Courtsey http://www.bigbendcares.org/ Big Bend Cares presents the 25th Annual AIDS Walk and 5k Run Tallahassee on Saturday at Cascades Park. Attracting hundreds of participants each year, this event will help bring awareness about HIV and raising money to support those living with the virus. Big Bend Cares has been the only […]
Author: Azaria Samuels
Florida Superintendents Unhappy With Standardized Test
Courtsey patch.com The Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) stated they “have lost confidence in the current accountability system for the students of the State of Florida.” Their upset comes after a Florida Department of Education (FDE) independent Alpine review of the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). According to a […]
FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts hosts Tallahassee International Exhibition
Photo by: Nyah Abdala Clothing the walls with artwork from all different cultures and artists, the Tallahassee International art exhibition gave artists all over the world, a chance to showcase their creative minds on Friday. The Tallahassee International exhibition is an annual competition, sponsored by the Florida State Museum of […]
Florida Passes Cyberharassment Law
Men and women, young and old, will feel safer online thanks to a new law that recently went into effect. Florida passed SB 538 Sexual Cyberharassment Thursday. The law, proposed by Sen. David Simmons, R-Volusia, prohibits a person from cyber-harassing another person and gives police authority to arrest without warrant. […]
Raymond James Financial Firm host Art for a Cause
Courtesy of Nyah Abdala Community involvement is something the Raymond James financial firm values. In attempting to help bring awareness to the Alzheimer's Project, the firm conducted a first friday art gallery opening featuring local artists such as Pattie Maney and Mershell Sherman. A portion of the sales from the […]
Moise Joseph Eternally Remembered
Florida A&M University Student Success Center held a memorial service for the late Moise Joseph this evening. The memorial was scheduled to take place at the university’s eternal flame but due to weather was moved to the university’s Commons. Many were in attendance including students, faculty and staff members, church […]
Wellness Center Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Heavenly Facials, Adamite Bodyworks, and Judy Micale & Associates, Inc. held “Open House for a Cause”, Thursday to kick off the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This event support the Joanna Francis Living Well Foundation, which aims to provide financial relief for both patients diagnosed with terminal breast […]
The City of Tallahassee will host an event “Experience of Power”
Courtesy of talgov.com The City of Tallahassee will be hosting an Electric Power Plant Open House at Arvah B. Hopkins Power Generating Station from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. This event will be for individuals to learn about the city electricity generation, city services and our community's commitment to clean […]
Cadet Dorothea Rhodel Wins Miss Army ROTC
Last year's Miss Army ROTC, LaDonna Carney crowning this year's winner Cadet Dorothea Rhodel. Florida A&M University held its 65th annual Miss Army ROTC pageant on Wednesday in Howard Hall. Cadet Dorothea Rhodel, a third-year healthcare management student from Miami was crowned as Miss Army ROTC. Cadets were judged on […]
FAMU Eternal Flames host Joseph Memorial
Caption Florida A&M University’s Undergraduate Student Success Center will host a memorial service for Moise Joseph Oct. 2 at 6p.m. at the Eternal Flame. Joseph, the drector of science labs and an instructor for The First Year Experience program, was shot and killed while protecting his girlfriend from her armed ex-husband Sept. […]