Friday, April 19, 2024
Devante Jefferson is a music producer, radio personality and entrepreneur. You may know him better as “Backpack Beatz.” The 26-year- old FAMU alum is originally from Milton. Backpack learned to play the piano and the drums so his transition into producing was an easy one. He quickly started […]
Students in the Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy visiting FAMU. Photo credit: Willie Williams The Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy (TFLA) is a premier leadership program that provides teens with mentorship, job readiness training, financial literacy education and summer employment. The program utilizes an eight-week innovative curriculum, that includes two weeks of […]
Natasha Trethewey smiling as Professor Natalie King-Pedroso speaks kind words about her poetic journey. Photographed by: Ke’Neesha Weaver Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey, had an intimate gathering with students for the Tenth Annual Spring Literary Forum on Friday in the Black Archives. […]
An overflow of students, alumni and lovers of literature spilled into the halls of the Frederick Humphries Science Research auditorium in honor of keynote speaker, Natasha Trethewey. Florida A&M University’s Department of English and Modern Languages hosted the 10th Annual Literacy Forum Friday evening. Inspired by Black History Month, […]
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering held an open house on Saturday. Photo credit: Alexandria Mitchell Science doesn’t have to be intimidating. That was one of the messages on Saturday when the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering hosted an open house to introduce engineering topics for the scientifically curious. Citizens young and old […]
Tallahassee downtown market. A survey of 174 cities in America was released earlier this month by wallethub.com, It provided rankings based on healthcare, food, fitness, and green space – like the quality of parks and walking trails per capita. Tallahassee ranked No. 3 in the green space category and […]
Artist Ausetiri standing in the tent next to one of her oil paintings. Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold In time for Black History Month, Florida A&M University held its third annual Harambee Festival as a community-wide celebration to highlight cultural pride. Harambee, which means “all pull together” in Swahili, was […]
During Black History Month, students at Florida State University (FSU) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) honor the many achievements and contributions of African-Americans through events across Tallahassee, but how these events are coordinated differ. Mostly FSU events are coordinated by their Black Student Union (BSU), whereas the events at FAMU […]
In celebration of Black History Month, the FAMU Music Department presented a "Coffee House" Jazz Concert on Thursday in the Foster-Tanner band rehearsal hall. Photo credit: Maritza Bannerman Florida A&M University's (FAMU) Jazz Ensemble, jazz faculty and Essential Theatre presented "A Night at The Cotton Club,” Thursday evening held in the […]
Students are preparing to make plans for the upcoming academic spring break of classes. But the No. 1 question is: Where to go? While many students seek out sunny beaches for their vacay, others are taking things internationally. Christopher Daniels, a professor of international relations, will be taking students abroad […]