Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research and Museum on FAMU'S campus contains a statue known as a Blackamoor. Photo Courtesy of FAMU Black Archives. Located on Florida A&M University’s campus in the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum is a reminder of how far depictions of the black community have come. […]
Riders compete in the cross country event at the Red Hills International Horse Trials on Saturday, March 9th. Photo Submittes by Joshua Bonsell. From Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 10th, locals and people from outside of the country migrated to Tallahassee’s Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park for the annual Red Hills […]
After years of trying to pass a texting while driving ban, a large group of House and Senate lawmakers said this is the year Florida will finally reach the finish line during the Hands Free Press Conference held at The Florida Capitol. Photo Submitted by Diasha Henley The Florida Capitol hosted […]
Senator Book pushes for her bill to protect students with disabilities during Tuesday's committee meeting. Photo Submitted by Nya Ramirez. Florida Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book advocated for a bill Tuesday morning during a Senate committee meeting in regard to children with disabilities in a public-school setting. Before proposing the […]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is an annual celebration during the month of March to raise awareness of colorectal cancer. Photo Courtesy of hchc.org/ Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death among men and women in the U.S., and it is continuing to rise each year. The American Cancer Society estimates there will […]
Photo Courtesy of Great Plates LLC. “It feels surreal. That would be the best way I can describe it,” Luis Guerrero, the owner and creator of Great Plates, said when asked about his upcoming one-year anniversary. Just short of a year ago Guerrero launched his small business selling Miami-style cuisine […]
Photo Courtesy of NeONBRAND. The number of students in a classroom varies in every grade level, school and state. The conflict is whether or not teachers are comfortable with teaching more than a set number of students. Robert Amstutz, a foreign language teacher at Rickards High School, does not have an […]
Jordyn Woods on the Red Table Talk to tell her side of the Story. Photo Courtesy of The Red Table Facebook page. Jordan Woods had an opportunity to tell her side of the story on Red Table Talk, and it was something that social media users were eager to comment […]
Chris Petley the Leon County School district communications coordinator. Ila Wilborn | The Famuan Leon County, like many school districts in the state, is desperate to hire more teachers in different disciplines. That’s why Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s Joanna Atkinson is looking forward to graduating. She is majoring in […]
Jennie Virginia Hilyer, the first registered nurse at the Florida A&M University hospital Photo Courtesy of the Meek Eaton Black Archives. More than one hundred years ago, Jennie Virginia Hilyer dedicated her life to serving others in the FAMU community. Her legacy is emblazoned on the Foote-Hilyer Administrative Center as a […]