Author: LaDaniel Brinson

Lifestyles

Local artist pays ode to Jean-Michel Basquiat

Courtesy of LaDaniel Brinson Ahmad “Champagne Rivi” Rivera has been developing a series of paintings in honor of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat since July 2015. Rivi’s unique combination of extravagant and eye-opening colors earned mass visibility in Tallahassee this year. “Ode to Basquiat” is a series of 12 paintings […]

Opinions

Key West’s blatant problem

Every year students travel to some of Florida’s most beautiful and talked about beaches for their spring break destination: Panama City Beach, Miami Beach and Key West. A properly planned trip made for laughter and fun, quickly made a turn for the worst after arriving at the Hyatt Windward Pointe […]

Lifestyles

Music in the Cascades Park

Word of South hosted their second annual festival with a mixture of literature and music at Cascades Park. The festival began on Friday with a musical performance by Dawes, an American folk-rock band from Los Angeles and ended this Sunday. Mark Mustian, the founder of Word of South, wants patrons […]

News

Gov. Rick Scott vetoes controversial alimony law

Gov. Rick Scott finally made a decision on Senate Bill 668 Friday. For the second time in three years Scott decided to veto a controversial alimony proposal. Scott attributed this year’s decision to an even more controversial proposition, one involving custody sharing in divorce cases. The bill in question would […]

Lifestyles

‘Restored Me’ screening will show on FAMU’s campus

One of the groundbreaking gospel films of 2016, "Restored Me" will be appearing at Florida A&M University’s Lee Hall auditorium Thursday from 7-10 p.m. for its last stop on their college tour. Hosted by FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communications (SJGC), the screening is open to the general public. […]

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Miss FAMU Caribbean Student Association wins Statewide Competition

Miss FAMU CSA, Shatanya Clarke, was crowned Miss Florida Caribbean Student Association at the 2016 FCSA Conference in Tampa. The conference was held April 7-10th. Clarke, a third-year broadcast journalism major from Ocho Rios, Jamaica., was looking to win as soon as she got on stage. "I feel like I […]

Lifestyles

FAMU challenges healthy eating, one hour at a time

Future Public Health Professionals held their first Healthy Happy Hour in Florida A&M University’s Science Research Building Tuesday afternoon. The purpose was to emphasize the importance of healthy eating, which in turn promotes a healthy lifestyle. President of Future Public Health Professionals Cortlyn Starr, a recent FAMU graduate with a […]

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FAMU Student Athletes Strike for Community Service

FAMU student-athletes actively participating in delivering meals.   Every Tuesday, FAMU’s Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) has participated in “Meals on Wheels,” a community service program in Tallahassee. Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers food to elderly citizens in the community. The Nationwide campaign seeks to address […]

Lifestyles

Game Day in Tallahassee

Main Characters Mark and Charles, played by Chris Mathis and Mickey Clayton.   Michael “Mickey” Clayton is producing his first film called “Game Day.” It is currently being filmed in Tallahassee and will be the first production for the retired, Florida A&M University (FAMU) basketball coach. A majority of the […]