Joanna Atkinson, founder and CEO of Honey Home Essentials, is a FAMU grad who spreads light not only through her candles and business, but also from within. Honey Home Essentials sells candles, melts and sprays. Burning candles can be beneficial to your health. It’s great for self-care and taking care […]

With the coronavirus keeping everyone indoors, students may wonder what to do with all their spare time. With so many resources already available online, now is the time to learn new skills and boost your resume. Here are several resources you can take advantage of. Tip one: Attend virtual events […]

His resilience and passionate heart have paved the way for him to fulfill self-oriented goals and impact the aspirations of others. Jeremy Smith, a physical trainer and FAMU graduate, has helped many reach their fitness goals and perpetuate healthy habits. Smith received his bachelor’s in health science with a concentration […]

Joshua Crutchfield, a 23-year-old senior at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, has faced more than his share of adversity throughout his life. However, he has prevailed and is still here to tell his story. Summer B of 2016, Crutchfield arrived on the “Highest of Seven Hills,” leaving his family behind […]

Music is something present in the lives of just about everybody. Its versatility allows it to be an outlet for some, a career for others, but a passion to millions. Ranard Dornes is a student-artist at Florida A&M who views music as all that and more. Growing up in Jacksonville, […]

Calvin “40” Bryant is an example of how hark work can pay off. He went from a low point in life, where he suffered depression, and he turned that anger into a business. Bryant was an athlete where he played football on a collegiate level at Charleston Southern University. In […]

COVID-19 has infected more than 2.3 million people around the world as of Sunday. The virus has now killed more than 40,000 people in the U.S., nearly a quarter of all deaths from COVID-19 across the globe, according to Johns Hopkins University. As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, health […]

Ralph Cantave is undoubtedly one of the superstars of FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication class of 2020. But salt doesn’t boast that it is salty; similarly, Cantave’s extensive work has resulted in an impressive list of achievements that most wouldn’t discover during a casual conversation with him. By […]

Georgia Dawkins is a producer, author, entrepreneur, and a 2010 graduate of FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication. Dawkins isn’t one to flaunt her accolades. Instead, the FAMU alumna chooses to lead by example. On April 1, 2016, Dawkins was laid off from her job in Tampa. She describes […]

Beat by Skye is a makeup business started by a FAMU student when she was a freshman. The founder, Skye-La Gustavus, is a sophomore graphic design student born in Queens, New York. At the age of 7 she and her family moved to Orlando. Gustavus started the makeup business, Beat […]