Monday, April 29, 2024
Lincoln High School warms up before taking on Lake Minneola H.S. (Marjorie Pierre/The Famuan) High School basketball teams from across the nation sprinted up and down the court at Rickards high school in a three-day charity event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The fifth annual MLK Inspire Community basketball […]
Star Metro launched its annual food drive with free bus passes and music on Jan. 17. This drive will replenish America’s Second Harvest and also feed the homeless citizens of Tallahassee. Over 40 partners in the community helped with the drive. City of Tallahassee Communications Specialist, LaVania Sampson-Jones, said this […]
Florida A&M University is working with the U.S. Department of Energy to make 20 percent of its buildings more energy efficient within 10 years by joining the Better Buildings Challenge, an initiative started by the Obama administration’s Climate Action Plan. The Climate Action Plan was introduced in 2013 and is focused on […]
Jack Tilk, pastor of First Centanary United Methodist Church in Quincy, Fla., spoke to a large congregation Thursday in honor of former Interim Athletic Director Nelson Townsend, who passed away from a sudden heart attack last Thursday. (Jordan Kinsey/The Famuan) Rev. R.B. Holmes of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church addressed family, […]
Phillip Agnew returned to Florida A&M University as the guest speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. Agnew is a co-founder and the director for the Dream Defenders. (Jewel Brown/The Famuan Philip Agnew challenged students to start fighting for their communities at the Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, […]
Florida A&M’s Student Body President Tonnette Graham announced at the presidential meeting Tuesday that FAMU is on a waiting list for a additional parking garage. Graham said the university will soon continue its talks with the state. Details will be ironed out with Chief of Police Terence Calloway and Interim Vice President […]
The Florida Senate filed a bill Jan 9 providing exemption from public records for information concerning any clients involved in domestic violence advocacy organizations or referral services. According to Florida Senate records, the bill will require a written consent from the client to disclose of certain information. The bill will […]
Nelson Townsend was named interim Athletic Director at Florida A&M University after Kellen Winslow resigned Sunday night. A press conference was held this afternoon to introduce Townsend’s return. Townsend is a member of the President’s Alumni Advisory Board for Athletics. He served two terms as athletic director at FAMU that […]
FAMU students Shelby Avery (left), David Holmes and Jamel Booth pose with Tom Joyner after receiving a third-place award in the Ford HBCU Community Challenge on Thursday. The students won $10,000 in grant money to implement their project. (LaCrai Mitchell/The Famuan) DEARBORN, Mich. — iPad minis were just a small […]
The boisterous chanting of “Whose streets? Our Streets” filled the night air in Ferguson within minutes after the grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the killing of an unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. The melancholy call-and-response and feelings of discontent consumed the voices of those who protested. […]