Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Giving birth as a Black woman in America is no easy job. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was estimated that in 2019 Black women were two to three times more likely than white women to die from giving birth in a traditional hospital. There are […]
Some may remember LaCrai Mitchell for holding the title of student representative on the Leon County School Board in 2011. Some may remember her as the former editor-in-chief of Journey magazine, while some may simply remember her as a great student at Florida A&M who was always eager to cover […]
When one thinks of an historically Black college and university, one might think of Black excellence, divine nine fraternities and sororities, and interacting in a reversed world where African Americans are the majority race. An HBCU experience is a once in a lifetime experience that many do not have the […]
The first time Charles J. Parrish rode on a Tallahassee city bus was in 1965, nine years after the highly publicized Tallahassee bus boycott began. Yet he was among the group of civil rights foot soldiers who were at the forefront of the movement. It was a movement that appears […]
On Thursday, FAMU hosted a Search Committee meeting via Zoom. The meeting started promptly at 3 p.m. with 23 total participants. Among those were committee chairwoman Dean Allyson L. Watson and Provost Maurice Edington. “This is an important time in the history of our school,” said Edington. “…the missing […]
After a three-day weekend, Florida State University reports that over 800 students have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the university Stay Healthy FSU website, 839 students and 14 employees have contracted the virus. FSU states that over 11,000 tests have been conducted on campus. These numbers reflect from […]
Photo courtesy of FAMU Athletics FAMU’s volleyball team ended the 2020 season with an overall record of: 2-11 Conf: 1-1 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-8. The Rattlers had hopes of coming back for another season, however, that changed when COVID-19 interrupted their upcoming season. Due to the ongoing COVID- […]
Over the past couple of months, Tallahassee has experienced protest after protest. The first being the Black Lives Matter movement after the George Floyd death which led to many more after the city of Tallahassee has proven there is no equal opportunity between races. After the first Black Lives Matter […]
Let’s face it, COVID-19 has restructured the world. People are developing new ways of thinking, creating and connecting. It’s the start of fall semester on The Hill and remote learning has been activated, there are a limited number of students on campus and anticipation about what’s yet to unfold. As […]
I no longer use Florida A&M’s health insurance plan for students. I enrolled last year and it was stressful from the first day almost to the last. If you’re a Rattler, you have received those nerve-racking emails about the health insurance waiver every year. If you fail to show proof […]