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Daryl Parks seeks state Senate seat

Daryl Parks, a Democrat and a prominent Tallahassee-based civil rights attorney, has thrown his hat in the ring to become the state senator for District 3.  The seat, traditionally a Democratic Party stronghold, is currently being held by Corey Simon, a Republican who was elected to his first two-year term […]

Lifestyles

From SGA to BOT chair

Kristin Harper stands as one of the heads of Florida A&M University, leading the Board of Trustees as its chair. As an alumna of FAMU her goal is to continue to achieve what FAMU needs and work with the other 12 board members to complete common goals for the university. […]

Sports

7 Rattlers take part in HBCU Legacy Bowl

Saturday was an eventful day for Rattler Nation as there were events taking place all around the Tallahassee area. From the annual Harambee Festival put on by the university to the annual Black Business Expo put on by FAMU alumnus Vaughn Wilson and even the Black History Parade in neighboring […]

Lifestyles

Super Bowl commercials fail to impress

The Super Bowl is known for many things, whether it’s football fans wanting to see the top two teams in the NFL go head-to-head or people wanting to see the famous halftime performance. Another thing Super Bowl viewers are excited for are the commercials. According to CBS News, the average […]

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Simmons reflects on first month at Duke

Today makes the one-month mark since former FAMU football coach Willie Simmons, fresh off a Celebration Bowl victory and HBCU national championship, resigned from the school to take a position at Duke University. Willie “Shotgun” Simmons is a Quincy native and grew up around FAMU. He was the quarterback at […]

Lifestyles

T-Pain begins Vegas residency

Next week, Grammy Award-winning artist and Tallahassee native T-Pain will kick off his first-ever Las Vegas residency. He announced the residency on Dec. 19 on Instagram. T-Pain, born Faheem Rasheed Najm, rose to fame in 2005 following the release of his album “Rappa Ternt Sanga,” which features hit songs “I’m […]

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Gibbs likely out as FAMU football coach

Fort Valley State University athletics has officially renewed football coach Shawn Gibbs’ contract, which should end the speculation that Gibbs will be named the coach at FAMU. Gibbs was said to be FAMU Athletic Director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes’ top choice to replace Willie Simmons, despite objections from numerous FAMU stakeholders. […]

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DeSantis, Newsom go toe-to-toe

In an eagerly awaited debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom went head-to-head Thursday in an unusual political showdown between a presidential candidate and a governor who is not running for president, addressing a wide variety of issues. Newsom publicly challenged DeSantis to a debate on CNN […]