Shakira White with last years batch of gifts. Photo Credit: Yasmire Whigham With winter approaching, there are numerous community efforts going on to ensure the holiday spirit floods the city of Tallahassee. For the second time, Shaakira White, who is an alumna of Florida A&M University (FAMU), has held a […]
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Tammy Rivera coming to Play Sports Bar
Tammy Rivera's "Only One" single cover | Photo credit: Raw Hollywood Tammy Rivera is expected to host the Little Red Dress Affair on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Play Sports Bar in Tallahassee. The Love and Hip-Hop Atlanta (LHHATL) reality star and singer is also expected to perform. Promotion teams Take Over […]
Red fish, blue pond: Republicans on HBCU campuses
Photo of Black Trump supporter at Donald Trump rally in St. Louis, Missouri | Photo credit: The Alex Jones YouTube channel With the overwhelming majority of university students identifying as liberal, Republican students are often seen as the outsiders, especially on HBCU campuses. On Aug. 19, 2017, two white teenagers […]
Fall 2017 graduates look ahead
Fall 2017 graduate Zuri Montgomery | Photo credit: Brandon Adlam Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s (FAMU) 2017 fall graduates are almost to the finish line, and they’re taking time to reflect on their growth from their years on the hill. Hard times created life lessons, and good times created fond […]
The city of Tallahassee to vote on a new airport gateway project later this year
Changes are coming to both Springhill and Lake Bradford roads to hep improve traffic for the city’s “Airport Gateway” project. | Photo credit: Brea Hollingsworth New changes are coming to the Southwest side of Tallahassee as the city introduces a new project called “Airport Gateway.” It is a series of […]
FAMU gets first win of the season
Desmond Williams at the free throw line. Photo credit: Desmond Howard The Florida A&M Rattlers defeated the Albany State Rams 77-59 for the team’s first win of the season. This game also serves as Coach Robert McCullum’s first win with the program. FAMU held Albany State to 42 percent […]
Larry Robinson named as the 12th president by The Board of Trustees
Larry Robinson during the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday in the Grand Ballroom. Robinson scratched 'interim' off of his title after BOT officially appointed him as the university leader. | Sydne Vigille A day after being recommended as president by the Board of Trustees (BOT), Larry Robinson was confirmed as […]
Board of Trustees meeting leads to permanent placement
Interim President Larry Robinson laughing at a joke made by the repsentative of the IGNITE at SPC. Photo credit: Adlernico Brioche On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Board of Trustees (BOT) held their meeting in the campus’s grand ballroom. The governance committee gave their presidential evaluations to […]
Remembering Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck: Founding Dean of FAMU’s School of Allied Health Sciences
Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck, founding dean of Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences | Photo credit: FAMU Forward Dr. Jacqueline Bolden Beck, founding dean of Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences, passed away at the age of 86 on Oct. 31 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Her funeral […]
Pillow Talk: A Discussion on the signs of unhealthy relationships
Pillow Talk will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 in the Phase III assembly room. Photo credit: Savitri Thomas In collaboration with Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Student Health Services, Savitri Thomas will host a panel discussion on the aspects of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Thomas is a sophomore business […]