Thursday, May 2, 2024
Courtesy of Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle The Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle (GSCFP) hosted their 23rd annual Run for the Cookies event on Saturday, Feb. 13. For the past 11 years, the Girl Scouts and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) have come together to give students and other […]
Courtesy of Amari Thomas The LeRoy Collins Library celebrated its 25th anniversary this Saturday. The event served as recognition of importance of county libraries and the honoring of the Leon County Government opening its first library, which paved the way for the opening of its six other branches. The Library […]
Caption HELLO Women, a non-profit organization, hosted The Wait: What It Really Means to D.A.T.E., on Saturday at Truth Gatherers Community Church. What was simply used as a formal greeting turned into a movement to empower women. HELLO Women, an abbreviation for Honoring, Empowering, Leading and Loving Other women was […]
Courtesy of Nefetari's Nefetari’s, a true community treasure, welcomes all demographics. They most specifically aim to cater to African-Americans by offering fine cuisine dining that incorporates African tradition, culture and authenticity. All artifacts of their decor are authentic except the Egyptian replicas, which are exceptional carbon copies. Nefertari was the […]
Courtesy of The Root First Lady Michelle Obama invited Debbie Allen and 51 young black dancers to dance at the White House on Monday for Black History Month. Allen is known as the cutthroat dance teacher Lydia Grant in the 1980 film she choreographed “Fame,” a role she reprised to […]
The Board of Leon County Commission met Tuesday to discuss infant mortality awareness with a panel of health experts. The workshop was designed to introduce issues surrounding infant mortality–the death of a baby before his or her first birthday. Infant mortality factors include the mother’s health, environmental surroundings and educational […]
Photo courtesy of Tiras Hardy The Modeling Troupe, Family Attitude Creative Endurance and Style held its 19th annual conference February 5-8 in Orlando. F.A.C.E.S is the largest modeling troupe on the east coast of Florida founded in 1997 at Florida A&M University. This year’s conference was held at Clarion Inn […]
Courtesy of Evelyn Ross The resident assistants of FAMU Village hosted Preparation for the Perfect Valentine’s Day in the Village Game Room at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The event served as a seminar to help women create and plan for their ideal Valentine’s Day. Girls discovered exactly what could be done […]
Courtesy of The Sustainability Institute Florida A&M University's Green Coalition held its first general body meeting in the School of Architecture Bridge on Monday, Feb. 8, with guest speaker Odemari Mbuya, Ph.D., professor of agriculture sciences at FAMU. Green Coalition is a student organization that gathers and encourages students to […]
Courtesy of Tallahassee Marathon Capital City kicked off the 42nd annual Tallahassee Marathon Sunday, with it’s brand new course and brand new finish line. For the first time in the 42-year history of the marathon, the new course traveled through neighborhoods and business districts in and around downtown Tallahassee. Runners were […]