It’s everywhere. Cars are covered with yellow sheets of it and those with itchy and watery eyes crowd doctor’s offices hoping for relief. It’s the first round of spring pollen. “Pollen season usually begins the first week of March, peaks in the latter part of the month and winds down […]

In the opening round of the MEAC tournament, the Lady Rattlers edged South Carolina State 54-50 in orderly fashion.  That first round win was coupled with a 64-43 quarterfinal victory over rival Coppin State University. With one game left on the bracket, Howard University ended the season for the Rattlers […]

The Tallahassee Film Festival is gearing up to present its third annual event  at Florida A&M University and  hopes to attract more African-American students and industry professionals. During last year’s event, nearly 2,600 people showed up, and very few were Black. “Last year, at FAMU’s film festival screening, there were […]

For years, fans of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” have been salivating at the thought of a movie release. The graphic novel was so epic, so flawlessly written and illustrated that it seemed as though even a monkey with a camera could take the concepts and direct a movie […]

The cast and crew of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” recently wrapped up a seven day build for the Kadzis family’s new home. About 2,000 volunteers and workers from around Leon County helped construct the 3,600 square foot home for the deserving family. The Kadzis family received a knock on […]

Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins entered the world of journalism at the ripe age of 16 years old and won two awards even before reaching college. Jenkins got his first taste of fame when he wrote an article on the then up and coming R&B group, Destiny’s Child for the Jacksonville Daily […]

In a new age of technology and social media, certain skills that used to be optional are now recommended and in many cases required.  Networking skills, communication techniques, and business strategies are all constantly changing and evolving and sometimes it can be hard for a student or even an adult […]

The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team was ousted from the 2009 MEAC tournament after a landslide 71-41 loss in the quarterfinals to the top-seeded Bears from Morgan State University. On opening night of the tournament the Rattlers advanced gracefully over rival Howard University 71-58 securing a spot in the […]

Walking up and down Florida A&M University’s campus, it is hard not to notice the mixture of women with long hair, short hair, braids, wigs and everything in between. It is no secret that hair is a major priority for a large number of black women. Most of the women […]