A picture of Janel Diaz before the transition process and name change. When Janel Diaz was a child, dressing like a boy and playing with action figures just weren't her thing. Instead, you could find her playing dress up with paper dolls.  “Me and my cousins would play and […]

Mayor Andrew Gillum on the set with Karen Hunter from the SiriusXM Urban View Voter Registration tour.  Photo credit: SiriusXM Urban View  March 30 was a seemingly insignificant day at Florida A&M University (FAMU). Unbeknownst to students on campus, candidate for governor and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, was welcomed by […]

Kinsey Collection artifacts held in the Black Archives showing main exhibition area.  Photo credit: Alexis Gollman It is not every day that you get to travel back in time. The Kinsey Collection gives guests an opportunity to see into the lives and minds of Africans and African-Americans of the past. […]

Duy Tran warms up before Wind Symphony rehearsal on the xylophone.  Photo credit: Bleu Bell “Be safe.” These are the last words Asian-American Florida A&M University (FAMU) scholar Duy Tran said to his godparents before their lives were taken by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Tran, a second-year pharmacy student […]

Pinwheel garden at the Office of Early Learning. Photo credit: Tyiesha Ghent  If you happen to notice a pinwheel or a garden of pinwheels, chances are they are for a good cause. In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, which runs through April, blue and silver pinwheels have been planted […]

The Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi hosted Suits for our Sons, during which they donated more than 200 suits to FAMU freshmen and other students. This young men went into their own closets to donate to other students like themselves to give back to their community. […]

Chris French, a freshmen music student, was blessed by Jamahri Syndor's family following her tragic death.  Photo credit: Submitted by Chris French  This spring marks Chris French's second semester as a music student at Florida A&M University, but he cannot help but remember the pain and irony that helped pave the […]

Attorney Charles Gee from Gee & Lee  Photo credit: Gee & Lee Attorneys At Law   Attorney Charles Gee experienced adversity before receiving the key to his hometown city, which aided in his positive influence in the community. Gee grew up in the rural area of Quincy and for three […]

In 2013, a federal Court of Appeal in Alabama ruled that businesses have the exclusive right to decline work to somebody whose hair is in dreadlocks. A claim was documented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Catastrophe Management Services after it revoked an employment offer to a woman […]