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. […]
Author: Deja Mattis | Staff Reporter
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 […]
Experts: HIV breakthrough unlikely to help those who need it most
For the second time in 12 years medical experts have cured a patient with HIV. Photo Courtesy of Medical News Today. For just the second time since the worldwide epidemic began more than three decades ago, a patient in London appears to have been cured of an HIV infection, […]
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 […]
Local food market aims to bring quality and affordable products to the community
For owner of Bryant’s Neighborhood Marketplace, Carter Wiggins, a affordability and quality has always been something he wanted to bring the south side of Tallahassee. Photo Submitted by Shardae Ray For Florida A&M University students and Southside residents, food markets are scarce. The nearest Winn-Dixie was torn down and reconstructed into a […]
Hundreds participate in 5k run in memory of fallen soldier
ROTC cadets turned out Saturday in honor of Justin Sission. Photo Submitted by Nya Ramirez. Family, friends, and supporters gathered Saturday morning for the 6th annual 5k run/walk in memory of Second Lt. Justin Sission. Sission was a former FSU student who was killed in battle by a suicide […]
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 […]
SBI senior snags internship with world’s No. 1 real estate firm
FAMU senior Nelani KelleyMarsh will be spending 10 weeks at CBRE in Miami. Photo Submitted by Nelani KellyMarsh. Nalani KelleyMarsh, a senior business admiration major, is making FAMU history by becoming the first African American accepted into CBRE’s internship program. KelleyMarsh came across this internship opportunity through a conference with the […]
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 […]
Women empowerment takes center stage at FAMU Village
Imani Cooper, Miss FAMU, took part in the event. Photo Submitted by Fatiah Caldwell. Wednesday night was a big night for women empowerment in the FAMU Village Game Day room. Miss FAMU collaborated with the owner and operator of the popular HBCU online magazine The Divah Filez and Jazmyne Byrd. […]