The League of Women Voters wants to register as many returning citizens as possible despite legislation being debated that may set restrictions. Photo submited by Titilayo Okuwa Florida residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of Amendment 4 in November, empowering former felons with the right to vote. Now Florida legislators are trying to […]
Author: Titilayo Okuwa I Staff Reporter
Moms Demand Action fights for gun reform
quot;Moms Demand Action Are Hard At Work" Photo courtesy of wovenow.org The grassroots organization Moms Demand Action is still vigorously fighting for gun reform even after the dust has settled a year after the mass school shooting in Parkland. These moms took to the Capitol Monday asking for a hearing […]
Voices presents a night of sizzling poems, performances
Voices Poetry Group members gather following Tuesday night's performance. Photo Courtesy of Bleu Bell. Steaming hot was not hot enough to capture the intensity of this highly anticipated event. The Florida A&M University Voices Poetry Group packed out the Grand Ballroom with about 300 students Tuesday at its annual Stroke […]
Status change for Progressive Black Men, Sistuhs
Members in the Progressive Black Men. Photo Courtesy of pictame.com. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s probably a duck. This, however, is not the case for the Florida A&M University chapter of Progressive Black Men, an organization on campus whose intake process resembles that […]
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering making strides
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is located in Innovation Park. Photo courtesy of tallahassee.com. For the FSU-FAMU College of Engineering, research and diversity are the most significant factors in the school’s rising national ranking. According to Murray Gibson, dean of the shared college, they have increased their rankings by about […]
DeSantis may be less conservative than Scott
Photo courtesy Huffington Post. As Ron DeSantis finishes his first month in office, many are rashly saying that Florida’s new governor seems to be a more moderate conservative than his predecessor, newly minted Senator Rick Scott. His agenda appears to focus on areas that were neglected during the Scott era, […]