A recent Florida A&M University graduate has become a professor at her alma mater. Aleya Bradley, born in Orlando,  graduated from FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication in December 2018. Bradley had  enrolled as a pre-nursing student in the fall of 2013. Growing up, Bradley was always close with […]

Decades of history flow through the walls at Jake Gaither Community Center. Located on Bragg Drive, it’s one of the 12 city-regulated multi-purpose centers in Tallahassee. Built on 120 acres in 1964, the facility serves many people of the community from children and teenagers to seniors. Jake Gaither Community Center […]

In-person classes are back in session and so is the return of on-campus meals. Metz Food Culinary has been preparing hot meals everyday since the students returned to campus last month. Students who enroll in FAMU’s meal plan are opted for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day from the buffet, […]

Jennifer Young, wife, mother of five and owner of TC Bakery, nearly lost her 9-year-old son Joseph to COVID-19 and pneumonia. On Aug. 12, Young’s son constantly complained about being fatigued, having a headache and being hot. Young noticed his irregular and heavy breathing pattern, so she decided to give […]

At any Florida A&M University function you are sure to hear students repping where they are from: “404.” “850.” “478.” “DUUUVALL.” However, then- freshman political science student Nykia Onubogu felt like a space for African students was missing, and she wanted to fill that void. After a little research Onubogu, […]

MIAMI — Labor Day weekend is here and for Florida A&M students this means two things: football season is back and a four-day weekend. In May, FAMU President Larry Robison announced at a press conference the revival of the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens. During the press conference Robinson […]

After suspending their signature events for over a year, The Fuzzy Pineapple hosted the TFP Food Festival Saturday in the shared lot between TFP and Center Point Church on South Adams Street. The Fuzzy Pineapple, a Tallahassee-based Black woman-owned custom art, apparel and accessory company, reinvests proceeds from its sales […]

Kaia Wright, a first-year psychology major from Atlanta, is new to the area and is still trying to get used to her new surroundings after more than two weeks in Florida’s capital city. This is her first semester on campus. “My first two weeks have definitely been an adjustment especially […]

621 Gallery hosted its monthly First Friday event Friday, its first since the return of students to Tallahassee. The event in Railroad Square is designed to attract people in the community, highlight the current exhibition and support local artists in the Tallahassee area. “We want the community to come out […]