Maya Angelou is one of the most influential voices of our time. She will appear at the Al Lawson Center for the 2010-2011 Lyceum series today at 7:30pm. A global renaissance woman, Angelou has been honored with several degrees, and her most popular works include poem “Phenomenal Women,” and the […]

Dr. Willie T. Williams was honored at her Retirement Celebration. Willie T. Williams greeted friends, colleagues and former students in a bright red two-piece suit and boutonniere at her retirement party Sun. evening at the Doubletree Hotel. A keyboard player to the right of the honoree table kept the mood […]

Renee Brown, 21, carried her 45-pound luggage and two smaller bags to a small corner of the Haven of Rest Rescue Mission, her new home. She stretched out her floor mat and fluffed her cold pillow between a bickering couple and a chain-smoking pregnant woman.   That night, and […]

lsquo;The popcorn man,’ O’Neal Larkin, is making his mark one kernel at a time. Oct. 8, 2010, Larkin, a FAMU alumnus, opened up a gourmet popcorn shop, Pop Off. The business had been in the planning stage for over a year. Through research, he discovered the busiest spot in […]

#8220;Ain’ Misbehavin’” is a musical revue named after Thomas “Fats Waller” Wright’s 1929 song “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” This spring’s director, Harry Brice, is bringing the famous revue to Florida A&M.       More than 25 people auditioned for one of the five main roles in the production, which will take place in […]

I still remember having my first burrito. I walked into the apartment after a long day of classes and was met with the aroma of black beans filling the apartment from top to bottom. The kitchen was alive for the first time since I moved here. All the blinds were […]

Fine arts professors held the Florida A&M faculty show’s opening reception for the first time in over a decade Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. in the Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery. Assistant Professor Liu Nan, who teaches various levels of art education, drawing and painting classes, submitted watercolor as well as […]

On this date, exactly one year ago, a seven magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti. The devastating quake left survivors without resources and cut from the outside world. Tuesday evening, the FAMU chapter of the National Council of Negro Women marked the anniversary at 6 p.m. with a candlelight vigil at […]

The rhythmic sounds of hard-bottomed shoes echoed in the hallway of the Gaither Gym Complex as one of Florida A&M University’s oldest dance organizations opened its doors to hip-hop dance and step teams in an effort to add flare to its spring concert. “Step and hip-hop teams are becoming more […]

FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication is hosting a special screening of four documentaries edited and produced by broadcast journalism students. J-School Journals: “Through the Lens” will showcase controversial topics from the challenges associated with interracial relationships to the devastating results from the largest oil spill in history. […]