Author: Vincent Jones Jr. | Staff writer

Lifestyles

Masks rarely stay on at parties

With COVID-19 rates increasing day by day, it seems as if some people were determined to party with big crowds before returning to in-person classes. This past holiday weekend, there were brunches, lunches, open club events, and plenty of house parties as students enjoyed an extra day off from classes. […]

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Dean David Jackson ‘bleeds orange and green’

Florida A&M’s dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research, David Jackson, was recently appointed to serve as an official member of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Ocoee Election Day Riots Historical Review and Dedication Committee. The infamous Ocoee Massacre took place on Nov. 2, 1920, lasting […]

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Slowly but surely, Florida seniors get the vaccine

As schools continue to struggle to find their footing in the 10th month of the global pandemic, Florida begins to roll out plans that may be promising. On Tuesday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state has registered over 400,000 seniors in the last week who have received the COVID-19 vaccination […]

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Local Black churches promoting COVID vaccine

Bethel AME Church hasn’t held in-person service for months, due to COVID-19. The 156-year-old church at the corner of West Orange Avenue and Wahnish Way has partnered with the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Emergency Management, the 156-year-old church on ways to regulate the principal portion […]