Alexys Z. Lynn after being crowned as Ms. Young, Gifted, and Black for the 2018-2019 academic year. | Photo credit: Courtesy of Alexys Z. Lynn The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated hosted the Miss Young, Gifted, and Black Scholarship Pageant in Lee Hall Auditorium on Sunday evening, […]

The FAMU School of Nursing provided hypertension screenings at the Family Fitness Day | Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold The Tallahassee Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated partnered with the Chi Omega chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the […]

We live in an age when millennials are accustomed to “shooting their shot.” With the clock ticking on Valentine’s Day, expect plenty of shots to be cast on the highest of seven hills. “Shooting your shot means stepping out of your comfort zone and trying your luck when it comes […]

Sign hanging in the FAMU Office of Counseling Services with words of encouragement for survivors of sexual assault.   Photo credit: Tyiesha Ghent    Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Office of Counseling Services (OCS) welcomed students and faculty to their annual open house on Feb. 7 at their new location on Gamble Street. OCS relocated […]

The Center for Health Advocacy and Wellness table that displays how to properly apply a condom.  Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold   Florida State University (FSU) held a Red Alert Fashion show and informational on Feb. 7 at the FSU Health Services Center to help students feel comfortable approaching the subject […]

Kelani Phelps is a student entrepreneur who owns Laid by Lani Photo courtesy of Kelani Phelps   Kelani Phelps isn’t waiting to graduate to start her career. Phelps, a business major, has developed a home-based business startup as a unique hairstylist.  “My passion for doing hair began while I was […]

Photo credit: Tajae Jones   Set Friday, formerly known as Flea Market Day, began at FAMU in the early ’80s and earned its name by the various vendors that would set up shop near the student union. According to Lynette Boatner, Volunteer Services Program Coordinator, "Set Friday was a […]

Images Modeling Troupe, Inc. following the men's scene.   Photo credit: Jaclyn Harold Images Modeling Troupe, Incorporated (IMT) took the stage in the first ever Intramural Recreational field fashion show. Moments before the new models’ debut they frantically practiced as their family and friends awaited with flowers in hand. Hughes […]

For several decades, the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum, more simply known as the Black Archives, has been keeping a little secret behind her doors. Historically situated on the campus of FAMU, the museum features archival documents, aged artifacts and precious collections — all pertaining to African […]

#ForTheCulture panelists, Ramon Alexander, Larry Rivers, Ph.D., David H. Jackson, Ph.D., and Alexandria Washington  Photo credit: Sydne Vigille   Prominent stakeholders of Florida A&M University vocalized leadership roles, political policies, and entrepreneurship to students at the #ForTheCulture: The State of Black America Town Hall, Black History Month Convocation on Fri., […]