Florida A&M’s recreational coordinator, Melverton Walters, is always looking for ways to increase student involvement on campus. He prides himself on being able to produce quality programs that help improve campus and social life for students at FAMU. One of his student  programs, “Each one, teach one,” serves […]

Jasmine Hunt is the founder of A Girls Kollection, an online boutique that caters to ladies of all shapes and sizes. The online business ships packages, as well as provides local pick-ups for customers located in Tallahassee. Hunt, 22 and a healthcare management student at FAMU, was inspired to […]

During the fall semester there is much to anticipate as a student at FAMU. Football season, Homecoming and the Florida Classic are just a few of the highlights. Another much-anticipated part of the fall semester — and the one thing each of those events have in common — is […]

Brian Thomas is studying public relations at Florida A&M but considers himself to be an all-around entertainer. He plays three instruments: piano, guitar and drums. He is a dancer, actor, singer and a songwriter.  Thomas, 21, has followed in the footsteps of some of his idols Jay Z, Kid […]

This featured film was chosen by the Tallahassee Jewish Federation of one of six to premiere at All Saints Cinema this year. Photo Courtesy: Gaumont Television   In Christian Duguay’s foreign film, “A Bag of Marbles,” a narrative of a separated Jewish family is examined during a time period […]

While most students are on vacation, enjoying ocean breezes, salty air and palm trees, Florida A&M University senior Rodrick Wilkins is spending the summer following his dreams. Wilkins is an information technology student from nearby Quincy. Growing up in a small town Wilkins has always dreamed big.   He has […]

For more than 26 years, members of Florida A&M University’s marching band have been spending their summer enhancing the talents of young musicians. For one week, middle and high school students are under the direction of FAMU’s band director, Shelby R. Chipman, in a comprehensive camp, focusing on different […]

This fall, the Cross-Cultural Coalition at Railroad Square Art Park will host the annual Caribé!, a free Caribbean family festival for the public. It is a Caribbean inspired carnival that will have a parade, costume contests, live music, Caribbean food and drinks. The Cross-Cultural Coalition (CCC) is located in […]

On busy Tharpe Street, there sits a locally owned, vegan restaurant called Sweet Pea Café. This casual, farm-to-table style café is one of the few restaurants in the city that offers an all-vegan menu. Although this restaurant caters to people living a vegan lifestyle, the food at Sweet Pea […]

Photo submitted by Brielle Crooms WASHINGTON, D.C. – While visiting or interning in Washington D.C., make time to visit the Smithsonian: National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Located on the National Mall, this relatively new museum is artistically designed as symbolic and tangible on the exterior and interior. […]