Henry Lewis III said he does not want to be considered for the permanent position of presidency at Florida A&M University and the board of trustees has made it very clear that he would not be the permanent president even if he wanted to. “The policy stands,” said William Jennings, […]

Thursday’s full board trustees’ meeting featured faculty grievances, a revisiting of the presidential search and a spirited debate about FAMU DRS’ future. Sandwiched between these high-profile issues, budget and finance committee Chairman Joe Lacher presented a sobering report on the depleted state of FAMU’s reserve budget. The budget cuts handed […]

A House appropriations bill amendment seeking $14 million in increased funding for additional voting reforms was defeated in committee Friday, despite claims from one of the bill’s Democratic sponsors that the state hadn’t “done all of the job.” At the meeting of the House Fiscal Responsibility Council, Rep. Doug Wiles, […]

If you have been scrolling up and down your radio dial, you may have noticed ‘the beat’ of something new. Tallahassee has a new radio station, 100.7 FM “The Beat.” The new station came about because the old station, Kool WOKL-FM, had low listernship and targeted an older demographic. “Tallahassee […]

From radio to live performances, Sundays in Tallahassee are becoming the jazziest day of the week. Yianni’s and 90.5 WANM FM are now providing the community with jazz. Since Feb. 3, The Sessions, which held the Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. slot on WANM, was moved to the 7 to […]

#8216;I have AIDS’ is a phrase that resounds within the play.’ “Before it Hits Home” is a critically acclaimed play that was presented by The Essential Theatre. It detailed the controversial and commonly misunderstood topic of AIDS. Also, it deals with its implications on the infected and his family. Throughout […]

When members of the Tallahassee community poured into the Leon County Civic Center Monday night to see ‘3 Mo’ Tenors’, hopefully they knew Luciano Pavarotti would not be among the headliners. ‘Three Mo’ Tenors’ is a group of classically trained African-American tenors who go beyond the norm when it comes […]

The Governor’s Mansion and The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science will be displaying pieces from the Barnett-Aden Collection throughout the month of February to celebrate black history month. The Barnett-Aden Collection was established in 1943 during a time period in which blacks, minorities and women had little to […]

It was a total team effort Monday night as the Rattlerettes(9-15, 5-10 MEAC) defeated the Hornets of Delaware State(9-15, 6-9 MEAC) 71-47 in Gaither Gym. Led by Phaedra Mashburn’s 22 points, the Rattlerettes shot 41.3 percent from the field and 65 percent from the line in their win. “I think […]

The Rattlers eked out a hard-fought 69-62 victory against conference foe Delaware State Monday night. The Hornets (14-10, 11-4) entered the contest ranked second in the MEAC. The first half was marked by FAMU turnovers, spotting the Hornets an early four-point lead. The Rattlers regrouped after a time out, led […]