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Students eager for Florida Classic

FAMU will take on BCU at the Florida Classic Photo courtesy of floridaclassic.org The anticipation for the 2018 Florida Classic is at an all-time high for students at Florida A&M University. The FAMU football team is in the middle of a memorable season as it sits in first place in […]

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Queens Like Me empowers young women

Photo courtesy of norealjewelry.com Queens Like Me hosted a free vision board party on Saturday. This event was located at the Oasis Center for Women and Girls. Robyn Daniels founded the organization 18 months ago. A vision board is a tool used to help clarify, concentrate and maintain focus on a […]

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Post-graduation depression a common refrain

Senior class President Troyia Hardy and the panelists.  Photo by Jazzmin Riles The senior class cabinet and Florida A&M University’s senior class held a “So You’re Ready to Graduate” panel discussion Tuesday regarding life after graduating from FAMU. Life after graduation is what most seniors are thinking about around this time of […]

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Woods’ artwork dazzles friends, faculty

De’Auzhoni Woods is at home in the studio. Photo courtesy De’Auzhoni Woods De’Auzhoni Woods needs the right setting to create. That usually means a mixture of soul music, food and numerous scents such as jasmine or lavender. One of her favorite works is a self-portrait where she expresses her rage when she […]

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FAMU student is black, vegan and proud

Darrien Fordham, vegan. Photo courtesy of Darrien Fordham. Going to a predominately white, all-girls Catholic high school in Detroit, Darrien Fordham experienced racism for the first time in her life. Her high school was very segregated. Black people only hung out with black people, white people only hung out with white […]

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Civil Rights Institute at FSU debuts

One of the images of the painting belongs to Ted Ellis a painter and historian from New Orleans. Florida State University attracted a diverse crowd for the debut of its Civil Rights Institute. The guests included administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and community members. The event last week took place at […]