Talent is always present at Black on Black Rhyme. The poetry event, located at Nefertari’s Fine Cuisine in Tallahassee, Fla., brings musicians, poets and other artists together to enjoy the power of words. Keith Rodgers founded Black on Black Rhyme in his living room in 1998. Since then, it has […]

The Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication students produced and hosted the Election Night Special. Election Day, held Nov. 4, is a day when Americans can cast their votes for their desired candidates and the final winners were announced. Professor Kenneth Jones started the Election Night Special […]

Florida A&M University is eating more chicken since Chick-Fil-A unveiled a month ago. Tomorrow, Rattlers can eat more chicken at the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Orange Room to welcome the restaurant to FAMU. The ribbon will be cut in front of the Orange Room at 10:40 a.m. Students present […]

Florida A&M University professor Janet L. DeCosmo changes student expectations as she, a white woman, teaches, researches and publishes material based on the Caribbean and other regions part of the African Diaspora. In a spacious room with large, black televisions showing the official music video to Bob Marley’s 1983 hit […]

Florida State University’s Black Law Students Association & Florida A&M University’s Pre-Law Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta collaborated in Benjamin L. Perry for “Life as a Law Student” panel discussion. Anika Boyce, the coordinator of the panel discussion and member of BLSA’s e-board, said that her goal was to create […]

Grammy award winning and Oscar nominated Florida A&M University graduate spoke at the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication annual “Grads are Back.” The alumnus enlighten students on being professionally prepared after graduation. During homecoming week, the SJGC featured the new and improved “Grads Are Back: Reloaded,” with workshops, seminars and […]

CAMPUS USA Credit Union and Keiser University’s Graduate School of Business held a financial workshop for family women and start up businesses at Tallahassee Keiser University.   The seminar included a presentation consisting of a slideshow and discussion of women and money.  The seminar shed light on the challenges women […]

Runners gathered along the starting line in preparation to take on the miles for Mason Rhinehart Saturday morning at Centerville Conservation Community. Two months ago, the week that was supposed to be a joyous occasion, turned into the worst week for the Rhinehart’s family. Two days before Mason Rhinehart’s seventh birthday, […]

Tallahassee’s DriveTime hosted its first charity event for families living in the Ronald McDonald House. Eight employees cooked a picnic style meal, feeding about five families in need. The Ronald McDonald House Charities was selected this year as a part of the corporation’s initiative to support a nationwide charity. DriveTime […]

Florida A&M Alumni use GroupMe to network and communicate in a new city. Recent FAMU graduates/ newly Atlanta residents create a group to connect with other alumni. Normally an app used by friends, family, students or coworkers is now becoming a social app connecting 47 former rattlers with jobs, friends, […]