second annual health fair on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The health fair provided health care awareness to those who aren’t abreast to the issues and concerns in the black community. According to Bond […]
Pinky Promise hosts #RelationshipGoals
Courtesy of Taylor Watson Christian women empowerment organization, Pinky Promise presented their #Relationship Goals panel discussion Friday February 19th. held in Florida A&M University’s B.L. Perry building. Countless women and men attended in hopes of learning about building a better spiritual relationship with their significant other at the moment or […]
Museum receives funding from Volunteer Florida Generation Fund
Courtesy of The Wolrd of Deej The Tallahassee Museum, located off of Museum Drive, received a $10,625 grant from the Florida Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) Tuesday. The award was in honor of a project called Community Service Career, an organization connecting skill-based volunteers with under-served youth. The VGF is funded […]
Children’s Week draws hundreds to the Capitol
Courtesy of Taylor Watson Hundreds of youth filled the state Capitol Jan. 24-29 to celebrate Children’s Week. This event honors thousands of child advocates across the world. Over the past eighteen years, this has been the only true broad-based promotion for children and family issues in Florida. According to […]