Recently, a bill was set to rename a Tallahassee courthouse after Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett was denied. Judge Hatchett was the first African American appointed Supreme Court judge and served from 1975 to 1979. He earned several awards and was inducted into the National Bar Association’s Hall of Fame. Judge […]
Author: Charlesalyn Preston | Staff writer
Women on ‘The Hill’ deserve better
Make no mistake, women run “The Hill” at Florida A&M University. Of almost 9,000 students, 66 percent are women. But despite making up such a large portion of FAMU’s enrollment, women at FAMU experience many challenges and often feel silenced, unprotected and unsupported. Women face several disparities in society when […]
No ticket, no graduation
The end of the semester is getting closer and closer. Most seniors are looking forward to this day to celebrate their accomplishments at school with their loved ones. What they’re not looking forward to is scrambling for graduation tickets. At Florida A&M University, students are given eight tickets and those […]
Telusmond is proud of her Haitian roots
Sherlanda Telusmond, a senior at Florida A&M University majoring in biology pre-med, is on a mission to ensure that her Haitian culture is well represented at her HBCU. Telusmond, a Broward County native, comes from a strong, close-knit family that is proud of their Haitian culture. Growing up, she was […]