Sunday, April 28, 2024
Florida A&M University held its first virtual FAMU Day at the Capitol on Thursday due to the current coronavirus pandemic. The annual event is designed to celebrate the university and convey gratitude to lawmakers for their support of FAMU’s mission and its critical programs and initiatives. The main event was […]
The Popup preschool pilot program visited to St. John’s AME Church on Wednesday. The pilot program was scheduled to visit Greater Bond and South City communities during Leon County Schools’ spring break this week. The program was created with the hope of bringing kids out of their homes to serve […]
The Leon County School District has had a rough time adjusting to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Last summer the district created a virtual school that allows students to go to school virtually if they choose. This program is known as the Digital Academy. Ir was put in place to enhance […]
The vaccine for COVID-19 has been out for almost two months in many parts of the country. Normally, vaccines take about 10-15 years to develop, but in this case we have received the vaccine much sooner than expected. While many people are eagerly waiting for the world to go back […]
Florida A&M’s dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research, David Jackson, was recently appointed to serve as an official member of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Ocoee Election Day Riots Historical Review and Dedication Committee. The infamous Ocoee Massacre took place on Nov. 2, 1920, lasting […]
Thanksgiving is known as the day of giving thanks, a national holiday in the United States and in Canada. In many American households Thanksgiving doesn’t have much of a religious meaning anymore; it now centers on cooking and sharing meaningful meals with family and friends. But this year due to […]
With all the stress and commotion going on around the world, especially with election day upon us, many people were not pleased to hear that Walmart has decided to put guns and ammunition back on display at its stores in the United States. A few days after making the decision […]
COVID-19 is far from over, but a vaccine is closer than we might think. Reports have stated that by the year 2021 participants who choose to test out the vaccine may be eligible to do so as early as January, but it may not be until the year 2022 that […]
President Trump has made statements indicating that a second stimulus check will not be in the works anytime soon. Trump held a news conference last week where he made it clear that any talks regarding the next stimulus deal would be shut down. After ending the conversation Trump tweeted, “I have instructed my […]
It takes self-confidence and more than little bit of nerve to open a new business during a pandemic. Maxwell Winger seems to have plenty of both. Winger, an Orlando native, is a 22-year-old with a degree in economics from FSU who had the brilliant idea of turning his passion into […]