Saturday, July 5, 2025
Expect life and learning to be dramatically different this fall at the FAMU Developmental Research School. The administration at FAMU DRS held a virtual town hall on Tuesday to discuss the reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Many concerns were addressed […]
Leon County commissioners unanimously passed an emergency ordinance last week that requires all residents and visitors to wear a face mask in public businesses. Commission chairman Bryan Desloge said, “I will put in an order every week and adjust based on the community’s response.” Some residents aren’t taking the face mask […]
Young Americans with picket signs, bullhorns and face masks have flooded thousands of streets nationwide as protests against racism increase and the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge. The rest of the world is tuned in now, more than ever. George Floyd’s graphic death on Memorial Day in Minneapolis over a […]
As a kid and throughout adolescence, it was apparent that Matthew Hall had a passion for shoes and fashion. He even won the best dressed superlative in his high school senior class. Hall, a curator, stylist, vendor and entrepreneur, is a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor of […]
The rap artist Lil Baby dropped a new single on June 12 that was loaded with searing examples of police brutality, personal life experiences, and a call to action on the issue that has ignited a global movement. “The Bigger Picture,” which was released a few weeks after the death […]
The National Technical Association has announced that its annual STEM conference will be held virtually this year amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 23-26. The theme will be 2020 vision, and keeping it 100. Incorporated in 1926, the National Technical Association (NTA) is the […]
Over the past month, since George Floyd was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25, protesters have come together almost every day to use their voice to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. Millions of people have gathered in cities large and small — including […]
Earlier this week, the Board of Governors approved fall semester reopening plans for the 12 universities in the Florida State University system. Students at Florida A&M have been anxiously waiting to hear about the course of action for the upcoming semester due to COVID-19. Though many students miss the on-campus […]
Narsha Cumming and Yudah Weh said their business is managing to stay afloat during these hard times. Their business, HempLade Vegan Café, is a restaurant that focuses on providing and promoting eating healthy foods that contain no meat. The café is a new restaurant that opened last October on Old Bainbridge […]
Florida has been recording record-high numbers of new COVID-19 cases — more than 5,000 per day this past week. But that hasn’t deterred the Tallahassee club Bajas from announcing that it will reopen. Local residents have voiced have mixed reactions to the West Pensacola Street club reopening. Jasmine Dulcio, a student […]