Chelsey Goodwin 17 Broadcast Journalism

Less than 24 hours after Florida A&M President James H. Ammons resigned Wednesday, a FAMU student posted a satirical song online about Ammons’ abrupt decision to leave, sending students to social media sites with mixed reactions. James Genwright, better known as “Charlie Sky,” released the song “President Ammons” at midnight […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation’s two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement and a public that is persistently skeptical of its value. The […]

#8220;Fourth Street” by Florida A&M alumna Anastasia Means-Dallas is a children’s book that reveals her cherished relationship with her grandfather, Forest “Daddy” Bowman. After her parents separate her mother, sister and her left Connecticut and moves in with her Grandparents in Quincy, Florida. There she learned life lesson from her […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M President James Ammons has resigned the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit. Ammons resigned Wednesday in a letter to the university governing board. Robert Champion died in November after being […]

Florida A&M President James H. Ammons resigned Wednesday amid the controversy surrounding the hazing death of Marching “100” drum major Robert Champion in November. His resignation, effective Oct. 11, 2012, comes after weeks of speculation of whether he would be giving up his post. The university’s Board of Trustees have […]

Former Florida A&M swimmer Steven Stevens II died recently in a battle in Afghanistan, according to the university’s website. He was married with a young son. Stevens swam middle/long distances for the university until he joined the military. He was a private first class in the U.S. Marines. FAMU Athletic […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Not that they’re a step away from the poor house, but some of Mitt Romney’s potential vice presidential running mates are grappling with the same financial issues as many other Americans. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, for example, has had to save one home from foreclosure, is […]

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has set an October trial date for 11 marching band members charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M drum major. An attorney for one of the former band members said Thursday the trial likely won’t start until next year, […]

Close to 100 people attended the formal reception Friday for the first Chinese Art Exhibition held at Florida A&M’s Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Complex. Curator and art professor Nan Liu told The Famuan that he hopes to make it an annual event for the local community.   […More Photos, Words and […]