Author: Skylar Boone | Assistant Lifestyles Editor

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Lena Waithe needs to find her own lane

Is it a copy or inspiration? Producer and actress Lena Waithe has garnered heat after releasing a trailer on March 22 for her upcoming anthology series with LIttle Marvin, “Them.” The series explores terror in America by telling a story about a Black family in the 1950s that moved from […]

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Local teen lobbying lawmakers

March is the start of the Florida legislative session for this year and girls across the state are focusing on a new bill: the “Learning with Dignity Act.” It would ensure feminine products in female restroom facilities of Florida public school buildings, free of charge. One Tallahassee high school student […]

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SGA began school year with $3 million budget

Florida A&M University’s Student Government Association is at the forefront of student-led organizations on “The Hill.” For years, SGA has granted countless memberships to students ranging from their first year on campus all the way to graduate students. This organization is more than just senators and studentbody presidents, however. Many […]

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A salute to seniors before a tough tennis match

The FAMU tennis team competed against South Carolina State on a warm Saturday afternoon which also featured a tribute to the seniors on the team. Life-sized banners hung along the fence, displaying the team’s graduating seniors. “I am very proud of the way I competed because I had to fight and […]

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1887 Strikes raises $350,000 … and counting

Florida A&M University’s second annual 1887 Strikes Day of Giving concluded Friday afternoon, one day after it began. 1887 Strikes was created last year by the FAMU University Advancement team to attract donors and alumni to raise money for FAMU. During the first year the 1887 Strikes Day of giving […]

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Athletics works to meet COVID’s challenges

Florida A&M’s Department of Athletics has been abiding by the federal  guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic one year ago, according to Keith McCluney, deputy director of athletics. All spring intercollegiate sporting events were canceled last year, which affected […]

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Senate bill expands Fourth Amendment protections

Law enforcement officers in Florida are able to gather evidence on a person’s location and communication, which can be used to assist in criminal investigations because a warrant is not required to search electronic data. State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican from Pinellas County, wants to change that. He has […]