Jacksonville native and freshman Senator Jeffery Francis is vying for the coveted Student Government Association vice president position at FAMU. At just 18 years old Francis is the youngest candidate on the ticket. While tender in age , experience is no issue. Francis began his collegiate career in high school […]

Thomas W. Dortch Jr., a successful businessman and philanthropist in Atlanta and a member of the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees since 2016, has died. He was 72. According to FAMU officials. Dortch died peacefully at his Atlanta home on Wednesday evening. He had been battling pancreatic cancer, according […]

Underrepresentation of Black people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is a result of limited access to quality education, and lack of encouragement to pursue jobs in STEM from an early age. As an advocate for high-quality early childhood education, Kaye Crawford is promoting equity and inclusion in […]

Florida Senate Bill 52, which focuses on social media safety in the state’s public schools, has been thoroughly reviewed and revised as legislators met in committee meetings and special sessions this past week. The proposal sponsored by Zephyrhills Republican Senator Danny Burgess was amended in the Senate Pre-K12 Education Committee […]

Tarik Polk, who is in his fourth year as a computer engineering major at Florida A&M University, marched with passion Wednesday to ensure his voice was heard. “I was glad to find that several other individuals were against the ban. It’s a shame that we have to deal with something […]

Tallahassee civil rights attorney Ben Crump was recently honored when the law school at St. Thomas University was named after Crump. A ceremony took place last week at St. Thomas University in Miami to officially designate the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. The newly renamed college opened its doors […]

Tallahassee and the rest of Florida may see a change in their next school board elections this November. Florida House Rep. Alex Rizo, R-Miami-Dade, has introduced House Bill 477, which would revise term limits for school board members. According to the Orlando Weekly, Gov. Ron DeSantis backs the idea. HB […]