Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Many students in the journalism program at Florida A&M University have personal businesses. However, not many are in the food business. Ryan Mohorne, a graduating public relations major from Pompano Beach, is the owner of RyePies Southern Kitchen. Growing up, Mohorne was never too far from the kitchen while someone […]
Many athletes dream of being the best in their sport, but very few ever reach that hall of fame greatness at any level. For FAMU baseball pitching coach Bryan Henry, that level of greatness was finally realized when he was inducted last month into the Tallahassee-Leon Babe Ruth Hall of […]
Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix comedy special, “The Closer,” is true to form for the comedian: blunt, brash, controversial and subtly comical all at the same time. In his “last special for a minute,” the comedian used his witty storytelling to address real-life issues and conversations that, to me, wasn’t his […]
Florida State University has received a $1.3 million federal grant to help increase local Title I schools’ college enrollment rates. FSU’s plan is to create a pre-college program funded by the federal TRIO Programs’ five-year Talent Search grant, allowing high school students to experience college life in order to boost […]
When you think of college football, you more often than not think about Division I, predominantly white institutions being at the top of the mountain. And while this is true, it wasn’t so long ago that some of the best talent was coming out of historically Black colleges and universities […]
The once abandoned, newly renovated housing property The Flats is now open. With Tuesday’s grand opening of The Flats, a call for community reinvestment and redevelopment was birthed. Located at 539 Palm Beach St. near Main Street, the housing property is in the south-side Bond community that includes Florida A&M […]
This new season has not only brought the fire back to the football rivalries, but it has also sparked an old flame with the band rivalries as well. In the HBCU community, the bands are the show, and with so much pride and passion going into the performances, there is […]
With the start of a new football season quickly approaching, the Florida A&M University football team is gearing up to start action in a new conference, the SWAC. Along with the MEAC rival Bethune-Cookman University, FAMU is moving west to compete against historic HBCUs that are closer to Tallahassee. “We’re […]
With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available to a larger crowd, students have been reluctant to trust the vaccine. However, there have been students that are looking to change the narrative on getting vaccinated. “I can’t wait to get the vaccine. It’ll probably take a while, but it will […]
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to circulate throughout the nation, residents are prepared to receive the second dose of the vaccine amidst a new schedule posted by the Florida Department of Health in Leon County. The department is still flooded with vaccination requests and appointment times are not yet available. Pre-set […]