In continuation of Black History Month, a diverse crowd of Tallahassee residents gathered in Lee Hall on Friday night for the conclusion of the eighth Annual Spring Literary Forum. In continuation of its theme “Afra-Retroism: African-American Women and the American South”, Florida A&M University welcomed nationally-recognized poet Nikky Finney. […]
Author: Porsha Sharon
Black and Cuba: Review
In celebration of Black History Month, the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum presented a showing of Robin J. Hayes’ Ph.D., documentary “Black and Cuba” on Wednesday. Taking place in 2002, the film features nine diverse Yale University students on a journey to New Havana, Cuba seeking a revolution […]
Florida Legislature Revises Maximum Class Size Bill
The Florida House of Representatives has added House Bill 149 to its calendar. Florida-voter imposed law, HB 149, is an alternate revision to the state’s current class size laws. According to the 2010 Florida House of Representatives Staff Analysis, the original Class Size Reduction Amendment required that classes did not […]
Florida Legislature introduces increase in minimum wage bill
Florida Sen. Dwight Bullard is one of 11 representatives sponsoring Senate Bill 6 which, if made effective, will increase state minimum wage. For the third year in a row, Bullard has participated in the Minimum Wage Challenge, in which officials attempt to live on the state’s rate of minimum wage. […]
Police body camera bill upon becoming law
Courtesy of WV Metro News SB 418, the general bill for law enforcement officer body cameras, had its first reading on Jan. 12 and is in the process of becoming a law, according to The Florida House of Representatives. Over 100 young unarmed black men and women were killed by […]
Boss Women Tally hosts first annual Boss Brunch
Nefetari’s Fine Cuisine & Spirits was filled with an array of young students on Saturday, Jan. 9, for Boss Women Tally’s first Boss Brunch. The Boss Brunch was a free networking event created to uplift, promote and unite women. After the unexpected closing of Moda Italian Restaurant, Angel Olofin was […]
Danfoss breaks ground for first North American development center
Courtesy of WFSU Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc. broke ground on a new laboratory, research and development center Dec. 8 in Innovation Park. Danfoss is a $6 billion global manufacturer of high-efficiency components including energy-efficient compressors for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration applications. The new 22,000-square-foot Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center […]