Florida A&M’s Homecoming Parade returned to its traditional route this year without the Marching “100.”    Last year, the parade began on Monroe Street due to construction and costs. Frenchtown residents hoped the change was temporary. Tallahassee resident Cyntheria Jackson said the parade is a family tradition. “We […]

  Florida A&M continued its homecoming celebration Friday morning with the Homecoming Convocation. Alumni, students, faculty and the Tallahassee community filled Gaither Gymnasium as the convocation began with remarks by numerous alumni, including Alan Williams, a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Williams asserted that FAMU is a top […]

  Joe Taylor will not coach in Florida A&M’s homecoming game Saturday. Defensive coordinator Earl Homes is acting head coach of the team until further notice.  Taylor, 62, announced his retirement as head coach last week but was relieved of all coaching duties Thursday. Taylor said he wanted to retire […]

  At around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, paramedics and Florida A&M Police officers responded to a call that a teacher in Tucker Hall was suffering from a possible stroke. Students leaving the building were distraught and surprised by the incident. According to them, halfway through their world history class, instructor Jean […]

  Florida A&M alumni in St. Augustine are angry about this year’s homecoming being back-to-back with the Florida Classic, saying in interviews this week that the cost to attend both might mean they have to miss one. Alumni in St. Augustine fear they will not be able to attend both […]

  Students will soon see the 1-2-5 Rattler Strut at the Homecoming Convocation and halftime of the football game. “I love to dance, so I think I should be interested in learning the Rattler 1-2-5 Strut,” said Richard Harris, a freshman from Miami. About 60 students shared Gaither Gymnasium on […]

  Amber Johnson’s Instagram bio holds a chilling message: “I’m the one who has to die, when it’s time for me to die. So let me live my life the way I want to.” Those words haunt her friends, former classmates and Diamond Dancers. Johnson was killed during an apparent […]

  Leading up to the homecoming game, vendors set up their food tents and trailers down Wahnish Way near Gaither Gymnasium’s parking lot and behind Bragg Memorial Stadium on Perry Street. The arrival of the food vendors is among the most anticipated parts of Florida A&M’s homecoming. Students, alumni, guests […]

  Bill Bellamy will host Florida A&M’s Homecoming Superfest concert on Saturday in the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, featuring rap artist Rick Ross. Bellamy is an actor, comedian and creator of the phrase “booty call.” Bellamy has played roles on HBO and MTV and starred in films such as […]

  Seven Florida A&M students headed to San Jose, Calif., Tuesday to compete in the largest professional biomedical research conference for minority students.  The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students in the STEM (Science, Technology, Education, Mathematics) field to pursue advanced training […]