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. […]

It’s perhaps the king of comfort food and America’s all-time favorite dish: Macaroni and cheese. And now it’s a theme for a mini-festival. Happy Motoring hosted its inaugural Mac & Cheese Festival on Saturday in honor of National Mac & Cheese Day. The festival included a $25 purchase of […]

There was no better way to celebrate National French Fry Day than enjoying the deep fried side dish Friday at Tallahassee’s inaugural French-Fry Festival. The event took place at three College Town restaurants: Madison Social, Township and Centrale. With the purchase of a $25 ticket, participants indulged in bottomless […]

ldquo;Trap Bingo Tally” bingo card. Photo credit: Jade Jacobs   Over the years, the game of Bingo has been described as a mellow activity that can occur weekly in a bingo hall, an intense engagement at a casino or as an easy game for kids to grasp onto. However, […]

New, unusual, fresh and extraordinary: that’s how you can describe the clothing from Thursday night’s show. Novus Racks Mobile Boutique held its Inaugural trunk show releasing its men’s collection “Imperial Man” in collaboration with local designer Morella Frederick. This was a fashion show with networking opportunities. It was held […]

Do you ever get tired of searching the web to find your “inner African vibe?” Don’t you just hate not having attire that you feel connects you to your roots? Imagine there being a place where you can go and purchase “black soap” for your beautiful melanin skin. Or […]