Suspense, excitement, and school spirit aren’t the only reasons citizens of Tallahassee missed having a normal football season last year. College football has a significant impact on Tallahassee’s economy and local businesses. Now, businesses are back in action as the season returns. According to Visit Tallahassee, Tallahassee broke records in […]

Tallahassee organizations are working together to educate black communities about the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Black Men’s Health and Abundant Life And Restoration Ministries (ALARM) International Church  are working to increase the vaccination rate amongst blacks in their communities. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation health […]

The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) gathered together in front of the Leon County sheriff’s office Saturday to protest for better conditions at the Leon County Jail. Tallahassee Community Action Committee is a local organization that is dedicated to fighting for peace, justice, and equality through direct action. TCAC is […]

The Black News Channel, a Tallahassee-based national television network, has launched a new streaming service, BNC GO. It is designed to attract and inform the millennial and Gen-Z audiences in the Black and Brown communities. The network describes BNC GO as fast-paced, informative and entertaining. BNC GO offers media coverage […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday a legislative proposal that would bring the Florida Standards Assessments to an end and create a new program that would track student progress and help them develop individually. The FSA was a standardized test in reading, writing and math, designed to measure students’ […]

Big Daddy Guns held a grand opening Saturday for its first store in the Tallahassee area. It is located in upscale Northeast Tallahassee in the Bannerman Crossings complex, next door to Market Square Liquors. The store saw an influx in customers on its grand opening who came in to browse […]

Florida A&M University’s football team took on Fort Valley State University at their first home game of the season at Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday. FAMU scored a victory at the game, but another topic of discussion was a problem some students ran into when trying to access their student […]

As the two-year recurrence of the deadly COVID-19 surge approaches and a recently FDA approved vaccine that many people are still questioning, COVID-19 continues to overload hospitals at a disturbing rate, causing hospitalization rates to rise locally and nationally. Florida, the third most populated state, has become one of the […]

Despite the decline of enrollment with 500 less undergraduate students this year, Florida A&M University officials put a positive spin on the issue during an academic affairs committee meeting Thursday. When discussing strategies to increase enrollment, Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs Williams Hudson said, “Our alumni are […]

The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees had an opportunity to celebrate FAMU’s rise in the national rankings during the board’s meeting Thursday. President Robinson noted that on Monday U.S. News & World Report published its annual rankings, and that FAMU remained the No. 1-ranked public HBCU and that it […]