Friday, May 17, 2024
Tallahassee citizens have been actively protesting about the unlawful crimes against Black lives from police brutality, unequal rights, and white on black crime due to racism in the capital city and across the United States. In Tallahassee, it was a shocking stream of violence within 24 hours leaving one person […]
As the beauty community grows, society is slowly seeing more and more Black representation nationwide. While most Americans have been able to create their brand and see a promising future, very few Black artists are held in the same esteem. Meet Salena Ellis, one of the newest booming Black nail […]
Malcolm X knew what he was talking about when he said: “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” On July 12, the news surfaced that the rapper […]
The football season may have been canceled, but the Galimore-Powell Field House is getting a facelift. This summer FAMU Athletics launched its ALL IN campaign, an extension of the Rattler Athletic Fund, designed to make improvements to the football operations center. The first step was giving the field house a […]
The 2019-2020 NBA season was put on hold in March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Now that the NBA Board of Governors has approved a plan for the return of the season, the NBA has officially restarted and our favorite ballers are stepping back onto the hardwood. While […]
Caitlyn Davis is a Florida A&M University alumna who became an entrepreneur during her time on “the Hill.” Several years later the Atlanta native’s business still influences students at FAMU and at around other universities. She launched her first business in 2017 while running for Miss FAMU. Davis created an apparel […]
HBCU Change put out a press release on July 15 regarding its new app to assist with donations to HBCUs. HBCU Change was founded by entrepreneur Xavier Peoples as one of his latest projects. The HBCU Change app is similar to Acorns or Stash. Unlike those apps that take spare […]
July has been a decidedly violent month for the Tallahassee community. According to data maintained by the Tallahassee Democrat, there have been seven reported shootings in July, and three of the shootings happened within the span of only four days. These recent events have prompted the Tallahassee Police Department to […]
Many historically black colleges and universities fail to generate significant research grant funding. But it is an important source of revenue at Florida A&M University, and this past fiscal year was a banner 12 months for FAMU. The university received 167 research grant awards totaling $60.8 million for 2019-2020, setting […]
A recent study by the Pew Center found that 44% percent of Americans believe that it is necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values. The study also examined how many western countries lean more to the belief that God is not necessary in […]