Operation One Voice, a non-profit corporation made up of firefighters and police officers, made a stop through Tallahassee Wednesday to spread the message of hope wounded or fallen Special Forces officers and their families. Runners started their journey in Duluth, Ga., where the organization was founded. The purpose of the […]

After a year at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, former Florida A&M administrator Larry Robinson has announced he is stepping down from his position to continue in his career in academia. In May 2010, Robinson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to his position as assistant secretary of commerce […]

Florida A&M students Jessica Herd and Najee Sanders are working to bring a chapter of the Black Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) to FAMU. Their organization’s advisor is Pamela Zachery, vice president of university affairs. BEEP is a program designed to get students job and internship opportunities. The program is an extension […]

Cascades Park is ahead of renovation schedule. Cascades Park is a 12-acre park along the stream of the St. Augustine Branch, which runs through Tallahassee south of the Florida State Capitol. Because it influenced the territorial government’s choice of Tallahassee’s location, it is known as a Nationally Registered Historic Place. […]

Just in time for HIV Awareness month in December, the Florida Department of Health has reported that, through voluntary counseling and testing, there has been an increase of HIV-infected people in Florida who know they are infected. Approximately 95 percent of all reported HIV-infected individuals know their status, according to […]

A Florida A&M professor, politician and community activist has published a provocative new book. In his Oct. 29th release titled “Our Faults: Conversations on the State of Affairs in Modern Black America,” Anthony Viegbesie, claims the attitudes and behaviors of black Americans themselves are the core reason for wide-ranging hardship […]

Students from the Florida A&M University Institute of Public Health and members of the Future Public Health Professionals had a chance to go to the American Public Health Association’s national meeting Oct. 29 in Washington. The conference was a chance for students to get a look at cutting edge health […]

The opening of a new café and wingery in the cafeteria has left students with mixed emotions. On Monday, Sodexo, Inc., opened a World of Wings Café and Wingery, a new restaurant in the food court on the lower level of the Cafeteria. Jhimeirra Barrington, the daytime supervisor for the […]

On Jan. 31, 2012, residents of Gadsden County will get their say on whether or not to allow slot machines, as a result of a unanimous decision made on Nov.1 at a county commissioner’s meeting. Gadsden County commissioner chambers reached capacity as residents piled in to voice their concerns about […]

Heart disease takes more lives than HIV/AIDS, cancer and crime combined, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number one killer of black men in the U.S. is heart disease, which is irreversible but preventable. More than 1.1 million Floridians were admitted to hospitals with heart […]