The Department of History and Political Science at Florida A&M University held its inaugural women’s history panel on Thursday. The Women and Power, Politics in the Public Gaze or W.A.P. panel, resulted in a great discussion about Black women in the media, ethics, and Black women’s health. Moderator Kimberly Pellum […]

Dream Defenders of North Florida hosted a panel this week urging Florida A&M University students to stand up for justice while reflecting on historic student activism. Dream Defenders was founded in 2012 after the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. After his death, Black and Latinx people marched from […]

With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available to a larger crowd, students have been reluctant to trust the vaccine. However, there have been students that are looking to change the narrative on getting vaccinated. “I can’t wait to get the vaccine. It’ll probably take a while, but it will […]

The student senate held its weekly meeting on Monday to discuss committee updates, budgets, and senate nominations. The senate also welcomed four senators at the meeting. Micaela Tart, Kyah Nelson, Zion Lampley, and Kelton Williams were sworn in by President Xavier McClinton and will serve as confirmed freshman senators for […]

The 2020 racial reckoning in the United States and the hotly contested presidential election became personal for Sabrina Rodriguez, a reporter for POLITCO. Her interest in covering these events began with her own family. “Covering the 2020 election actually started because I was seeing so much disinformation that was affecting […]

Florida A&M’s first female student body president in six years is ready to take control. Carrington Whigham, a journalism major with a minor in theater, is currently serving as the 2020-2021 SGA vice president. In the spring 2021 elections, Whigham ran unopposed and became the president-elect for the 2021-2022 school […]

The FAMU Foundation announced earlier this month that it will invest $150,000 into the $25 million Fearless Fund, which was founded by FAMU alumnae Arian Simone and Ayana Parson and Spelman College alumna Keshia Knight Pulliam. It is the first venture capital fund that is founded by women of color […]

Some students in Florida A&M University’s Computer Information Systems department are saying their program is underfunded. Caleb McLean, a fourth-year information technology major, says that there are multiple areas the department can improve on. “We need more updated and current computers. We also need better software, we need a stronger […]

The third round of stimulus checks have started being dispersed and many families and students are eager, if not excited, about the prospect of receiving $1,400. Although there were a few individuals who did not receive the first or second round of the economic relief payments, there are now options […]

Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance hosted the virtual event “Ring the Bells for Climate Justice” on Thursday, which was the International Green Faith Day of Climate Justice. The event included a lineup of speakers who talked about the importance of achieving climate justice. They were followed by 15 minutes of “sacred […]