Photo credit: MGN Online Looking at the history of successful African-American businesses, there’s a common question about whether or not blacks actually support them. When Kiara Woods displays her designer treats at events attended primarily by black women, they are often interested in her designs, and in her experience as […]
Author: Job Kent | Staff Reporter
Are dreadlocks appropriate for the workplace?
In 2013, a federal Court of Appeal in Alabama ruled that businesses have the exclusive right to decline work to somebody whose hair is in dreadlocks. A claim was documented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Catastrophe Management Services after it revoked an employment offer to a woman […]
Historic gas station becomes new place to hang out
Exxon Ad with famous slogan "Happy Motoring" Photo credit: Flickr A historic locally owned south-side business is holding a grand opening today, and it is giving the greater FAMU área a new spot for some cool vibrations. Happy Motoring began generating plenty of buzz before today’s official opening. The bar is […]
Florida Senate narrowly OKs gun bill
After a series of intense discussions, the Florida Senate voted 20-18 on Monday in favor of a school safety plan that enables a teacher or staff member to carry concealed weapons in the classroom and raises the base age for firearm purchases. The Florida House may approve a similar […]
Not all locals believe Dick’s was right to stop selling assault rifles
Two of the country's biggest retail outlets for firearms, Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods, announced on Wednesday that they were changing their policies on the sale of guns, pushing themselves into the center of the polarizing national argument over gun control. Earlier that day, Dick's said it would no longer […]
McCullum, Rattlers riding high at right time
FAMU men's basketball coach Robert McCullum is leading the Rattlers in his first season as head coach. Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Robert McCullum, is confident his team is heading in the right direction. The first-year coach of Florida A&M’s men’s basketball program acknowledges that the team struggled early in the […]