Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Anxiety disorders encompass a broad spectrum of mental health concerns. With 1 out of every 3 adults in the United States experiencing anxiety at some point in their lives, it is something that a good amount of us have encountered. Healthline describes anxiety as the feeling of “fear or apprehension” […]
This year I received the opportunity of a lifetime when I was asked to join a film set to premiere on Netflix called “Lord Please Keep a Ring on It,” written and directed by Dr. Tiki Collins. I met Collins in 2017 when she came to Florida searching for a […]
As coronavirus cases in Florida continue to reach groundbreaking numbers, concerns are being raised as these same numbers are reflected in schools across the state. Data collected by Florida’s Department of Health show that school cases — including universities, high schools and grade schools — rose by 78% in the […]
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions of businesses throughout the world have been subject to opening and closing to avoid getting their employees and their customers sick. The same is true for restaurants in Tallahassee. For the first major wave of the virus, almost all the restaurants and eateries in Tallahassee were closed […]
A time for reunion has become a time for needed separation this year as COVID-19 cases continue to spike with the upcoming holiday season. With Thanksgiving taking place in two days, many college students are traveling back home eager to reunite with their families, while several unknowingly put their loved […]
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. […]