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Sing on, Ms. Griot to be performed for elementary students

The official program logo for Sing On, Ms. Griot Photo credit: FAMU Essential Theatre  Sing On, Ms. Griot by playwright Beth Turner, a child’s play that discusses the relation between African and African-American culture, will be performed for two elementary schools in the coming weeks. Set in present day, African […]

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FAMU to host annual Harambee Festival

Thousands of people attended last year's Harambee Festival  Photo credit: Adam V. Taylor    Florida A&M University (FAMU) and the city of Tallahassee will collaborate during Black History Month to host the annual Harambee Festival, a community-wide cultural celebration, at Cascades Park.   Harambee which means “let’s pull together,” is […]

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Tallahassee’s first CBD dispensary opens

According to the Welief Organic Pain Relief Medicine website this peppermint tincture is a 10 mililiter bottle and is being sold by Natural Life Wellness Dispensary for $54.99.   Tallahassee welcomed a new business this Saturday: Natural Life, a dispensary that sells, among other things, $54.95 cans of liquid […]

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Human trafficking awareness stressed

Human Trafficking information brochures Photo credit: Breannah Evora   Last month was declared Human Trafficking prevention month by President Trump. New Bethel A.M.E Church in Quincy held a public human trafficking awareness event on Jan. 20, shedding light on the importance of being both educated as well as aware of human […]

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Having breast cancer under 50

Breonna Mack hosts a photo shoot – "Bald for Bre" Photo credit: Breonna Mack via Facebook  According to breastcancer.org, one in eight women will develop breast cancer, and an estimated 266,120 new cases are predicted to emerge this year alone. What is not predictable is how many of those cases […]

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With some support, FAMU students can take on the world

Student's from last year's spring break trip to South Africa gathered outside of Nelson Mandela Stadium Photo credit: Vallery Agenor  For the fourth consecutive spring break, Florida A&M University (FAMU) students will be engaged in study abroad trips with some help from the university and the Student Government Association (SGA). […]

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Historic museum invites students to visit

Photo credit: Sydne Vigille   Florida A&M University (FAMU) is home to the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum, offering knowledge about pivotal moments in African-American history and several galleries. According to FAMU’s website, the Florida Legislature authorized the creation of an archive in 1971 to “serve the […]

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The name of the course is White Racism. Would you enroll?

Prejudice and injustice in the Trump era can be a fragile subject. Make it the focus of an upper-level sociology course at one of Florida’s public universities, and you’ve all but lit a powder keg. Ted Thornhill, a human science instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, is […]

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Notable photojournalist Fred Watkins inspires students at FAMU

Freelance photographer Fred Watkins discussing his photos Photo credit: Sydne Vigille As part of the Knight Chair Speaker Series, photojournalist Fred Watkins visited Florida A&M University on Jan. 30 to give a photographic walk through history in the Meek-Eaton Black Archives. Watkins has been a photojournalist for over 25 years […]