You are walking in the park with your significant other. A couple strolls past you-a homosexual couple, two men. They are holding hands, and then they kiss. How does this affect you, if at all? Should it affect you? It shouldn’t. From an external standpoint, what other people do with […]

Black love used to be heads held high and raised black fists. Now, where is the love that black manifests? Things have changed since the Black Love Movement, the original Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Era, namely, integration. In a society where individuality, love for self and the […]

Yes, I am one of those people caught up in the holiday hoopla. I put on red, make dinner reservations, and make calls to my loved ones. I’ve been celebrating Valentine’s Day for about three years now. Because for three years I’ve been with the man I was always searching […]

As I walked to Tucker Hall the other day, I came up to the doorway behind this guy; he opened the door and walked right through it. He didn’t even bother to hold it open for me! There’s no way he didn’t know I was there-a set of four-inch heels […]

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from the January 30, 2004 edition – http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0130/p02s02-uspo.html ‘Alienated’ generation gets politically activeA multi-candidate field, outreach by Kucinich and Dean, and the war drive young people to polls.By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MANCHESTER, N.H. – With an extra-large “Rock the Vote” T-shirt pulled over […]

Homosexuality and closely related issues have become more frequent on FAMU’s campus. Homophobia, coming out of the closet, and discrimination against gays are just a few matters that students face. “There have been complaints about homosexual roommates,” said Marvin Thompson Jr., a resident assistant in Gibbs Hall. Thompson, a sophomore […]

Gospel 1. “Praise Is What I Do” – Shekinah Glory Ministry 2. “I Told The Storm” – Greg O’Quinn 3. “Use Me As You Please” – Boys choir of Tallahassee 4. “Bring It All To Him” – Georgia Mass Choir 5. “Tomorrow” – Tamia Jazz 1. “Unforgetable” – Nat King […]

The Rattler basketball team will welcome Saturday’s match up against Coppin State College with open arms. Saturday’s game will be the second of the season between the teams. At their last meeting, Coppin State edged the Rattlers 59-55, so for many of the Rattlers this is more than just a […]

As the first half of the NBA season comes to a close, let’s reflect; not on Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony or who’s playing in the NBA All-Star game, but let’s talk about the firing of Orlando Magic coach Doc Rivers, New Jersey Nets head coach Byron Scott and the resignation […]