Based on the life and music of Thomas “Fats” Waller, the Tony award-winning revue “Ain’t Misbehavin’ ” is a swinging, finger-snapping, toe-tapping tribute to the black entertainers of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1900s. Waller was a prolific jazz entertainer and comedian in the 1920s through the early 1940s. […]

Last Tuesday, Chris Brown’s album F.A.M.E, an acronym for Forgiving All My Enemies, dropped. I must admit that I was pleasantly and shockingly surprised by how good his album was, considering how “Graffiti” was a hit and miss. No pun intended. With “Deuces,” the extremely popular break-up/diss song starting out […]

Zack Synder, why do you torment me so? I have seen four of your movies, “Sucker Punch” included, and I still can’t decide if I hate you or love you. It’s not because your movies are decidedly mediocre. It’s because in my mind, you have two fantastic movies in “300” […]

Students partied with a purpose for 18 hours Friday night to celebrate the lives of friends and loved ones lost to cancer. Student organizations raised money for the cause and all proceeds went to the American Cancer Society in hopes of finding a cure. Students joined hands around the track […]

On March 24, the African-American Studies Department and the Meek-Eaton Archives center hosted an “African Achievements and Contributions” forum in Lee Hall Auditorium. Renowned author, historian and pioneer of African American women’s history, Darlene Clark Hine served as the Keynote speaker. Hine is a professor of history at Northwestern University […]

Florida A&M alumnus Leonard Burnett Jr., co-CEO and group publisher of Uptown and “Vibe” Magazine, returned to FAMU for an all-day event. “It’s great to have an alum return and share his experiences with our students,” said Shawnta Friday-Stroud, dean of the School of Business and Industry. Burnett started his […]

On Wednesday, the Al Lawson Center was decorated with hanging quilts of hope as activist Marvelyn Brown spoke to FAMU students about the day she contracted HIV. Red, black and white tablecloths draped the plastic tables lined along the gym floor: red symbolized HIV/AIDS awareness, black symbolized those who have […]

Albert Jackson, president and founder of FAMU’s LGBT club, blames himself for the lack of student participation. Tallahassee Community College has PRIDE and Florida State University has Pride Student Union. Many students do not realize that FAMU also offers the same organization. LGBT clubs are an integral part of any […]

Mountains of stained laundry, gnats and a foul stench covered the basement floor of the hotel laundry room. Normally, housekeepers are left to sort through the filth ridden sheets, wash rags and hand towels of yellow tint and yesterday’s makeup. But today a younger crowd takes over.   Four females […]

Producers compete in 48-hour film festivalThe Tallahassee Film Festival is just two weeks away and contestants all over Tallahassee are excited about this year’s event. FAMU, FSU and TCC students had a chance to participate in the 48-hour contest that allowed aspiring directors and producers to get beneficial feedback from […]