Photo credit: Aldernico Brioche  To encourage prospective students to attend Florida A&M University (FAMU), the Office of New Student Orientation (NSO) hosted its annual Spring Preview from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 24 in the Al Lawson Multipurpose Center. NSO, which coordinates programs designed to facilitate students’ transition […]

It’s been a long time coming. After a two-year hiatus, the Tallahassee Film Festival made its return back into the city. Initiated in 2008, the festival is a weekend-long event where 90 films across different genres will play at different venues around Tallahassee. The event went into action at 7 […]

Sarah Lubin, Joy Fagg and Jessica Allen have roles in From the Mississippi Delta, which is to be performed March 28 to April 1 in the Charles Winter Wood Theatre. Photo credit: FAMU's Essential Theatre  Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Essential Theatre will showcase the play From the Mississippi Delta by Erdnesha Ida […]

FAMU  School of Allied Health Sciences Health Informatics and Information Management students gathered in front of their informational booth Credit: Naja Hardmon Dozens gathered in attendance at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s  (FAMU) Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreational Center on March 23 to bring awareness to various health issues women face. […]

Photo credit: Billboard.com Music is everywhere. Students listen to it on their way to school, between classes, at the club and just about anywhere else. Even during class (sorry, professors). According to the Billboards Top 100 for the week of March 24, the top three most popular songs are “God’s […]

Brianna Culler is a true example of a student-entrepreneur. At the fresh age of 21, Culler is the CEO of BMinked lashes. The St. Petersburg native and FAMU nursing school student began this journey last summer, and she is certified to apply mink lashes. Culler learned how to do lashes […]

Dominique Parks is the 2018 Miss Black California U.S. Ambassador (Photo courtesy Parks) Dominique Parks is no ordinary FAMU student. Parks is a professional master of business administration candidate. But that’s not all. The Los Angeles native holds the title 2018 Miss Black California U.S. Ambassador, and was crowned in […]

Ernie Sims with Big H.I.T.S staff and mentees during a character development workshop. Photo credit:  Ernie Sims   Former National Football League linebacker and Tallahassee native Ernest Sims III, commonly known as Ernie Sims, is making “Big H.I.T.S.” on and off the field. Sims has played for North Florida Christian […]

He is the master of chords and motivates anyone around him as his notes tell his story. Amos Carroll, the bass guitarist for the Tallahassee band N’Spire, is also a modest man. “The first thing that comes to mind when I put my fingers on the bass is that I […]

A solution-driven campaign that is giving life back to women made its way to the Big Bend. The “Now We No” campaign is informing women and men all over the world about the harmful effects today’s top-selling sanitary napkins and tampoons have on women’s bodies. According to the Centers for […]