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Florida’s future under Governor-elect DeSantis

Highlighted issues in Florida. Artimese Bryant | The FAMUAN Now with Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Nunez have been declared as Florida’s new Governor and Lieutenant Governor, what will become of Florida in the near future under their leadership? One of the many promises DeSantis made during his campaign was to […]

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Stacey Abrams’ historic run for Georgia governor

Abrams is joined by OWN founder, Oprah Winfrey. Photo submitted by Itoro Umontuen / The Atlanta Voice It was not a complete loss for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams who, as of The FAMUAN press time, was losing by more than 200,000 votes to Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Brian Kemp. Instead, Abrams still […]

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Ron DeSantis: Florida’s next governor

Photo submitted by Elijah Rutland Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum conceded Florida’s race for governor at 11 p.m. Tuesday. As a result, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ron DeSantis has un-officially won the race to become Florida’s next governor. DeSantis led the state with 4.02 million votes (50 percent of the votes) while Gillum […]

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Gillum watch party at FAMU draws crowd

Hundreds gathered near Lee Hall for Watch Party. Photo submitted by Alyssa King People of all races and ages gathered on Florida A&M University’s quad Tuesday evening for the watch party for Andrew Gillum. The rain and wind couldn’t defeat the crowd as the energy soared with positivity and hope […]

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Students vs. the voting booths

Polling places stayed busy Tuesday in Leon County. Photo submitted by Jasmina Lahens It is election time and Americans all over the country were at the polls casting their votes on Tuesday. Young adults and students are involved in politics more than ever before and we can probably thank social […]

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Diddy and friends rattle the crowd

Sean "Diddy" Combs performing at the "Bring it Home" rally, Monday. Brandon Adlam | The Famuan   Generations of Rattlers gathered in the Lawson Center Monday night to celebrate the making of history. Headlined by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Democratic candidate for governor and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum concluded his “Bring […]