Saturday, April 20, 2024
Photo Credit: Nallah Brown Sixteen stoic faces dressed in decorated white t-shirts faced a room full of family, friends, and on-lookers who were eager to hear what they had to say. With a resounding chorus, all sixteen inductees filled their lungs with emotion and spoke unadulterated truth to the packed […]
Photo Courtesy of The Atlantic The race for America’s 45th president has been highly scrutinized from the day candidates were announced. For the first time in American history, there was a black neurosurgeon, a second generation Indian, a former first lady and real estate mogul all in pursuit for the keys […]
Photo Courtesy of Noire City Recently, rapper Kid Cudi publicly announced his check-in to rehab for depression which sparked the discussion of mental health issues in the African-American community. According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African-Americans are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health […]
Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association announced the Pink Tie Ball raised over $2,000 in donations. Deputy Surgeon General ReNeisha Lee said all proceeds will be donated to Shands Hospital, a teaching hospital for the University of Florida located in Gainesville. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual […]
Florida A&M University’s School of Nursing celebrated its 80th birthday. The idea for the school was first conceptualized by Thomas Tucker back in 1900. “[Mr. Tucker] desired a training program specifically designed for African-American students at the collegiate level,” Ruena Norman, Ph.D., current dean of the School of Nursing, […]
Throughout October, the ladies of the Theta Nu chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity (SAI) brought Domestic Violence Awareness Month to the attention of FAMU students. The fraternity hosted its 8th annual “Saving Our Sisters” concert Thursday night in the Foster-Tanner music building recital hall. The ladies […]
Florida A&M University hosted its third annual Younger Poets Series this Friday. This year’s guests included Morgan Parker and Nate Marshall. The Younger Poets Series helps promote the importance of arts and humanities in an age where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are heavily pushed in the realm of […]
G Phi, the Gibbs Hall step team, won a year’s worth of bragging rights Monday night at the Al Lawson Center. The second night of Homecoming Week at Florida A&M University was alive with cheers as G Phi reclaimed its title as University Housing Step Show champs from the Truth […]
Photo Credit Aldernico Brioche Nostalgia could be heard in the voice of Amberly Williams as she reminisced about being a young girl that attended many homecomings, convocations and community events on Florida A&M University’s campus before being a student, and becoming the face of FAMU. Williams, the 110th Miss Florida […]
Photo Credit Nallah Brown Florida A&M University’s The Marching 100 has lived by the same words for the last 70 years: “Highest quality of character, achievement in academics, attainment in leadership, perfection in musicianship, precision in marching, dedication to service.” These words go far beyond a motto; they serve to […]