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Book signing honoring Jake Gaither in celebration of MLK Day

Book signing of newly released "Agile, Mobile, Hostile: The Biography of Alonzo S. Jake Gaither" Photo credit: FAMU INFO   In celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a book signing for the recently published "Agile, Mobile, Hostile: The Biography of Alonzo S. Jake Gaither” by Roosevelt Wilson, former athletics […]

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Man Up Against Bullying host rally at The Moon

Deep Week | Anti-Bully Rally Photo credit: @djdemp via Instagram  Man Up Against Bullying (MUAB) hosted their 4th annual anti-bullying rally at The Moon nightclub on Saturday, Jan. 13 during the 21st Demp Week. Demp Week serves as a 7-day birthday celebration of DJ Demp, who is a music personality and […]

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FAMU holds first Vigil of the New Year

Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold  Students and faculty gathered Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the lives of two fallen Rattlers. Alfred Motlow III, 19, and Aniya Brown, 20, both sophomores a part of the college of engineering – died in a fatal car crash while traveling back from […]

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New year, new Florida minimum wage

Photo credit: MGN Online As 2018 begins, the State of Florida is unleashing a new set of laws. One new law increases the Sunshine State’s minimum wage rate by 15 cents, changing the salary from $8.10 an hour to $8.25 an hour. Florida’s minimum wage rate of $8.25 is higher […]

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MLK Festival inspires the community to Dare to Dream

Handcrafted dream board reminding the community to "Dare to Dream" at this year's festival. | Photo credit: Joy Williams  Through a weekend of service and honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Tallahassee community kicked off his special birthday on a joyous occasion. […]

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FAMU grad Dawkins making a mark in Atlanta

Georgia Dawkins is living her dream. Dawkins, a 2010 graduate of FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, is a segment producer who helped develop the talk show “Sister Circle” in Atlanta that is getting more buzz every week. “It means that God sees our dreams and He makes them […]