Panelist at the screening of "Tell Them We Are Rising" from left to right, Reginald Ellis, President Dr. Larry Robinson, Marcia Smith, Stanley Nelson and Lynn Hatter. Photo credit: Nichelle Cobb Florida A&M University (FAMU) partnered with WFSU Public Media and Firelight Films to present a public screening of “Tell […]
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STRIKE! The Galimore Lanes Main Event
Students gather outside the entrance of the jam-packed Galimore Lanes Main Event. | Photo credit: Troy Townsend The inaugural Galimore Lanes Main Event at Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Galimore Lanes bowling alley was a major success and looks to bring a familiar culture back to FAMU. The event, which took place […]
Sustainability Institute in preparation for a healthier campus
The Sustainability Education Engagement Destination (S.E.E.D.) Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins The Sustainability Institute is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s (FAMU) premier interdisciplinary center that concentrates on pressing issues, such as, the environment, sustainability and climate change. The objective of the Sustainability Institute is to bond the many talents and […]
Canvas Project connects with Tallahassee
Jordan (left) and Jimmy (right) holding a pair of sneakers at the Canvas Project Pop-Up Shop Entrepreneur, Jimmy Sherwood and his Canvas Project team collaborated with the Tallahassee APB Store to host their first annual pop-up shop held on Jan. 19 through Jan. 21. The APB Store has multiple […]
A provisional family of autoworkers face adversity in Detroit in ‘Skeleton Crew’ (review)
Essential Theatre performing Skeleton Crew Photo credit: Sydne Vigille […]
FAMU’s Essential Theatre will open spring semester with Skeleton Crew
Essential Theatre performing Skeleton Crew Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Essential Theatre will host their first production of the spring semester, Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morissseau, between Jan. 24 and Jan. 28 in the Charles Winter Wood Theatre. Directed by Chris Berry, Skeleton Crew is […]
Golf organization offers minority representation
Women of Color Golf is a non-profit organization founded in 2014 in Tampa. After three years of operation, WOCG has exposed over 350 minority women and girls to the fundamentals of golf in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Washington, D.C. Clemmie C. Perry, founder and executive director of Women of […]
Lights, camera, action: Tally Shorts Film Festival is back
Photo Courtesy of the Tally Shorts Film Festival Facebook Page A unique independent cinema experience showcasing short films is heading back to the capital city. The sixth annual Tally Shorts Film Festival offers an array of short films to the North Florida region comprised of a two-day celebration. The festival […]
Dare to Dream Festival celebrates MLK’s legacy
Tallahassee residents celebrated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with its sixth annual MLK Dare to Dream Festival at Cascades Park on Monday, Jan. 15. According to The Martin Luther King Dare to Dream Association, Inc. the event was held to “allow the community to gather in fellowship to […]
Volunteers plant trees in Apalachee Regional Park on Arbor Day
Over 100 volunteers, Leon County Government and the city of Tallahassee workers gathered to plant more than 165 native trees in celebration of Arbor Day on Saturday, Jan. 20. Volunteers gathered at Leon County’s Apalachee Regional Park, located at 7550 Apalachee Parkway, to increase the number of trees in the […]