Sunday, October 6, 2024
Courtesy of Janelle Floyd Without a doubt racial relations between Caucasians and African-Americans have been turbulent to say the least in Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee historically was no different than any other city in the deep South. There have been lynchings, rapes, and Ku Klux Klan appearances. Gerald Ensley, a retired […]
Photo Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat. Last Wednesday Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum announced, FAMU will receive 3,800 acres of land in Brooksville, Fla. from the federal government. During her testimonial in front of Congress on Wednesday, Mangum admitted to members of the House Agriculture Committee that the addition of […]
Last week, thousands of people were out of power for days due to power lines being interrupted during a severe thunderstorm. These power outages have forced city officials to rethink how power is supplied. Although underground power lines seem like a great alternative to the problem, it will not […]
Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Today the Florida A & M University Baseball team clinched their first ever bid in the NCAA regionals by defeating Bethune Cookman 8-2 in the MEAC championship game in Salisbury, Maryland. The Rattlers first MEAC championship victory since 1994 also was an automatic bid to the […]
Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Former Florida A & M University's head basketball coach Clemon Johnson filed a lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination of his contract. Johnson filed the lawsuit Monday citing good faith and fair dealing, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and fraud. Johnson was fired in April of 2014 while in the third […]
Recently, Panama City officials promised to impose legislation to stiffen crime penalties to hinder mischievous activity. Panama City Beach is a popular spring break Vacation spot for FAMU students since Tallahassee doesn't have a beach. Each year, thousands of students flock to Panama City to meet students from other states. […]
Kenya Pereira about to wind up – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info. Florida A&M University’s softball team lost its home-opener to the University of Kentucky, 4-2, but the Lady Rattlers see the glass half-full going toe-to-toe with a top-10 nationally ranked team. FAMU started slowly on defense as miscues in […]
Over the past few months around the world, there have been terrorist attacks involving lone wolf gunmen. With a rise in these type of attacks, fear of terrorism is at an all time high in America. Historically Black Universities, such as Florida A&M University are not ideal targets for a […]
Monday night the Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers (1-3) lost to the Troy University Trojans (3-2) 65-59 at the Al Lawson Center. The Lady Rattlers overcame a slow start after beginning the game with a string of misses, that led to them not scoring until just over 17 minutes in […]
The Veterans Day Parade was a community success with nearly 12,000 youth and seniors attending at Monroe Street to pay homage to veterans. Veterans Day allows people, affected by war, to pay their respects to those who risked their lives for Americans to enjoy the liberties of democracy. The Tallahassee […]