Tuesday, July 1, 2025
A bill filed on Feb. 23 may affect the financial aid students receive from the Bright Futures scholarship based on their chosen majors. Florida Republican Senator Dennis Baxley is the sponsor of the bill. “It’s definitely not fair,” said Mason Hicks, a freshman at the University of Florida majoring in […]
The NBA dedicated its All-Star weekend to elevating HBCUs, and Florida A&M was one of many schools featured during last weekend’s festivities in Atlanta. And one FAMU student stood out in particular. Elijah Rutland, a senior graphic design major, was featured as an artist during the NBA All-Star HBCU Student […]
Women’s History Month is a celebratory time for women to embrace and for others to highlight their accomplishments and contributions in history. Within the HBCU community, diversity and inclusion are the main goals for Florida A&M University. FAMU Advance has spearheaded a week of virtual events that discuss the importance […]
State Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, filed Senate Bill 1932 last week at the start of the legislative session, If approved, it will allow non-violent offenders in Florida to gain full restoration of their civil and firearm rights. In the past, felons have had to wait five years after their prison […]
Haleigh Porter is between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Porter is a graduating senior at Florida A&M. She is also the No. 1 singles player on the Rattlers’ tennis team. Her dilemma: FAMU has moved up the dates for spring commencement to April 23-25, the same weekend that […]
Florida’s strong return to consumerism as the coronavirus pandemic appears to wane has allowed the travel business to prevail. In Tallahassee specifically, there has been a steady increase in travelers over the past few months, according to the Leon County Division of Tourism. Dionte Gavin is the senior operations manager […]
New, expanded eligibility rules for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will go into effect Monday. The new protocols will allow K-12 school employees, fire, and law enforcement officers ages 50 and older to receive the vaccine. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new plans for the vaccine rollout and the expected […]
Finding a business that helps you close on a home is one thing, but having that business be owned by two African American women is another. Businesswomen Danielle Andrews and Tamara Tedder have partnered to form Capital Hills Title Service — Florida’s first Black-owned and woman-owned title company. The company […]
Tallahassee city staff recommended earlier this month that City Urban Mission on Mahan Drive not be allowed to open a full-time homeless shelter. On Monday, the city’s Development Review Committee met and seconded the staff’s recommendation, denying City Walk’s homeless shelter permit. City Walk’s homeless shelter started in December and […]
The Tallahassee Police Department and Florida State University Police Department responded to a shooting at Potbelly’s early Sunday morning, after several altercations left a student at Florida A&M University wounded. Officers were dispatched at around 2:30 a.m. to the nightclub located at the corner of West College Avenue and North […]