#8220;They got tattoos. They some hardcore hoes. Those some nappy head hoes,” Don Imus said after the Women’s NCAA Championship between the University of Tennessee and Rutgers University. Uproars and outrage have been the lullabies of many blacks this week as they protested the statements Imus made. Many people question […]

Winning three of their last six games gave the Florida A&M University baseball team momentum going into Tuesday’s match-up against Alabama State at Moore-Kittles Field. The Rattlers used that momentum to topple the Hornets 9-3 as they rode the arm of freshman pitcher Timothy Schalch. Schalch, making just his second […]

Recent pet food recalls have left local pet owners fretting over the health of their pets and veterinarian offices flooded with patients. The U.S. Food and Drug administration’s Web site said FDA laboratories have pinpointed melamine that was found in samples of pet food as well as in the wheat […]

Students are staging a protest today on the steps of Lee Hall at 11 a.m. to stop FAMU from being considered as one of six Florida colleges and universities that could be changed into an institution that only grants four-year degrees. “The Takeover Pt. II” is the name of the […]

In the midst of weeks of turmoil for the University’s image, FAMU’s student government leaders have added one notch onto their belt for the future of FAMU. A budget amendment is in the works for the University to continue to control the finances for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Today, […]

In the 26th session of the 36th Student Senate, several student organizations received funding from the Activities and Services budget and others voiced their concerns for changes to be made to the budget. Tallie Benson, 22, a senior music education student from Atlanta, approached the Senate to ask for funding […]

The Board of Trustees held an emergency teleconference meeting in Lee Hall Monday afternoon to discuss various issues currently affecting the University. “I called for the meeting because students were confused and didn’t have adequate updates,” said Student Body President Phillip B. Agnew. One of the primary items on the […]

Forget Don Imus. Who will save me from the black men, the rappers, who degrade black women every day and proceed with business as usual? Last night I was in The Famuan newsroom speaking with students when Jesse Jackson and Michael Eric Dyson appeared on the tube speaking to a […]

You never know what you have until it’s gone. The Florida A&M University side of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering won’t have to hold that sentiment anymore after being allowed to maintain control of the school’s budget. Just weeks after state legislators threatened to rip financial control away from FAMU […]

Last month Disney revealed it was developing an animated film called the “Frog Princess.” For the first time in history, the company is to debut a black princess as the main character. On one hand, it seems this is a pseudo-social feat. But on the other hand, I can’t help […]