Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Quaker meeting house on South Magnolia Drive will be hosting an open house on Saturday, to celebrate Earth Day. The event will include a plant give-away and a day filled with activities for all ages. Tables will feature information on home and community gardening, Quaker Earthcare Witness, the tradition […]
The Black vote continues to gain value as several suppressive voting bills are being introduced to state legislatures. Young Black voters are being targeted through initiatives striving to educate and enforce the importance of voting. As lawmakers continue to add new legislation that affects Black rights and creates obstacles for […]
The FAMU chapter of NAACP is a prominent organization on campus and in the Tallahassee community. A driving force behind its success is the continuous addition of new members each semester. New members from the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters gathered Friday in the Rattlers Den to take part […]
Two local college students spent the past year trying to figure out what exactly the Tallahassee market needs. The two entrepreneurs, Jewel Crouch and Jelani Bland, decided that what was missing was a boutique sunglasses business, so they pooled their resources in order to fill that void with Shady Visions. […]
Jayla Washington, a junior at Florida A&M University majoring in accounting, has been selected by Cricket Wireless for the 2023 class of its Cricket HBCU Campus Ambassador program. As a Cricket ambassador Washington will be able to expand her network, create campaigns that generate enthusiasm for the Cricket Wireless brand, and strengthen […]
The club should be a place of entertainment, not combat. Students in Tallahassee have directly experienced an uptick in gun violence at nighttime events. According to the Tallahassee Democrats data database, 117 shootings have taken place since 2022. There have been fatal shootings outside and inside clubs, leaving students frustrated […]
Florida A&M President Larry Robinson reflected on the accomplishments of the university’s students, faculty and staff Wednesday during his annual state of the university address. Robinson also showcased what “Rattler Nation” can anticipate during the upcoming school year. FAMU has received a record-breaking number of student applicants for fall 2023, […]
Football season will be here before you know it and this year the Rattlers are gearing up for another winning season. The 2023 fall football schedule was released last week and it features this year’s exciting matchups. With the addition of multiple transfer students and the continued leadership of coach […]
Soledad O’Brien believes we have to dig deep to uncover stories that have never been properly told. “People get left behind, and one of the things I like best about doing documentaries across the world is being able to save history. Accurate history is very important, and we need to […]
We’ve come to expect a lively nightlife scene in Tallahassee. The capital city is the home to three colleges, and every club generates lots of attractions and revenue off students. But things have changed in the past year. The ratio of students to clubs is disproportionate, and student options have […]