It was about coming together at a time when unity is desperately needed.   Perhaps that explains why hundreds descended on Cascades Park for the second year in a row on Monday, for the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dare to Dream festival.   “People, particularly during […]

Photographer: Nazara-Henry Bruce   Trinidad James was in the house. So were Trina and DJ LooseKid. That could mean only thing: It was the celebrity basketball game at the Lawson Center during the annual Demp Week. Friday’s game, during the 20th anniversary of Demp Week, featured both new and familiar faces. Demp, […]

The stage was set, the crowd was pumped, and the spotlight was shining. On Saturday night, the bleachers of FAMU’s Gaither Gym were overflowing with students, faculty, families and friends as the dancers of Strikers Dance Troupe  and Mahogany Dance Theatre  performed their last dance show of the fall […]

Florida A&M University graduate Chasity Logan has joined forces with five other alumni of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to take part in ASPiRE Television's web series "The Graduates NYC."   Through the show, ASPiRE brings together artists, moguls, entrepreneurs and executives — like Logan — […]

Photo Credit Celeste Stephens Nearly 1 in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for serious health problems. According to the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), low-income neighborhoods frequently lack full-service grocery stores and farmers’ markets as well as physical activity resources […]

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 […]