Author: Gabriela Holmes | Staff writer

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Autism Speaks thrives at FSU

A growing number of young children in the United States are being diagnosed with autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 15 percent increase in autism nationally in 2018. In the CDC report, 1 in 59 children had a diagnosis of autism. Autism, also known as an […]

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Athletics works to meet COVID’s challenges

Florida A&M’s Department of Athletics has been abiding by the federal  guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic one year ago, according to Keith McCluney, deputy director of athletics. All spring intercollegiate sporting events were canceled last year, which affected […]

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Unlocked cars make it easy for thieves

While many people make a habit of locking their front door, they may want to start locking their car doors as well. Unlocked vehicles have become an issue of high concern among law enforcement agencies in Leon County. Tallahassee has been experiencing a high volume of car break-ins since the […]

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Local Black churches promoting COVID vaccine

Bethel AME Church hasn’t held in-person service for months, due to COVID-19. The 156-year-old church at the corner of West Orange Avenue and Wahnish Way has partnered with the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Emergency Management, the 156-year-old church on ways to regulate the principal portion […]

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Simmons donates his time to FAMU’s wrestling team

Fredrick Simmons is the marketing and recruiting coordinator at Florida A&M University’s College of Science and Technology. Simmons also works with the wrestling team as the assistant coach alongside head coach Thomas White. In 2007, Simmons graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from FAMU. He completed his master’s degree […]

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City commission returns to in-person meetings

The Tallahassee City Commission held its regular meeting in person on Wednesday, the commission’s first non-virtual event in more than six months. Due to ongoing public health concerns, there were three options for sharing public comments: In-person at the meeting, provide comments during the meeting via video conference or written […]

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Swingin Inches swinging through the pandemic

Entrepreneurship is an extremely difficult field to enter, especially for people of color. However, Daija White, a third-year Tallahassee Community College student from Miami who is majoring in pharmacy, launched Swingin Inches at the age of 16 in 2016. Throughout the past century, hair styling has been one of the […]

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Nationally ranked Vivert ready for action

Florida A&M’s nationally ranked wrestling team began practicing this week under strict guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that Jaden Vilvert, a third-year sociology major at FAMU, is ready to get back on the mat. Vivert has been wrestling since the age of 14. […]

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Tuskegee Airmen to be honored Saturday

The Air ForceAcademy has announced that its football program will honor the Tuskegee Airmen this Saturday with a special uniform during its game against Navy. The school released images of the uniforms as well as a statement this week. The uniforms are the 2020 edition of the AirPower Legacy Series […]