Author: Vanessa Ferguson | Staff writer

Lifestyles

An alumna with a glowing candle business

Joanna Atkinson, founder and CEO of Honey Home Essentials, is a FAMU grad who spreads light not only through her candles and business, but also from within. Honey Home Essentials sells candles, melts and sprays. Burning candles can be beneficial to your health. It’s great for self-care and taking care […]

Opinions

Opinion: Support your local restaurants

While it may seem harmless to place orders through popular online delivery apps such as Uber Eats, GrubHub, Postmates and DoorDash, but these third-party delivery platforms often take 30 to 40 percent off every order from the restaurant. Here are some ways that you can still support your local restaurants […]

Opinions

Should FAMU be a pet friendly campus?

Even though Florida A&M University allows service animals and emotional-support animals on campus, the university needs a more pet-friendly policy. Today, an increasing number of universities are becoming pet-friendly because students are increasingly asking for it, and there are so many positive reasons why. FAMU needs to pull out its […]

Lifestyles

Black Archives hosts noted historian

Students, faculty and members of the community gathered Tuesday evening to hear Paul Ortiz discuss his books, “An African American and Latinx History of the United States” and “Emancipation Betrayed.” The event, hosted by Larry Rivers, a distinguished professor of history at Florida A&M, was held in the Meek Eaton […]

Lifestyles

Foster-Tanner exhibit showcases Pinnacle winners

The Tallahassee community and Florida A&M students gathered inside the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery Thursday evening for Pinnacle: the 10th Annual National Art Exhibition and Competition. Pinnacle is an all-media art exhibition featuring artists from various parts of the country. Artists had the opportunity to enter the competition by submitting […]