Photo credit: MGN Online Looking at the history of successful African-American businesses, there’s a common question about whether or not blacks actually support them. When Kiara Woods displays her designer treats at events attended primarily by black women, they are often interested in her designs, and in her experience as […]
Author: Job Kent | Staff Reporter
‘Invasion of Privacy’: The rose that grew from concrete
Rapper Cardi B, performing “Bodak Yellow” at Play Bar in Tallahassee, October 2017. Credit: Nadia Felder It’s catchiness, realness and ratchetness, all wound up into one hard-rocking album. It’s invading my life, my room and my earphones. It’s “Invasion of Privacy.” Female rapper Cardi B might have just bestowed the […]
FAMU students making a difference with non-profit organization
Rebel Ubuntu Inc. seeks to bring about a social and cultural renaissance that inspires self-esteem and pride in the souls of the people Photo credit: Rebel Ubuntu Inc. Rebel Ubuntu Inc. seeks to bring about a social and cultural renaissance that inspires self-esteem and pride in the souls of the people. By doing so, the organization […]
Woman advocates for local transgender community
A picture of Janel Diaz before the transition process and name change. When Janel Diaz was a child, dressing like a boy and playing with action figures just weren't her thing. Instead, you could find her playing dress up with paper dolls. “Me and my cousins would play and […]
Courtni Smith ‘changed FAMU cheerleading for the better’
Courtni Smith has always been a breath of fresh air. She aims for nothing but greatness. Now that she is in her senior year of pursuing her degree in health leisure and fitness studies at Florida A&M University, Smith wants to show her positive impact on FAMU’s campus through cheerleading. […]
Student organizations: To join or not to join?
You’re officially a freshman on The Hill, and you’re wondering how’s the year going to play out, if you going to make any new friends, will you see anyone from your hometown, and will you really have to study as much as all your high school teachers said you […]
SGA talks about being the representative of the student body
Photo credit: Sydne Vigille On Monday's Florida A&M student government association meeting, staff was supposed to be reviewing, for the third time, the constitutional articles. However, the Senate did not reach quorum. Not reaching quorum is when the Senate does not have enough people to effectively hold a meeting. On […]
Mayor Andrew Gillum pays a quiet visit to FAMU
Mayor Andrew Gillum on the set with Karen Hunter from the SiriusXM Urban View Voter Registration tour. Photo credit: SiriusXM Urban View March 30 was a seemingly insignificant day at Florida A&M University (FAMU). Unbeknownst to students on campus, candidate for governor and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, was welcomed by […]
A shrewd Dean search for FAMU’s College of Pharmacy
The Florida A&M College of Pharmacy is currently working towards finding a new dean. On Tuesday, April 10, the Dean and College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Search Committee met to discuss and review the 17 applications submitted for the position. The meeting was run by Dr. Reginald J. Perry, […]
School of Journalism & Graphic Communication in search of a Dean
The search committee for the dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC) had their meeting on Apr. 12th in the Fred Humphries building. The meeting lasted roughly an hour and a half. The committee was joined by consultants Marion Frenche and Alex Matthews via video chat. Frenche […]