The holiday season is upon us. It starts with Thanksgiving and ends with New Year’s Day. Each year before Thanksgiving, the Salvation Army sponsors a community Thanksgiving meal. Beginning two days before Thanksgiving, volunteers gather to prepare a full home-made Thanksgiving dinner that is open to anyone in need of […]

Kristen Tellis, a graduating elementary education student at Florida A&M University, wants to help shape children’s lives. Choosing her major, she said, was easy. “The influence that we could have on the future generation will impact us later on in our lives,” Tellis said. “It only makes sense that I […]

It started as an Idea during the summer.  Then it turned into a business. Kareem Ross, Edward Whitfield, Markus Harris and Daquan Johnson are four Florida A&M students who have created the brand 7wazee Eagle Eye Etc. “We started off as a record label, with Kareem as the first artist,” […]

Music, family and religion are the pillars of Brian Nwanze’s foundation. He found his love for music in 2006 when he joined his elementary school band. At the time, the third grader had no idea that band would lead him to gaining life lessons and to Florida A&M University. “In […]

When it comes to giving back to her community, Makenzie Smith doesn’t have a problem. She is always serving her community with a caring heart. Smith is a third-year communications major at Howard University from Saginaw, Michigan. Smith started her nonprofit organization A Change of Heart in 2010 as an […]

Internships are often a requirement in a college student’s curriculum, and at Florida A&M the university offers them to students.  These internships serve as gateways for students to get a feel for what it is like to work in their future career field. They also help students create mutually beneficial […]

Morgan Pinnock, a third-year pre physical therapy student at FAMU, has been a brand ambassador for Impressions of Beauty, TinderU and other companies. She is a natural hair guru and she uses these partnerships to her advantage. “My favorite thing about being a brand ambassador is getting exposure and meeting […]

Howard University wasn’t the only team to visit Florida A&M University last weekend. CNN and HLN also made a stop and brought along FAMU alumna Denise Hendricks.  Hendricks paid a visit to her alma mater over the weekend to assist in live shots done by CNN sports reporter Coy Wire. […]

Students turned the heat up on a cool Tuesday night during a debate over controversial topics for both genders. The FAMU Peer Mentor Program hosted Guy Code vs. Girl Code at Perry Paige Auditorium. The aisles were separated by gender, allowing both sides to advocate for their group. Guys and […]