Thursday, May 2, 2024
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s Student Government Association held its weekly senate meeting on Monday. The extensive meeting lasted more than five hours. Natalie Alfonso, a student at the FAMU College of Law, went before the senate to be appointed as an associate circuit court judge. Alfonso was denied the […]
Pitcher Chandellor Benton gets ready to throw a pitch against Mercer. Photo Courtesy of FAMU Athletics.com As the season for the Florida A&M Baseball team is underway, they are looking to defend their MEAC championship. However, the reigning champs already face doubt to be able to repeat their successes. […]
Stella Meghie’s “The Photograph” left me and many others teary-eyed once the credits started rolling. I left feeling at ease, but couldn’t understand why. Then it hit me; this is one of the few black love stories that didn’t have trauma. It was a love story. A simple, yet complicated […]
On Thursday morning, students and faculty gathered in Lee Hall Auditorium for Florida A&M University’s Black History Month town hall, “African Americans and the Vote,” #ForTheCulture. The town hall was hosted by Assistant Vice President Carmen Cummings Martin, and gave students and faculty the opportunity to learn more about the […]
The famous rap duo Outkast first got together in 1992. The group includes Andre “Andre 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. Outkast has played a major role in hip-hop from its inception to the 2000s. Coming straight out of East Point, Georgia the two rappers helped popularize Southern rap. […]
In the black community, there is a history of homophobic and transphobic tendencies that is an underlying issue within an overwhelming amount of mindsets. It is heartwarming that the Wade family was so welcoming towards their 12-year-old daughter Zaya Wade as she recently started using the pronouns she/her/hers. Former Miami […]
Rhyeaul Cairwell has created a niche business in Tallahassee. His store, The Alley Shoppe on South Adams Street, features authentic African products. Cairwell caters to people eager to enjoy authentic African clothing and other goods. In 2017, at the age of 39, Cairwell chose to turn his dreams into reality […]
A new year means new business for the Centre of Tallahassee. The mixed-use development has recently announced that it will be adding Culver’s and supermarket Tom Thumb to its latest list of budding projects. Both establishments are set to provide new eatery options for local citizens of Tallahassee. However, […]
On February 13, 1960, a group of students representing the Tallahassee chapter of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) sat at a local Woolworth’s lunch counter in protest of persistent segregation, beginning a wave of student activism throughout the city that would send shockwaves throughout the country. To commemorate the 60th […]
The 2020 Presidential election season is in full swing. As riled up as students have gotten, voter registration is at an all-time low among the younger generations, and that needs to change. When candidates such as Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders began taking the stage, offering the chance for radical […]