Author: Deja Mattis | Staff Reporter

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FUBU making comeback at Century 21

Photo Courtesy of Google Images. FUBU, the streetwear label that conquered hip-hop fashion in the ’90s, has relaunched through a capsule collection with retailer Century 21. FUBU, which stands for “For Us, By Us,” was founded in 1992 by Shark Tank judge Daymond John, who brought on his friends J. […]

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FAMU alumna prepared college students for the future

Florida A&M University professor Zakiya Muwwakkil Akerele founded an awareness campaign called Degrees of Separation which focuses on the unemployment and underemployment of black college students post-graduation.   Photo Courtesy of Degrees of Separation There are a multitude of reasons why students have trouble finding employment after graduation. The reasons […]

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Victorious People helps homeless FAMU students

Nicole Jefferson, an assistant in the College of Pharmacy, has started a non-profit to help students. Photo Submitted by Nicole Jefferson. Nicole Jefferson, an administrative assistant in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is the founder of Victorious People, and she found a way to bring together students and […]

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Florida’s ‘First Step Act’ Initiative

Speaker Paul Ryan signing First Step Act. Photo Courtesy of Google. The United States Congress passed and President Trump signed into law, the “Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act” or the “FIRST STEP Act” in November of 2018. This law provides several significant changes to the […]

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Bill would require schools to teach CPR

Lexi Sima, Senator Perry E. Thurston and Shawn Sima after discussing Senate Bill 366. Photo Submitted by Marie Rattigan. Imagine getting a phone call that your child is laying lifeless on the floor. You drop everything in a panic and begin to run to her rescue. The paramedics arrive, and you […]