Monday, September 23, 2024
Photo of Outside Area of Main Residence Dining Hall | Taken by Chelsey Brown Florida A&M University’s food service provider, Metz Culinary Management has stepped up their game as it pertains to visibility on campus and their inclusion to serve more students. During a time where students are fighting to […]
Natasha Trethewey smiling as Professor Natalie King-Pedroso speaks kind words about her poetic journey. Photographed by: Ke’Neesha Weaver Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey, had an intimate gathering with students for the Tenth Annual Spring Literary Forum on Friday in the Black Archives. […]
Image from Bet.com The comedienne Mo’Nique has been challenging her supporters to boycott Netflix for color and gender bias, when Netflix presented her with an offer 26 times less than her white female counterpart, Amy Schumer. Most recently, Mo’Nique has attacked Florida A&M University alum Will Packer as a conributer to […]
An overflow of students, alumni and lovers of literature spilled into the halls of the Frederick Humphries Science Research auditorium in honor of keynote speaker, Natasha Trethewey. Florida A&M University’s Department of English and Modern Languages hosted the 10th Annual Literacy Forum Friday evening. Inspired by Black History Month, […]
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering held an open house on Saturday. Photo credit: Alexandria Mitchell Science doesn’t have to be intimidating. That was one of the messages on Saturday when the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering hosted an open house to introduce engineering topics for the scientifically curious. Citizens young and old […]
Tallahassee downtown market. A survey of 174 cities in America was released earlier this month by wallethub.com, It provided rankings based on healthcare, food, fitness, and green space – like the quality of parks and walking trails per capita. Tallahassee ranked No. 3 in the green space category and […]
Building for the new Florida A&M University (FAMU) Center for Access and Student Success (CASS) building is already underway. The Ajax Building Corporation recently held an informational session for minority companies wishing to bid on the project. “Our goal is to get as many minority companies involved with the […]
Artist Ausetiri standing in the tent next to one of her oil paintings. Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold In time for Black History Month, Florida A&M University held its third annual Harambee Festival as a community-wide celebration to highlight cultural pride. Harambee, which means “all pull together” in Swahili, was […]
FAMU National Alumni Association (Photo: Getty Images ) After receiving word that funding for Florida A&M’s planned Center for Access and Student Success (CASS) project was in jeopardy, the FAMU National Alumni Association and students have stepped in to lobby lawmakers at the Capitol. The NAA left messages for state […]
Photo credit: Sydne Vigille The FAMU women’s basketball team went up against one of the top teams in the conference on Saturday — North Carolina A&T. Despite enjoying home-court advantage, it did not go well for the Rattlers (6-21, 4-10 MEAC) at the Lawson Center. The NCA&T Aggies (18-8, 13-1) […]