Friday, November 1, 2024
After an end to her hiatus, R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan has added an unexpected twist to her long-awaited EP “Heaux Tales,” leaving fans feeling empowered and open-minded. Sullivan is nothing short of a storyteller as the EP depicts various lifestyles of women by exploring sexuality and difficult conversations that women […]
People in the greater Tallahassee area have been faced with unprecedented hardships during the ongoing pandemic that have forced them to go without basic living essentials such as food, shelter and, most importantly, reliable income that would help them pay bills in a timely manner. Programs such as the Big […]
With COVID-19 rates increasing day by day, it seems as if some people were determined to party with big crowds before returning to in-person classes. This past holiday weekend, there were brunches, lunches, open club events, and plenty of house parties as students enjoyed an extra day off from classes. […]
Florida A&M’s dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research, David Jackson, was recently appointed to serve as an official member of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Ocoee Election Day Riots Historical Review and Dedication Committee. The infamous Ocoee Massacre took place on Nov. 2, 1920, lasting […]
Three weeks ago, then-President Donald Trump increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by raising allotments to 115 percent until June 30. Now, college students are applying to SNAP to receive the increase in food stamps and are getting denied due to a lack of job hours and being a full-time […]
As schools continue to struggle to find their footing in the 10th month of the global pandemic, Florida begins to roll out plans that may be promising. On Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state has registered over 400,000 seniors in the last week who have received the COVID-19 vaccination […]
Bethel AME Church hasn’t held in-person service for months, due to COVID-19. The 156-year-old church at the corner of West Orange Avenue and Wahnish Way has partnered with the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Emergency Management, the 156-year-old church on ways to regulate the principal portion […]
The Florida House Secondary Education and Career Development Committee met last Wednesday at the state Capitol to hear the concerns of the public regarding the growing need for people to obtain credentials to achieve better jobs. Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, a senior fellow with the National Skills Coalition, was the first […]
Many food banks in North Florida have spent ample time combatting food insecurity in the region, but amid the coronavirus pandemic these organizations are also working to keep their community members safe. Shari Hubbard works at Second Harvest of the Big Bend. She says that one of their biggest concerns […]
Florida A&M University is one of many historically Black colleges and universities receiving a portion of the national COVID-19 relief bill. FAMU is receiving a substantial amount of money from the federal government in hopes to better financially support HBCUs, especially during the pandemic. The bill was approved in late […]