Draft season is always stressful for everyone involved: players, coaches, scouts and team officials. Players at HBCUs risk being wholly overlooked due to several factors, with the consistent one being “competition.” The official National Basketball Association draft took place during the summer, in addition to the WNBA draft. There […]
Author: Tatyanna McCray | Staff Writer
‘Grads are back’: A must for every HBCU journalism program
Grads are Back is an event highlighting alumni from Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. Each panel bridges the endless possibilities in journalism and guides students as upcoming professionals. Panels consist of various topics that are engaging and insightful and include each of the three […]
FAMU athletics pricing: Coincidence or favoritism?
Going to a ballgame is a familiar ritual for many college students. It’s a time for socializing and supporting the university’s teams. At Florida A&M University, football season is a big deal and attending games is a top priority for students, faculty and supporters. In addition, homecoming is a […]
The importance of voting in Florida
Voting is not only a privilege, but it should also be considered a right, especially for African Americans in America. Since 2000, Florida has rocked back and forth between democratic and republican support. The last time Florida was blue was in 2012, when President Obama was re-elected. During this […]
Gen Z’s quick guide to the 2024 election
Voting has proven to be very stressful for the average American, especially Gen Z. There has been constant turmoil leading up to and during election season. Showcasing consistent division among Americans despite the country’s suggestive name. Gallup-Walton Family Foundation survey found that Gen Z had little to no trust in […]
WNBA diversity: A call for change for student-athletes at HBCUs
The dust has finally settled and the results are in from this year’s WNBA draft and it’s left several deserving women and their families elated with good news but now quiet chatters are filling online discussions. According to NCCA.com there has only been a total of seven women from HBCUs […]
Colored hair’s alleged link to mental health and self-expression
Gen Z and younger generations have proven to be some of the most expressive and fashionably open youngsters in society. With the imitations of several decades of yesteryear fashion to the “wild” hair colors that were once frowned upon and deemed unacceptable by many within society. Various exciting colors can […]
The switch up is crazy
Celebrity circles, glamor, Hollywood, and reverence prestige are all a part of the everyday norm for celebrities, but what happens when it all comes crashing down? Most celebrities or public figures who live their lives on the world’s stage for all of society to see are not strangers to controversy; […]
SJGC kicks off search for more faculty
Faculty in the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication held a Zoom meeting Friday to continue the search for an associate dean of student success. At the start of the meeting, Sonya Stephens, who has served as SJGC’s associate dean since March 2020, greeted everyone and listed the rules and […]
Women’s reproductive rights are in jeopardy
The reproductive system of women is innovative, symbolizing women as complimentary figures with the ability to create life. Pregnancy and abortion within the state of Florida is at stake, since the most recent overturn of Roe VS. Wade. The executive decision to overturn Roe V. Wade has stricken anxiety and […]