When I was younger, people used to tell me that I sounded white. Every time I heard someone say it I would roll my neck as I responded, “No I’m not, I’m speaking English.” Even as a child I knew that there was something wrong with that statement. Now that […]

Fall is almost here, and everywhere you look, you see red, orange, brown, gray, black and pink. Or at least you should see pink. Why pink? Because pink is the color for breast cancer awareness and October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Believe it or not, some people don’t know […]

Being in a monogamous relationship for an extensive amount of time can become quite boring. Especially when it seems that there is never time to spend with one another and you are continuously doing the same activities over and over. I know this from my personal experience. Juggling school and […]

Last week, Trustee Torey Alston proposed that a dress-code-of-sorts be put in place for students at Florida A&M. In my four years at FAMU, I have seen outfits on my classmates that made me feel either insulted or embarrassed. Dress codes already exist in certain schools, colleges and divisions within […]

The deaths of Steve Jobs and the Rev. Fred L. Shutttlesworth last week gave us two reasons to pause and reflect. These men, their lives and work remind us of all that is good and noble about this country. Although Jobs is more relevant to our generation and Shuttlesworth means […]

#8220;If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented Facebook…”, this is the famous quote used in the eight-time Oscar nominated movie, The Social Network. The movie might be an overdramatized view of how Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, created a billion dollar success, but it’s a fact […]

Crazy is the prosecutor trying a 12-year-old boy as an adult for the murder of his sibling. Cristian Fernandez, a resident of Jacksonville, hit his two-year-old brother so hard that he died. Of course, no child should resort to violence no matter the situation. But did a crime really occur? […]

The accomplishments in Florida A&M’s 124-year history can probably fill a book. However, given the space limitations of this medium few highlights will do. Founded in 1887, FAMU has since proven to be more than just an institution rooted in history, but a powerful movement. In 1984, FAMU offered its […]

It’s Homecoming on the Hill, and the Rattler faithful are slithering around campus in their orange and green, enjoying the camaraderie of the annual event. But after all the alumni hit the road after a weekend of nostalgic hangovers; and after the vendors skip town leaving behind littered parking lots […]

Wednesday afternoon the Black Entertainment Industry arrived at FAMU to have its 10th annual B.E.T Black College Tour. Honestly, it is not what it is all cracked up to be. On television, they make it seem like someone with at least “Basketball Wives” celebrity status will show up, but no. […]