Nicole Jefferson, an assistant in the College of Pharmacy, has started a non-profit to help students. Photo Submitted by Nicole Jefferson. Nicole Jefferson, an administrative assistant in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is the founder of Victorious People, and she found a way to bring together students and […]
Author: Parris Lockley | Staff Reporter
Local food market aims to bring quality and affordable products to the community
For owner of Bryant’s Neighborhood Marketplace, Carter Wiggins, a affordability and quality has always been something he wanted to bring the south side of Tallahassee. Photo Submitted by Shardae Ray For Florida A&M University students and Southside residents, food markets are scarce. The nearest Winn-Dixie was torn down and reconstructed into a […]
Hundreds participate in 5k run in memory of fallen soldier
ROTC cadets turned out Saturday in honor of Justin Sission. Photo Submitted by Nya Ramirez. Family, friends, and supporters gathered Saturday morning for the 6th annual 5k run/walk in memory of Second Lt. Justin Sission. Sission was a former FSU student who was killed in battle by a suicide […]
Florida’s ‘First Step Act’ Initiative
Speaker Paul Ryan signing First Step Act. Photo Courtesy of Google. The United States Congress passed and President Trump signed into law, the “Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act” or the “FIRST STEP Act” in November of 2018. This law provides several significant changes to the […]
SBI senior snags internship with world’s No. 1 real estate firm
FAMU senior Nelani KelleyMarsh will be spending 10 weeks at CBRE in Miami. Photo Submitted by Nelani KellyMarsh. Nalani KelleyMarsh, a senior business admiration major, is making FAMU history by becoming the first African American accepted into CBRE’s internship program. KelleyMarsh came across this internship opportunity through a conference with the […]
Bill would require schools to teach CPR
Lexi Sima, Senator Perry E. Thurston and Shawn Sima after discussing Senate Bill 366. Photo Submitted by Marie Rattigan. Imagine getting a phone call that your child is laying lifeless on the floor. You drop everything in a panic and begin to run to her rescue. The paramedics arrive, and you […]
Women empowerment takes center stage at FAMU Village
Imani Cooper, Miss FAMU, took part in the event. Photo Submitted by Fatiah Caldwell. Wednesday night was a big night for women empowerment in the FAMU Village Game Day room. Miss FAMU collaborated with the owner and operator of the popular HBCU online magazine The Divah Filez and Jazmyne Byrd. […]
The homeless need more resources
The Kearney Center often cannot accommodate all of the homeless hoping to spend the night. Photo Courtesy of thekearneycenter.com. The capital of Florida is facing an undeniable crisis of underserving a community of local citizens that are in need of better resources. With only one homeless shelter that is overcrowded and […]
FAMU’s Emmax Kiplagat secures the title for the women’s 5K meter run at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Photo Courtesy of FAMU Athletics. With a time of 17:40.63 in the women’s portion of the 5,000-meter race, Florida A&M student Emmax Kiplagat received the gold medal for her performance at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships that took place the final weekend of February. Also, at the MEAC […]
Railroad Square Art Park prepares for new Hyatt House Hotel
The new Hyatt House hotel that will take place in Railroad Square Art Park. Photo Courtesy of Mountain Shore Properties. Railroad Square Art Park and Mountain Shore Properties announced plans to build a new Hyatt House hotel and new retail building. Many businesses, shops, and restaurants that are located near […]