Imagine being an entrepreneur in college. You must learn how to juggle the duties of being a student, business owner and make time for yourself. Florida State University alumna Madison Franz did all of this with her company DormBaskets, which is designed to primarily assist the parents of college students. They […]

As we all know, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on everyone and everyday life. But one local entrepreneur isn’t letting COVID-19 negatively impact her businesses. As the owner of three businesses — S.S. Beauty Bar, S.S. Beauty Spa and a beauty supply store — Shannon Sherrell properly prepared […]

  Tiffany Cannon and her family were getting dressed to head out when she received a hypercritical comment from her grandmother. She suggested to Cannon that she tuck her son’s shirt in based on the many perceptions of African Americans. “I’m not tucking his shirt in to make him look […]

Elgenette Pope had to comfort her child after the girl’s day care temporarily shut down. Pope’s 3-year-old daughter was devastated. She asked about her friends every day and became distraught. “If my child is experiencing this, I’m very sure that the other children are experiencing this as well,” Pope said. […]

During the coronavirus pandemic, the Mediocre Originality Demands Expression, or MODE, Apparel was established by a Florida A&M University student and entrepreneur, Deron Smith Jr. Smith was a fashion influencer at an early age. From always drawing clothes, logo names, and putting together different fashion pieces, he decided to finally […]

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is on life support. With Bethune-Cookman University announcing that it will leave the MEAC for the Southwestern Athletic Conference after the 2020-2021 school year, it became the third school to leave the conference this year. North Carolina A&T University announced the move to the Big South […]

According to the Pew Research Center, 33% of Americans are dealing with mental health pressure. This year has caused society to deal with unexpected changes that many were not prepared for. “More than half of adults who describe their financial situation as poor have experienced high levels of distress,” Scott […]

As a kid and throughout adolescence,  it was apparent that Matthew Hall had a passion for shoes and fashion. He even won the best dressed superlative in his high school senior class. Hall, a curator, stylist, vendor and entrepreneur, is a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor of […]

The rap artist Lil Baby dropped a new single on June 12 that was loaded with searing examples of police brutality, personal life experiences, and a call to action on the issue that has ignited a global movement. “The Bigger Picture,” which was released a few weeks after the death […]

Narsha Cumming and Yudah Weh said their business is managing to stay afloat during these hard times. Their business, HempLade Vegan Café, is a restaurant that focuses on providing and promoting eating healthy foods that contain no meat. The café is a new restaurant that opened last October on Old Bainbridge […]