Monday, December 2, 2024
Tucked between Vanity Affair One Stop Glam Shop and 1 Touch Barbershop, Retrofit Records remains Tallahassee’s beloved record store that’s home to both classic and modern records. Sharod Bines, the sole owner of Retrofit Records, noted that Black musicians like Sun Ra, Nina Simone, Lee Morgan, Fela Kuti, Madlib, MF […]
Now that Easter is behind us, Earth Day is April’s next big holiday — and you’ve got to celebrate it outdoors. Whether or not you had prior plans, Tallahassee has many events to choose from in the evening and during the day on Saturday. Along with attending these four events, […]
While Tallahassee locals are convinced that there’s an absence of things to do in the city, there’s a collection of bars around town that offer karaoke nights throughout the week that may change your mind. Whether you’re looking for somewhere near FAMU, Midtown or neither, there are a couple bars […]
During Thursday’s meeting of the Florida House Health and Human Services Committee, pro-life protesters and advocates for reproductive freedom gathered at the Florida Capitol for the bill’s final hearing before it goes to the full chamber. Regardless of the pushback of HB 5, the 15-week abortion ban that has gained […]
Behind the counters of Florida State University’s food services like Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Steak ’n Shake, student workers are organizing to increase their wages and demand safer working conditions. On Jan. 19, Instagram account @fsuagainstaramark created their first post, detailing the history of worker exploitation, shameful food practices and prison […]
The first Starbucks store to unionize was last December in Buffalo, N.Y. It created a wave of action within Starbucks across the United States, and Florida’s first store — in Tallahassee — filed for a union election mid-January. Located on North Monroe Street just south of John Knox Road, the […]
Last September, Florida Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby filed HB 167, which is an abortion ban similar to Texas’ new abortion law. If Florida lawmakers agree to pass this bill, access to abortion throughout the state will drastically change as more states continue to chip away at Roe v. Wade. The […]
A student at Florida State University has a knack for creating unique jewelry and capturing treasured moments on film, while working on her double major. Trinity Kennedy is a second year student at FSU majoring in both human resource management and international relations. She began attending FSU in fall 2019 […]
Bhad Bhabie is blackfishing right in front of our faces— and what are we to do about it? Rapper Danielle Bregoli, who goes by the stage name Bhad Bhabie, rose to fame after her appearance in 2016 on “Dr. Phil.” Her influencer status has been intertwined with her problematic behavior […]
In the black community, there is a history of homophobic and transphobic tendencies that is an underlying issue within an overwhelming amount of mindsets. It is heartwarming that the Wade family was so welcoming towards their 12-year-old daughter Zaya Wade as she recently started using the pronouns she/her/hers. Former Miami […]