Friday, July 4, 2025
FAMU students last month moved into their dorms, decorated their rooms and caught up with friends before classes started. First day of classes came and went, introductions were made and students were now expected to purchase their textbooks before the next class. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, textbooks and packages […]
When talking about the coronavirus pandemic, you mostly hear about the negatives and tragedies that come with it. But there have been many upsides and positive outcomes as a result of the pandemic. COVID-19 has affected the way people interact, live and go about their daily lives, but this is […]
If the year 2020 has taught me nothing else so far, it has taught me to make sure I love hard and vocalize my love more than my hate. Oddly enough, that’s the lesson I learned from Chadwick Boseman’s life that ended on August 28. Boseman was an amazing actor, […]
Many of our everyday routines are limited during the coronavirus pandemic, and it can be hard to maintain an activity schedule. On the off chance that you appreciate wellness, you’re most likely missing the brotherhood and the air of a gym. What’s more, regardless of whether you are getting some […]
With so much civil unrest across the entire country, it seems impossible to find a solution and just as unfathomable to decide what one can do to support the cause. Unable to stop police brutality and knowing that racism is not an issue that can be easily conquered. It can’t […]
On Saturday afternoon, a counter-protester displayed a weapon during a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the historic state Capitol building. Videos circulating on social media show a fight breaking out among a protester and the counter-protester. The next thing seen is the counter-protester drawing his weapon on a […]
#8220;Black Lives Matter” chants could be heard on West Gaines Street Saturday as Florida A&M students and community members marched to the state Capitol. The protest was organized by two Florida A&M students, Blake Simpson and Christian Miley. “Being a Black man in America it’s my job to stand up […]
Movie star Chadwick Boseman, who played numerous ground-breaking Black Americans including Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall in bio-pics, died on Friday evening. He was 43. After a four-year long battle with colon cancer, Boseman, probably best known for the lead role in the 2018 hit “The Black Panther,” passed away in […]
America — the country known as the land of the free and home of the brave — provides many opportunities for people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and more minority groups. But this country also deprives a surplus amount financially, mentally and socially. Which leads to a troubling question: Does this […]
Leon County Circuit Court Judge Charles Dodson ruled Monday that ordering “brick and mortar” schools to reopen in Florida is unconstitutional. The order is in response to a directive from Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran stating schools will open by Aug. 31. In Dodson’s 17-page decision, he […]