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 […]
Author: Porsha Sharon
Pinky Promise hosts #RelationshipGoals
Courtesy of Taylor Watson Christian women empowerment organization, Pinky Promise presented their #Relationship Goals panel discussion Friday February 19th. held in Florida A&M University’s B.L. Perry building. Countless women and men attended in hopes of learning about building a better spiritual relationship with their significant other at the moment or […]
Bernard and Shirley Kinsey host What You Didn’t Learn in High School History
Courtesy of Mark McGaugh World-renowned philanthropists and Florida A&M University alumni Bernard and Shirley Kinsey returned to their alma mater Friday to bring their collection to life with their lecture “What You Didn’t Learn In High School History.” Covering the lives of people like Grafton Tyler Brown, Phillis Wheatley and […]
Florida Chief Justice elected to second term
Courtesy of Daily Business Review Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga was chosen to serve a second two-year term Friday, making him the first chief justice to succeed himself in over 150 years. The tradition of the Supreme Court of Florida is to appoint the next senior member who […]
TCC hosts Black History health fair
Tallahassee Community College hosted their annual Black History Health Fair in their campus ballroom Friday. There were several health organizations and companies there to spread health awareness to students and residents. Organizations like American Red Cross, Anytime Fitness, Big Bend Hospice and Bond Community Health were all in attendance. Tallahassee […]
Destiny Center hosts dialogue on race
Courtesy of Destiny Center Tallahassee The Destiny Center will be hosting its second annual Dialogue on Race Saturday at Tallahassee Community College Turner Auditorium, located at 444 Appleyard Drive, from 1-3 p.m. The panel was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ideology on generating positivity within communities. The event […]
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. […]
Local high school student urges FAMU students to donate water
Courtesy of My Plastic Free Life Robyn Seniors, president of the senior class at Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee and co-chair of the Clean Water for Flint youth committee, spoke at the Third Thursday Lecture Series hosted by Florida A&M University’s Sociology and Criminal Justice Club. Seniors was prompted […]
Florida House passes a bill that could reward educators
The House of Representatives voted 81-31 in favor of a bill Thursday that would be extremely beneficial for teachers who scored highly on their ACT and SAT exams. Florida created the “Best and Brightest” teacher bonus program in 2015 with intentions on rewarding its teachers. Initially established as a one-year […]
Faya Rose Touré speaks at Thursday Lecture Series
Courtesy of Selma 50 Florida A&M University’s Sociology and Criminal Justice Club hosted their third Thursday Lecture Series, where Catrena Carter and Faya Rose Touré spoke about the 51st annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, in FAMU’s Perry Paige Auditorium. Every year the Bridge Crossing Jubilee Inc. hosts the commemoration of […]