Florida A&M's women's basketball center, Shalaunda Burney Robinson. Photo Submitted by Shalaunda Burney Robinson. Do not count Shalaunda Burney Robinson out. The 6-foot, 3-inch center on the FAMU women’s basketball team tore her ACL again at the end of last season. Now she is back at practice and plans on making […]
Author: Chantay Hyman | Staff Reporter
‘Final Table’ a five-star cooking show
Photo courtesy of eatnorth.com “The Final Table” is a new Netflix original global cooking competition series that features 24 of the best chefs from around the world, competing not for money but for a seat at the final table. The table already seats nine famous chefs from each country visited throughout […]
Historic marker unveiled at FAMU Village
President Dr. Larry Robinson and Eddie Jackson standing by First Lt. James Polkinghorne's marker. Photo submitted by Chantay Hyman. The unveiling of a historic marker in honor of First Lt. James R. Polkinghorne took place at 12:13 p.m. Saturday at FAMU Village. Polkinghorne enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force […]
Breast cancer awareness focus of walk
FAMU's Marching 100 and members in Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. walk to bring awareness to breast cancer. Photo credit: Rochard Moricette The Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity hosted its inaugural Breast Cancer Awareness walk with the Marching 100 Saturday morning on Florida […]
Sports column: Black athletes defy stereotypes
Lebron James' instagram post stating," I am more than an athlete." Photo credit: Lebron James After an emotional loss for Serena Williams during the U.S. Open final, a cartoon spread over social media that portrayed her as a masculine, monstrous character with oversized features. The disgusting image resembles images from […]
FAMU students react to Cosby’s sentencing
Bill Cosby's mugshot. Photo Courtesy of the Pennsylvania correctional facility. The renowned and groundbreaking entertainer Bill Cosby received a three to 10-year sentence on Tuesday for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia. Constand filed a lawsuit against Cosby in 2004. Since then, more than five dozen women […]
FAMU football captain a graduate student who sets the standard
Terry Jefferson on the cover of Strike magazine. Photo credit: Florida A&M University Humble spirited, authentic and diligent describes Florida A&M University’s football team captain, Terry Jefferson. Not only does he push his teammates to become better, but also he leads by example. In Spring 2018, Jefferson received his Bachelor’s […]
New head coach leads FAMU volleyball team
Florida A&M's head volleyball coach, Gokhan Yilmaz. Photo credit: Charlotte 49ers Club Florida A&M University’s volleyball team has a new head coach with years of experience behind him . Gokhan Yilmaz started playing volleyball in his hometown of Istanbul, Turkey until he was told he was too short to play […]
Graduate Feeder Program provides valuable advice
Chantay Hyman | The Famuan Students attending a Graduate Feeder Scholars Conference workshop. Florida A&M University’s Graduate Feeder Scholars Program is hosting its 31st Annual Graduate Feeder Scholars Conference this week. The conference runs Tuesday through Thursday. It will include a recruitment fair and various workshops that are geared […]