Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University will honor a family that donated a portion of the $2.1 million to construct the new amphitheater. This is the first time the university has named a facility based on a donation. Approximately one-fourth of the facility’s cost will be donated by a family who […]
Betty Rivers wears many hats, and one of them involves giving to others. She has been living in Tallahassee for 46 years, and married to Larry Eugene Rivers for 40 of those years. Rivers was born and raised in Dry Branch, Georgia. She attended Fort Valley State College, an HBCU […]
Taylor Beard is cashing in on her hobby. A junior public relations major at Florida A&M University, Beard’s hobby — and passion — is baking. With deserts ranging from red velvet cake pops to chocolate chip walnut cookies, Beard is beginning to make a name for herself and for her […]
Once again, the brothers of the Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity were doing their part to impact the local community. Along with the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, they collected toys for Tallahassee children in need as well as children across Florida. Rochard Moricette, […]
Kenya Williams has known since she was a little girl that she was destined to perform and entertain. “When I was a young girl I used to tell my family, I didn’t need to go to school anymore because I was going to be on TV,” Williams said. “I would […]
Dreanna Neal, a junior business administration student at Florida A&M University, has always been a Rattler. “I was born in Tallahassee and even went to New Beginnings, the FAMU preschool,” Neal said. “I’ve had a FAMU license plate since high school. Like, it was obvious where I was gonna go […]
The world we live in provides support, financial gain and appreciation for those who work hard and earn a place at the top. Everyone except Black women, that is. Although we have carried the beauty, fashion and music industry on our backs for years, Black women are still undermined and […]
They turned their passion into purpose. Jamal and Jamari Sharp, 22-year-old twins from Pensacola, have created a booming photography and videography business with clientele on three continents — Europe, Asia and North America. By All Means Creations was started by Jamal, a senior public relations student at Florida A&M University, […]
Pageantry and royal courts are a part of FAMU’s rich and special culture. Almost every organization on campus has its own form of a royal court. These royal courts usually have a Mister or Miss for the top title, then lesser reigning kings and queens. The goal is to have […]
Make no mistake. There are a whole lot of food trucks at Lake Ella every week for Food Truck Thursday. The diversity is impressive, to be sure. This week I stopped at Julio’s Food on the Move because I had heard such good reviews about it from other people. I […]