Sen. Trent Lott recently made some remarks supporting Strom Thurmond’s 1948 presidency platform saying had the rest of the country followed Mississippi’s lead in support of Thurmond, the country would not have had so many problems over the years. Perhaps he meant to say the so-called problems blacks caused by […]

Jeb Bush agrees that the One Florida Initiative is something for which he will always be remembered. The affirmative action laws that some said gave unfair advantages to minorities in some instances were quickly halted by Bush’s administration. The One Florida Initiative centered on increasing opportunities for minorities in the […]

John Robert Edward “Bobby” Lee III, businessman and former coach and athletic administrator, was appointed athletic director. President Fred Gainous fired former athletic director Ken Riley on Nov. 26. The 1959 graduate of FAMU recently discussed his plans and goals for the athletic department with The Famuan. What are your […]

Jeb Bush received numerous blessings from community members during a Tuesday morning service to jumpstart his second term as Florida’s governor. Hundreds came together yesterday to participate in the 2003 Governor’s Inaugural Prayer Breakfast held at Gaither Gymnasium. FAMU became the first university in Florida to hold a prayer breakfast […]

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Ms. Clarke: I am corresponding to introduce you to recording artist Michael B. Sutton, a former Motown staff composer and producer who was discovered by Stevie Wonder, and whom has worked directly with; Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and more. Likewise, Sutton has scored for and performed […]

Transfer sharp-shooting guard Terrence Woods, who is leading the Rattlers in scoring at 20.5 point per game, did not start Tuesday’s game against Bethune Cookman. However, Woods made a tremendous attempt to finish the game by swishing a baseline three-pointer with 22.6 seconds left. His fourth three tied the game […]

I attended the home opening football game at Bragg Stadium. As usual, people who had absolutely no interest in the game surrounded me. They sang love songs, quoted scenes from “Coming to America,” and screamed for the band to play “S.O.S.” Although I disregarded most of what they were saying, […]

Since the fall, Mr. Henry, as his students call him, has spent his days sharing his worldly wisdom about broadcasting at Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, N.J. But when the bell rings at day’s end, Andrew Henry, 24, heads home, like his teen-age charges, to his room with the […]

Black on Black violence is not the leading cause of death for most black males. Diseases are now becoming the leading factor of deaths among young black males between the ages of 14-25-years old said health experts. This epidemic has severely effected the African-American community. “The transmitted disease, human immunodeficiency […]