As students at Florida A&M University progress through the semester, some are using different strategies to keep their day-to-day tasks organized — some are using planners and some of them are not.  Shakiria Hopkins, a sophomore public relations student at FAMU, is one of the students who does not use […]

According to the City of Tallahassee, due to Hurricane Sally, hundreds of residents in the eight-county Big Bend were without power as of Sunday evening. The city itself faced only 13 outages last week, which affected 289 customers. Power outages, floodwaters and gusty winds are not the only things Hurricane […]

Online courses can be difficult for many college students, but for incoming freshmen, they add an additional layer of understanding, focus, and complexity to the process of adjusting to college. This can make a remote semester very difficult to adapt to, particularly if they have never taken an online class.  […]

Tallahassee’s first ever LGBTQ+ Advisory Council is planning to organize and host a casual public “listening session” in October. Adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols, the event is expected to take place in a socially-distanced outdoor setting, most likely a park if weather permits, where participants may ask questions and voice […]

From lipsticks to rings, Black business owners are paving the way in the world of ethical and sustainable consumption. Many brands are currently transitioning to be more eco-friendly in support of the sustainable mission. While waste and harsh chemicals affect our environment daily, these three brands are not only giving […]

Hulu’s new comedy series “Woke” premiered its first season last week. The main character, Keef Knight (Lamorne Morris), is a Black cartoonist who is on his way to major success when he has a run-in with the San Francisco police that changes his outlook on life. It forces him to […]

Ciera Hall, a FAMU alumna, found her passion for photography while taking photos for The Famuan in 2010. She took her passion and created a brand, FAMUly Affair. Over the years the brand has evolved from capturing precious moments of Rattlers and FAMU’s journey, into a platform to connect Rattlers. FAMUly […]

If you have natural hair, you know wash day can truly last all day. By the time I’m done detangling, washing, detangling some more and styling, my lavatory looks more like a laboratory. Finding affordable natural hair care products that gets the job done, can be a struggle for my […]

Being an entrepreneur has no age limit or age minimum. Twenty-year-old Elijah Audre, a native of Atlanta, has single-handedly created and grown his own successful clothing brand, HowHigh2Fly. Audre’s goal is to symbolically show messages through designs to tell stories through clothing. The origin of the name is a mystery […]

The sudden attention on inequality in America has had at least one positive result. It has helped shine a spotlight on Black-owned companies for people to support. Nakini Swim, a Black-owned swimsuit business created by Jonae Harries, a third-year Florida A&M nursing student, is a prime example. The Miaminative has […]