You would not be able to tell from looking at her. Her appearance is seemingly unthreatening…… until you piss her off. A short, ample, butterscotch colored woman standing about five feet tall with short silver hair, hazel eyes and a husky voice is not the poster child for a revolution. […]
Opinions
FAMU isn’t taking students’ mental health into consideration
As a result of the university canceling spring break, the spring semester will now end on April 23, 2021, a week earlier than scheduled. It is understandable why the university decided to cancel spring break. Taking actions to ensure a healthy and safe environment for the students, faculty, and staff […]
White women play a part in upholding white supremacy
With the aftermath of the recent presidential elections, it was made evidently clear that the state of this country is far worse than most Americans would like to admit. Specifically, the insurrection of the Capitol building that took place at the beginning of this year. With the progression of women’s […]
College students deserve the vaccine
Over the course of the past year COVID-19 has become a force to be reckoned with. It has claimed the lives of more than half a million Americans and it continues to kill more than a thousand of us daily. Now, as many of us have overcome doubt toward seeking […]
Women’s History Month should be celebrated by all
Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated every March. It feels like we earned this month only because we weren’t appreciated and spoke out about it, so they gave us a day, then […]
Let’s talk homecoming
Next to the Florida Classic, Homecoming is the most anticipated week of the college football season, here at Florida A&M University. It’s also safe to say thatit’s one of the most anticipated events in Florida. This monumental celebration draws crowds from across the nation bringing students, alumni, faculty and fans […]
FAMU’s COVID dashboard far from accurate
Florida A&M has been working to prevent the unnecessary spread of COVID-19 across the university’s campus. Tools such as rapid COVID testing sites on campus, the newly opened vaccine site at the Lawson Center and the dashboard online that purportedly reports all of positive cases. But how effective is the dashboard […]
Review: Black success unfiltered in ‘One Night in Miami’
“One Night in Miami,” an historical fiction play turned movie, describes the intimate get together of what director Regina King calls the “historical Black Avengers.” The actors portraying Malcom X, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali [also known as Cassius Clay], describe problems and solutions within the Black community […]
SJGC students should have been notified when their building was being evacuated
Almost three weeks ago, Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication’s in-person classes went remote because of a positive coronavirus claim. Many SJGC students, like myself, were unaware of the positive COVID-19 case and only found out about it because of our peers. Sierra Lyons, a senior in […]
Use social media intentionally for an enjoyable and inspiring experience
Social media is used in numerous ways such as entertainment, communication, networking, business or a news source for many. Due to society’s attention span being glued to social media for hours a day it is easy to consume a lot. Many argue that filtering what you consume via social media […]