Wells Brothers is located on West Tharpe Street directly across from Wells Fargo. Photo submitted by Portia Akins. Wells Brothers Bar & Grill is located on West Tharpe Street directly across from Wells Fargo. It is a comfortable, fun venue that serves burgers, salads, pizza and more. They offer “College […]
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Luxe Ego: A woman’s one-stop shop
Luxe Ego is located at Railroad Square. Photo Courtesy of Luxeego.com If being an entrepreneur had an age limit, 21-year-old Tatiana Smith substantially lowered that number. Originally from Pompano Beach, this retail merchandising and product development student at Florida State decided to get an early start in her career field […]
Twice adopted, student zeroes in on a career
Sommer Kilpatrick, a student at Tallahassee Community College, has been adopted twice. Joan and Jeff Herig adopted the Tallahassee native the first time. The second and final time she was adopted was by Joan Kilpatrick in the summer of 1996. “Despite me being adopted, my cousins, my mom and I […]
FAMU student beat the odds
Photo submitted by LaQueena Ward LaQueena Ward is blessed with a pretty face, a face that hides a painful past from those who do not know her. Ward, a senior social work major at Florida A&M from Orlando, has without question beat the odds. She was born five months early […]
Webcast October 3, 2018
Watch News 20 at 5 LIVE on Channel 20 in the North Florida and South Georgia region. Bringing you the latest news LIVE every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Production by School of Journalism and Graphic Communication students. Click here to watch News 20 recap: https://youtu.be/pcqKHXJm25A Wednesday, […]
Health and Safety Day helps students ‘know their numbers’
FAMU welcome guests to the annual Health and Safety Dat with a sign at the entrance of Gaither Gymnasium. Photo submitted by Jenee Matthew Florida A&M University held its annual Health and Safety Day on Tuesday in Gaither Gymnasium. This event was one of the numerous activities that occur annually […]
Shooting near FAMU injures one and leaves students frightened
Scene of South Adams Street after the shooting. Kayla Carter | The Famuan An early Tuesday morning shooting near the campus of Florida A&M University has left one person with non-life-threatening injuries and FAMU students rattled. According to a press release issued by the City of Tallahassee, one person was injured […]
FAMU is in my DNA
Ila as a young girl. Ila Wilborn | The Famuan As a young girl, I can remember playing around on the campus of Florida A&M University during Homecoming. Every year around the beginning of autumn, my parents would check my sister and I out of school and we’d ride down from Atlanta to Tallahassee for […]
The evolution of Brianna Harmon
Brianna Harmon is a talk show host on ‘R News’ at Revolt TV in Los Angeles. Photo submitted by Brianna Harmon. Brianna Harmon is known as the popular, beautiful, outgoing entertainment star who graduated from Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. She has conquered every department in the […]
The minority experience at FAMU vs. FSU
Experience: HBCU vs PWI Photo Courtesy of CampusLately.com Most historically black colleges and universities were established in the late 1800s as a result of predominantly white institutions excluding black students from their programs. Today however, both HBCUs and PWIs openly accept minority students into their schools. But, do minorities at HBCUs […]