Food Glorious Food is an award-winning restaurant on Thomasville Road on the edge of Midtown. I’m not sure if the restaurant let the awards go to its head, but my recent meal did not meet my expectations for an award-winning restaurant. Inside the restaurant, the dimmed lights made me forget […]
Author: Nailah Harris | Staff writer
S. Tanner Stafford lecture series emphasizes leadership
This past Friday, Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences held their annual S. Tanner Stafford Lecture series. Mr. Donald E. Mitchell was the guest speaker who delivered the importance of leadership, consistency and shared his career journey. Students were able to hear about the importance of being a […]
MEAC round-up
As the 150th season of college football starts to dwindle, the race for postseason positioning is now taking shape. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is once again reminding the college football world that every team in this conference must be taken seriously. The Florida A&M University Rattlers (FAMU) are now […]
Tennis offers route to free education
Women all across the nation are using tennis as a way to pay for a college education that has risen in cost by 55 percent in just the last decade. Tennis is traditionally a country club sport that is played for leisure. Although, the sport provides exponential opportunity for […]
First ever ‘HBCU straw poll’ lets South Carolina students be heard
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center cohosted a three-day criminal justice reform forum with Benedict College this past weekend. While very few students were able to attend President Donald Trump’s remarks on Friday, the rest of the events were open to the public. Seven of the 10 Burroughs […]
Democratic presidential candidates talk Trump, justice reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In the wake of President Trump’s controversial visit to Benedict College on Friday, nine Democratic presidential hopefuls shared their thoughts on criminal justice reform at the 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum, co-hosted by Benedict and the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center. Most candidates echoed the same points, […]
FAMU, FSU partner on ‘1619’ project
A collaboration between the Florida A&M University Black Archives Exhibition Research Center and Museum and the Florida State University Civil Rights Institute produced the “Remembrance of Slavery in America and Contributions of African Americans 100 Years Prior to 1619” program. Held in the Old Union Bank at the corner of […]
Trump’s first visit to an HBCU stirs controversy
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Donald Trump gave a keynote speech Friday on bipartisan criminal justice reform to a handpicked crowd at Benedict College, while protesters and MAGA-fans alike gathered outside the historically black institution’s gates. “The more people I spoke with, the more clear it became that the system could […]
FAMU Jazz Ensemble puts on a stunning performance
Warm sounds filled Lee Hall auditorium as the FAMU Jazz Ensemble had put on a performance like no other. The FAMU Jazz Ensemble, directed by the director of jazz studies, Robert Griffin, performed many classic jazz arrangements on Wednesday night and had the audience at a standing ovation. This “Evening […]
A pressing issue arises at county school board meeting
Members in the Leon County community gathered in the Aquilina Howell Building this past Tuesday for the monthly Leon County School Board meeting. The Leon County school board is comprised of elected officials who are residents of the school district, including the Superintendent of Leon County Schools. They make important […]