Author: Mary Chestang

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Splack Williams hosts the BN Shape Fitness class at FAMU

Courtesy of Mary Chestang The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. partnered with popular Tallahassee fitness instructor, Splack Williams, for the BN Shape fitness event held at the Hansel E. Tooke Recreational Center on Tuesday. “We wanted to get the campus to come out and focus on […]

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OSA comedy series makes a comeback

Courtesy of FAMU Student Activities The Office of Student Activities has made an impact on Florida A&M University’s campus with their innovative and fresh idea, First Tuesday Comedy Series. Their monthly comedy series is set to every first Tuesday of the month for the fall and spring semesters. Featured comedians […]

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Museum receives funding from Volunteer Florida Generation Fund

Courtesy of The Wolrd of Deej The Tallahassee Museum, located off of Museum Drive, received a $10,625 grant from the Florida Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) Tuesday. The award was in honor of a project called Community Service Career, an organization connecting skill-based volunteers with under-served youth. The VGF is funded […]

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Col. Brodes Hartley Jr. Talks Tallahassee Boycott

Courtesy of Anquinette Taylor Col. Brodes Hartley Jr. was the keynote speaker for Stories from the Civil Rights Part 2, held Monday in the Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication Lecture Hall, honoring the 60th anniversary of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. As people gathered to their seats, […]

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Jason Isbell to headline Word of South Festival

Courtesy of Word of South Festival The lineup for the second annual Word of South Festival has been revealed, and Grammy-Award-nominee Jason Isbell will be headlining. Jason Isbell is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Green Hill, Ala. His sound fluctuates between Americana, rock, alternative, country, classic country and Southern […]

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Where is Christianity heading in America?

Courtesy of HuffingtonPost Christianity is the most practiced religion in America, but according to a recent study by Pew Research Center the number of loyal followers of Christianity is declining and a share of the population are either moving to new faiths or choosing not to believe in religion at […]

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CareerSource Capital Region Will Host Hiring Fair At TCC

Courtesy of WTXL CareerSource Capital Region (CSCR) plans to launch its first sector-based Career Connections Hiring Fair Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development. This hiring fair will focus on careers within the information technology, professional and financial services fields. The hiring fair is […]

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Tallahassee Parkinson’s Outreach Association holds annual run

Courtesy of Alesha Thomas The Tallahassee Parkinson's Outreach Association held its second annual Tulip Trot Walk Run event on Saturday. Proceeds from the run benefitted caregivers and patients with Parkinson’s disease, which is a progressively degenerative disease of the nervous system. Michille Pellito, administrative assistant and race director for the […]

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FAMU student hosts What Women Need Expo

Courtesy of Anquinette Taylor Second-year broadcast journalism student, Brianna Harmon, pioneered and hosted the What Women Need Expo Saturday in the Grand Ballroom at Florida A&M University. Harmon wanted a present much bigger than the tangible gifts a friend or two would provide. Harmon's birthday was prior to this event, […]

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FAMU concert choir records with T-Pain

Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Grammy award-winning artist T-Pain, commonly known for his unique use of autotune, returned to his hometown Jan. 26 to record with Florida A&M University’s concert choir. This was the first time the concert choir has collaborated with T-Pain. T-Pain, whose stage name stands for Tallahassee Pain, […]