Sunday, April 28, 2024
In the midst of COVID-19 FAMU has launched a “Call the Shots” campaign to promote equal access to the flu vaccination during this year’s flu season. FAMU President Larry Robinson received his flu shot on campus in support of the campaign. “Given the threat posed by the global pandemic, everyone […]
Florida A&M University’s Student Senateon Monday moved to use the homecoming budget to pay off a budget deficit. During announcements and committee reports, Senate President Shanel Brown announced that the deficit was the result of over-allocating funds from last year. The deficit totaled more than $148,000 and the resolution was to […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a staple in the Black community since the first college, Cheyney University, was founded in 1837. Across the nations, HBCUs have produced hundreds of thousands of Black professionals like doctors, lawyers, bankers, teachers, actors, directors and more. HBCUs have been gaining major […]
FAMU’s College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, the college’s Department of Music hosted “Musical Masters” on Sunday, a live virtual dedication in honor of former professors Rebecca Walker Steele, Mary Warren Roberts and Vernon Leon Smith. The naming ceremony of the Foster-Tanner Music Recital Hall and Choral Suite posthumously […]
According to the Leon County Department of Health, 47 percent of the people who were being affected by COVID in May were Black. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also released a statement saying that Black people are three times more likely to contract coronavirus than white people. […]
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, countless individuals picked up hobbies in quarantine, thought of new ways to communicate, spread joy, news, create businesses, and more. DaCari Taylor, a junior physical therapy student at Florida A&M from Tallahassee, created a podcast geared toward prominent voices in his hometown. Many […]
Florida A&M University’s athletic department earlier this month announced that there will be no football season along with volleyball and women’s cross country. Football season is normally a fall sport, but due to COVID-19 the season was delayed by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and rescheduled for the spring semester. FAMU […]
2020 has been one of the most unpredicted years we’ve experienced. From dealing with COVID-19, racial and social injustice, and deciding the future of democracy for the country, there is no wonder several people didn’t have much of a choice than to fall into a state of uncertainty and, in […]
There’s no doubt that the music industry has a never-ending supply of up and coming musicians including rappers, producers, and engineers ready to dive headfirst into the industry. However, not all of these musicians understand the task at hand and they may lack guidance from industry-minded people. That’s just what […]
