The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. congratulates its spring 2005 Black Family Essay Contest winner, Anthony S. Ray Jr. Ray is a senior newspaper journalism student from Miami. Printed below is the winning entry in its entirety: One of the most drastic problems that black families […]

Abuse and rap have no correlation I read the column in Friday’s paper on domestic violence and rap and I wanted to commend the writer on a job well done! He really put his foot in that article and made many points that people aren’t willing to understand. I truly […]

American society shuns domestic abuse victims The old cliché, “no one can do nothing more to you than you allow them to do” is relative in most domestic situations. Through all forms of media, America has turned these domestic abuse victims into defendants, having to prove beyond the bruises and […]

Please don’t hate me too much when I say this, but I don’t think Jamie Foxx should have gotten an Oscar Sunday evening. Don’t get me wrong, I know Foxx is an incredible actor. He did very well portraying the late Ray Charles in the movie “Ray,” belting out “Georgia […]

Florida Conference of Black State Legislators Prayer Breakfast will be held March 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Civic Center Arena. The event speaker is Bishop Paul Morton and local and state gospel choirs will perform. For more information, contact Shamika Baker at 575-4846 or e-mail mikakemo@hotmail.com. […]

Amen-Ra’s Bookshop and Gallery offers a unique experience for students looking for a strong dose of black culture. The bookstore possesses a wide variety of Afro-centric literature and materials that would be difficult to obtain anywhere else in Tallahassee. Amen-Ra’s is located within walking distance of both FAMU and FSU’s […]

Tallahassee and African Sister Cities Coalition Inc. has banded with the University’s Department of History and Political Science to turn March into an annual tribute of Africa’s gifts to civilization. These groups decided to make Carter G. Woodson’s original idea of Negro History Week more rounded by focusing more on […]

Habits are a part of a person’s everyday life, but some people have been able to break their patterns of behavior with different methods. When Traye Prince accidentally slams his hand in a car door, his instinct is not to cry. Instead he shrieks, swears and shakes it off. “I […]

To some, graduation day is something many parents look forward to along with their child who will cross the stage. But for many, this day does not come on time. For those who have problems with graduation, the Academic Affairs Institution and Research Program at FAMU keeps track of graduation […]

Ten of his books are mingled in the stacks of Coleman Library’s Special Collections, with themes that center on the African condition. But like any book, if not cracked open by students for research their central message won’t be heard around campus. Until Thursday, that is. From the stage in […]