Rattler Aquatics team captain Douglas Carrington, 22, embraces an attitude of determination and hard work, encouraging his teammates to focus on putting in their best efforts. One of Carrington’s goals is for FAMU to win the Northeastern Conference Championship this weekend. “The main goal would be to win the whole […]

Henry Roth was a man no woman could ever forget. He had charm and a good sense of humor. There was one problem, though. Henry Roth was afraid of commitment. So for the numerous women vacationing in Hawaii, who wanted a lasting relationship, Henry Roth was off limits. He was […]

In “This Far by Faith,” Juan Williams and Quinton Dixie document the progression and variation of faith practiced by black people from the times of slavery to today. Williams provides an extensive study of African-American religious history. The book begins with the Middle Passage and documents the evolution of religious […]

As the operator of her own juice stand at age eight, Arian Reed knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. 15 years later, she no longer has to fill glasses for loose change, but sits back and watches customers pour into her retail clothing store, Fabulous, in the Tallahassee Mall. […]

They killed him for “making insurrections and plotting to take away the lives of diverse free white persons.” The Commonwealth of Virginia raised that charge against Nat Turner, an enslaved man who led a revolt in Southampton on August 22, 1831. Less than a century earlier, other men challenged British […]

For the past three years, the Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity for women Inc. has produced an annual event that brings artists and couples together called “Love Jones.” Their 2004 showcase was no different. On Feb. 13 and 14, in the Foster Tanner Music Building Recital Hall, students flocked […]

With recent research indicating a significant increase of online console gaming in the United States, gaming industry insiders such as Internet service providers, game developers and the “Big Three” consoles – Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube – are looking to capitalize on the growing trend. In a […]

y Rodney Clayton Three reasons why, sadly, FAMU is never going I-A: (1) FAMU will always face its share of challenges. All state institutions feel the need for more academic resources. There will always be accreditation visits. Government funding will continue to decrease. (2) This type of flip-flop is unprecedented. […]

It may have been a rainy weekend for lovers in Tallahassee, but on Friday night, one woman showered her voice on an audience thirsty for a different kind of love. Around 8 p.m. gospel singer Ce Ce Winans walked onto the stage at Northwoods Baptist Church. The concert began with […]

Wandering through a gallery of rendered waterscapes, moon-reflected inlets, country marshes and views of pastel sunsets, it’s uncanny to believe that the creators of such works were initially denied access to Florida’s galleries. In turn, the eight black landscape painters, dubbed by the media as the Highwaymen, would caravan across […]