From lipsticks to rings, Black business owners are paving the way in the world of ethical and sustainable consumption. Many brands are currently transitioning to be more eco-friendly in support of the sustainable mission. While waste and harsh chemicals affect our environment daily, these three brands are not only giving […]
Author: Heaven Jones | Staff writer
‘Woke’ comes to life on Hulu
Hulu’s new comedy series “Woke” premiered its first season last week. The main character, Keef Knight (Lamorne Morris), is a Black cartoonist who is on his way to major success when he has a run-in with the San Francisco police that changes his outlook on life. It forces him to […]
FSU is apathetic toward its community amid coronavirus
School is back in session and cases of COVID-19 are ripping through the Tallahassee community. It has been a month since colleges and universities in Tallahassee opened its doors with some students having on-campus classes while others engaged in online virtual learning and yet the cases have risen. As extracurricular […]
COVID-19 cases continue to rise at FSU
After a weekend of tailgating, Florida State University’s coronavirus cases rose to over 1, 200. Since Aug. 2, 2020, the university uses a Covid-19 dashboard to indicate the rise in cases each week. Within this past week, student cases rose from 839 to 1,230 and employee cases rose from […]
5 ways to still enjoy your senior year in college
For many students, 2020 has been completely different from the previous years we’ve experienced. If you’re a senior in college, the COVID-19 pandemic might have ruined what was supposed to be the best year of your college experience. General public health limitations brought by the pandemic has led to the […]
Some apartment complexes seem to cater to only FSU students
Apartment complexes occupy nearly all of West Tennessee Street and are scattered across other parts of Tallahassee, as the city boasts three institutes of higher learning. A troubling issue, however, lies in the way some complexes target certain students differently or more often than they do others. This could be […]
New decade for FAMUly Affair
Ciera Hall, a FAMU alumna, found her passion for photography while taking photos for The Famuan in 2010. She took her passion and created a brand, FAMUly Affair. Over the years the brand has evolved from capturing precious moments of Rattlers and FAMU’s journey, into a platform to connect Rattlers. FAMUly […]
Aussie’s ‘Miracle Curls Collection’ is a dream come true
If you have natural hair, you know wash day can truly last all day. By the time I’m done detangling, washing, detangling some more and styling, my lavatory looks more like a laboratory. Finding affordable natural hair care products that gets the job done, can be a struggle for my […]
What’s next for Gillum after his public confession?
When the news initially broke in mid-March that former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum had engaged in scandalous activity with drug paraphernalia, a male escort and had been photographed in the nude in a Miami Beach hotel, many Gillum supporters were shocked. It is hard to believe that someone who was […]
Audre’s HowHigh2Fly taking off
Being an entrepreneur has no age limit or age minimum. Twenty-year-old Elijah Audre, a native of Atlanta, has single-handedly created and grown his own successful clothing brand, HowHigh2Fly. Audre’s goal is to symbolically show messages through designs to tell stories through clothing. The origin of the name is a mystery […]