Sunday, April 28, 2024
This past Saturday, Florida A&M grad student Shakira Abney-Wisdom competed in the annual Miss Black US Ambassador scholarship pageant in Atlanta. Though preparing for the pageant was a tedious task, Abney-Wisdom made it look easy. The Miss Black US Ambassador program is designed to help young African American women […]
Photo credit: Risonistic Photography History was made on the campus of Florida A&M University Tuesday. More specifically, the magnificent Marching 100 named Cori Bostic the first female drum major in the history of the iconic band. Bostic, an Atlanta native, is a junior in the School of Journalism and […]
Post-grad life can be very stressful and at times discouraging. But former FAMU j-school student, Eboni Walker, wants to help other students avoid this post-graduation “nightmare.” After just two months after graduating, Walker has already made her mark in the entertainment world. She has flown to California, Miami, New […]
Come to college, they said. It will be fun, they said. Clearly, whoever made this up obviously lied to us. As a millennial college student we often find ourselves racing with time. We are in a constant rush to see how fast we can get finished with something. Whether […]
Authentic New Orleans food is hard to come by in Tallahassee. I have always enjoyed eating the spicy crab and chicken-filled jambalaya made by my family friend, Shawn Stokes, a native of New Orleans. She brings a feel of the “Big Easy” into her kitchen. Two New Orleans-themed local […]
The need for mentors for young girls in K-12 in the Tallahassee community may be at an all-time high. Places like Dare to Dream Young Girls Network provide young girls with afterschool activities, summer camps, cooking classes and tutoring. Dare to Dream is a non-profit organization that was founded […]
Photo credit: Tallahassee Democrat Florida A&M University has seen a dramatic increase in its graduation rates as the institution continues to make improvements with six-year graduation rates for first time in college students (FTIC). On a national level, historically black colleges and universities have a six-year graduate rate […]
Due to the recent news of school shootings across America, the Florida Legislature enacted legislation that will give school systems $500 million over a course of 10 years to improve their security. This bill not only adds metal detectors to schools, but also possibly arm teachers for better safety. […]
Most students have a hard time balancing classes, extra-curricular activities and other curveballs that life may throw, but some take on venturing out and starting new businesses. That is exactly what Erykah Clarke, a third-year health care management student who is better known as “Mochaa,” did. She turned something […]