Saturday, April 27, 2024
Darrien Fordham, vegan. Photo courtesy of Darrien Fordham. Going to a predominately white, all-girls Catholic high school in Detroit, Darrien Fordham experienced racism for the first time in her life. Her high school was very segregated. Black people only hung out with black people, white people only hung out with white […]
Polling places stayed busy Tuesday in Leon County. Photo submitted by Jasmina Lahens It is election time and Americans all over the country were at the polls casting their votes on Tuesday. Young adults and students are involved in politics more than ever before and we can probably thank social […]
New Mount Zion pastor Pastor Anton G. Elwood and his daughter Kaylin. Photo by Jasmina Lahens. Most Floridians are accustomed to hurricanes making landfall in their state. From hurricanes like Matthew, Charley, and Andrew, wicked storms are just apart of the Florida culture. However, not so much for those who […]
Brianna Harmon is a talk show host on ‘R News’ at Revolt TV in Los Angeles. Photo submitted by Brianna Harmon. Brianna Harmon is known as the popular, beautiful, outgoing entertainment star who graduated from Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. She has conquered every department in the […]
Experience: HBCU vs PWI Photo Courtesy of CampusLately.com Most historically black colleges and universities were established in the late 1800s as a result of predominantly white institutions excluding black students from their programs. Today however, both HBCUs and PWIs openly accept minority students into their schools. But, do minorities at HBCUs […]
Photo Credit: Jasmina Lahens Bright, bold and new has found its way to Tallahassee on the corner of Pensacola and Ocala streets, and it goes by the name of Riksha Tacos Asian Street Food. When arriving at the new restaurant the first thing that will probably catch your eye is […]
Every citizen in the United States of America has rights, one of them being the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship or sanction. Because of […]
Most 21 year olds aren’t spending their free time developing policies and ordinances, deciding on local tax rates for businesses, identifying local issues, balancing budgets or setting pay rates for county employees. But 21-year-old Jasmine Ali-Mohammed wants to be the exception. The FSU senior is running for Leon County […]
Brian Thomas is studying public relations at Florida A&M but considers himself to be an all-around entertainer. He plays three instruments: piano, guitar and drums. He is a dancer, actor, singer and a songwriter. Thomas, 21, has followed in the footsteps of some of his idols Jay Z, Kid […]
Darryl Jones is known by his family, friends and co-workers as “Mr. Tallahassee” because of his passion for his community and all the hard work he has done around the city. Jones, 48. has been a member of the Tallahassee community for 30 years. He graduated from Florida A&M […]