Monday, September 23, 2024
FAMU Concert Chor Caption: "2 Young Women from FAMU Concert Choir singing "Over The Rainbow" Photo credit: Lauren Coleman Parents of the Parkland community came to Tallahassee over a three-day period to sit through hours of legislation from the House and Senate. It was important to the parents that the […]
Discipline, accountability and self-determination are qualities that distinguish Destiny L. Johnson, a member of FAMU’s championship cross-country and track teams. She displays each characteristic as she flourishes in the classroom and on the track. Johnson, a fourth-year animal science pre-veterinary medicine student, believes you must push yourself athletically and […]
Graphic by Sydne Vigille Colorism has been a disruptive force that threatens progression of the black community. Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé Knowles’ father, released a statement expressing his concern about the presence of colorism in the music industry. Knowles said that his daughter would not have been as successful as she […]
The Florida A&M University Student Senate held a meeting on Monday to discuss upcoming events and updated campus information. During the meeting there were also confirmations on two vacant senate positions. Cameron Spruill, a third-year transfer student, attended the meeting in attempt to earn the senate’s vote in order […]
After a series of intense discussions, the Florida Senate voted 20-18 on Monday in favor of a school safety plan that enables a teacher or staff member to carry concealed weapons in the classroom and raises the base age for firearm purchases. The Florida House may approve a similar […]
Sam x painting his home featuring the Freedom Bird. Photo credit: Sam X website www.thegourdmastersamx.com “Some people are taught by universities, others are taught by the universe. I’m blessed to be taught by the universe,” Sam X said as he presented at the 10th Annual Spring Literary Forum. On Feb. 22 […]
The millennial generation is the largest age group to emerge since the baby boomer generation, and as studies shows in Florida, 18-to-34 year-olds are the largest population group. Millennials have very different expectations through government. Bridge to Success Academy teacher, Victor Chrispin, aims to inform his students on the importance […]
ldquo;Hundreds of people from Florida gathered at the Capitol to protest gun laws.” Photo credit: The Columbian Since the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, three Tallahassee teens were arrested for school shooting threats. According to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, 17-year-old Travis Williams, […]
Kaycee with his wife and son after his game. Photo by: Jessica Gardner July 11, 2016, was the day that changed 20-year-old Kaycee Reese’s life forever. Reese was in his second season of college baseball and his sophomore year of college when his son was born. If juggling school and […]
The Juke Joint Jam Florida will be held at the Barrington Field in Lloyd, Florida on June 1-3, 2018. Photo credit: Dr. Sandra Thompson Florida A&M University alumna Dr. Sandra Thompson, is bringing the history back to Tallahassee. The first annual Juke Joint Jam Florida (JJJF) event is set to celebrate […]