Sunday, July 6, 2025
Courtesy of Anquinette Taylor Alice Flowers, sister of the late Rosemary Pate, friends, family and supporters gathered at the Capitol rotunda to advocate for Senate Bill 904: Abuse of a Parent bill Wednesday. In July 2013, Cops found 51-year-old Rosemary Pate, dripped in bleached and stabbed numerous times in her […]
Courtesy of J. Kelly Local hip-hop artist Jonathan Kelly, artistically known as J. Kelly, held a listening party at his alma mater, Florida A&M University to seek constructive criticism and promotion for his upcoming album “Controlled Substance” on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Born and raised in Tallahassee, J. Kelly grew up […]
Courtesy of Kimberly Reveil Sounds of laughter, dogs barking and children joyfully yelling filled the air as Tallahassee residents gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Fred George Park and Greenway, on Wednesday. Located on the corner of Fred George Road and Capital Circle NW, its 160-acre greenway and 10 […]
Florida State University’s Students for a Democratic Society gathered Tuesday, February 16 for its Free Speech Zone to protest Donald Trump and all racist politicians as part of the Dump Trump Rally. The rally was intended to shed light on FSU’s Board of Trustee member Joe Gruters’ affiliation with Donald […]
Courtesy of FSU Brian Ballard, CEO of Ballard Partners, and Kathryn Ballard, a Florida State University alumna and member of the FSU Board of Trustees, donated a building valued at $1.1 million in downtown Tallahassee that will serve as the home of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship. The three-story, […]
The Emerging Leaders’ Summit Conference provided insight to Florida A&M University students Feb. 3 on how to apply quality leadership in their everyday life and post-graduation. The Florida Conference of Black Legislators has hosted the conference for the past eight years. This year's conference was held in the Grand Ballroom […]
Florida A&M University has a new student body president. Justin Bruno, vice president under FAMU's Student Government Association President Tonnette Graham for the past term, was elected president after vote tallies were posted a little before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Bruno and Devin Harrison were elected SGA president and vice president with 1,366 […]
Florida A&M University Gospel Choir received $10,850 from the student senate Monday for funds that will be used toward their spring concert trip to Houston, Texas. Brandon Johnson, second-year FAMU political science student and student senator, represented the Gospel Choir as they asked the student senate for $26,520 in special […]
Courtesy of Global Perspective Florida businesses can fire employees based on sexual orientation without legally violating their rights, for now. Senate Bill 120, proposed by Democratic Sen. Joseph Abruzzo of Boynton Beach, was voted unfavorable after the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee reached a 5-5 vote on Feb. 9. SB 120, […]
Courtesy of Hartford.edu The Florida A&M University Faculty Senate is discussing the proposed ban of tobacco products on campus. The ban seeks to prohibit smoking in all areas of the FAMU campus, including the popular e-cigarettes and hookah pens. To determine the opinions as it pertains to smoking on campus, […]