Friday, November 1, 2024
Photo Courtesy of NeONBRAND. The number of students in a classroom varies in every grade level, school and state. The conflict is whether or not teachers are comfortable with teaching more than a set number of students. Robert Amstutz, a foreign language teacher at Rickards High School, does not have an […]
Jordyn Woods on the Red Table Talk to tell her side of the Story. Photo Courtesy of The Red Table Facebook page. Jordan Woods had an opportunity to tell her side of the story on Red Table Talk, and it was something that social media users were eager to comment […]
Chris Petley the Leon County School district communications coordinator. Ila Wilborn | The Famuan Leon County, like many school districts in the state, is desperate to hire more teachers in different disciplines. That’s why Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s Joanna Atkinson is looking forward to graduating. She is majoring in […]
Jennie Virginia Hilyer, the first registered nurse at the Florida A&M University hospital Photo Courtesy of the Meek Eaton Black Archives. More than one hundred years ago, Jennie Virginia Hilyer dedicated her life to serving others in the FAMU community. Her legacy is emblazoned on the Foote-Hilyer Administrative Center as a […]
One More Child held a rally and press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. Photo Submitted by Chris Johnson. The Florida-based Christian youth welfare group One More Child held its annual Traffick Stop event Tuesday morning. According to One More Child, an estimated 9,700 children are “coerced, manipulated and victimized […]
A photo of the bus wrap urging pregnant women to get tested for Syphilis. Photo Courtesy of Christopher Titte. Syphilis rates have increased dramatically in Leon County. They were up in all gender, age, race and sexual orientation categories between 2017 and 2018. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that […]
The League of Women Voters promotes awareness, not candidates. Photo Courtesy of Florida League of Women Voters. On Valentine's Day in 1920, a group of women stood together to create an organization centered on bringing justice to every man and woman. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political […]
Photo Courtesty of Google Images. In talks about prison reform, one group has been significantly left out of the conversation: women. A bill in the Florida Legislature will require new standards for feminine hygiene products in jails and prisons and put a stop to humiliating treatment by male correctional officers. […]
Vaughn Wilson with Sa'Vanna D. Smith. Photo Submitted by Sa'Vanna D. Smith. In February, it was announced that Vaughn Wilson, FAMU’S associate director of intercollegiate athletics, would be leaving his position in June. Wilson, better known as Mr. Vaughn by legions of student-interns, has worked for Florida A&M University for […]
Photo Courtesy of Tyler Perry’s official Instagram page. Tyler Perry has released his eighth and final film under the Lionsgate franchise and the last movie that will star his long-running Mabel “Madea” Simmons comedic character on the big screen after introducing her to the world in 1998. In an interview […]