One week ago, the Tallahassee Police Department arrested a man linked to a fatal hit-and-run that killed Florida State University student Blake Bennett. Now, TPD is on the verge of keeping pedestrians crossing the street safely and out of harm’s way by patrolling high-traffic areas. Last week’s crash that happened […]

Fifty-three years ago, Trudie and Robert Perkins initiated the fight for equal pay for Black nurses after discovering that Black nurses with the same training and credentials as white nurses were paid less than their white counterparts. Now, a portion of Gamble Street will be renamed after the power couple […]

As coronavirus cases in Florida continue to reach groundbreaking numbers, concerns are being raised as these same numbers are reflected in schools across the state. Data collected by Florida’s Department of Health show that school cases — including universities, high schools and grade schools — rose by 78% in the […]

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions of businesses throughout the world have been subject to opening and closing to avoid getting their employees and their customers sick. The same is true for restaurants in Tallahassee. For the first major wave of the virus, almost all the restaurants and eateries in Tallahassee were closed […]

In the midst of COVID-19 FAMU has launched a “Call the Shots” campaign to promote equal access to the flu vaccination during this year’s flu season. FAMU President Larry Robinson received his flu shot on campus in support of the campaign. “Given the threat posed by the global pandemic, everyone […]

Florida A&M University’s Student Senateon Monday moved to use the homecoming budget to pay off a budget deficit. During announcements and committee reports, Senate President Shanel Brown announced that the deficit was the result of over-allocating funds from last year. The deficit totaled more than $148,000 and the resolution was to […]

FAMU’s College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, the college’s Department of Music hosted “Musical Masters” on Sunday, a live virtual dedication in honor of former professors Rebecca Walker Steele, Mary Warren Roberts and Vernon Leon Smith. The naming ceremony of the Foster-Tanner Music Recital Hall and Choral Suite posthumously […]

According to the Leon County Department of Health, 47 percent of the people who were being affected by COVID in May were Black. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also released a statement saying that Black people are three times more likely to contract coronavirus than white people. […]

The demand for concealed carry applications in Florida is at an all-time high, according to the Department of Agriculture, the agency that issues permits. Due to the increase in demand, the state is backed up with applications from months ago. The Florida Department of Agriculture says it has doubled the […]