Adorned with her tiara and sash, Miss Black Florida, Donnitra Swain read to a room of about 40 second grade students Tuesday at Bond Elementary School. As part of her four-school circuit for the National Reading Chain Day, Swain, 20, a junior public relations student at Florida Memorial College in […]

There is an enemy lurking in the homes of blacks. It passes down from generation to generation. It puts people on medication, in hospitals and into graves. This illness is hypertension, known to most people as high blood pressure. Hypertension is a leading cause of death in the black community. […]

In the period following the invention of basketball in 1891 by James A. Naismith, basketball teams were called “fives” because of the starting five players. Like the rest of society at the time, basketball was segregated; teams composed of all black players were known as ‘black fives’. The period between […]

To say that people are standing on the shoulders of history is more than a metaphor. In fact, the saying has a great degree of accuracy on the highest of seven hills. Less than two centuries ago, territorial Gov. W.P. Duval owned “Highwood,” a slave plantation that existed where FAMU […]

Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat at the front of a bus and ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott. What some may not know, however, is another significant moment in the civil rights movement occurred in Tallahassee in the mid 1950s. For more than six […]

Excited students filled their school’s cafeteria on Jan. 24 for the chance to receive encouraging words, hugs and school supplies, brought to them by FAMU athletes. Students at Nims Middle School were paired with a FAMU athlete as part of the University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s initiative to provide community service […]

When a movie bombs at the box office, a studio’s last hope is for solid home video and DVD sales. Luckily for Artisan Entertainment, an immediate cult following ensued after the original release of their critical and box office flop “Belly.” With the release of the ” Belly: Special Edition […]

TV shows like Fox’s “American Idol” and Vh1’s “Born to Diva” demonstrate to viewers some of what is required to make it in the music industry. These shows transform ordinary people like Ruben Studdard into instant celebrities and make breaking into the music scene appear easy. But for some, being […]

Henry Lewis III was destined to study pharmacology, said his younger sister, Rosalyn Bryant. She said Lewis was nearly 11 years old when he asked for a chemistry set. “Henry used to say he wanted to make medicine,” Bryant said. “Even then, he knew exactly what he wanted to do […]

After a disappointing 86-62 road loss to South Carolina State, the Rattlers (7-11, 6-3) returned to Gaither Gymnasium Saturday to defeat the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-14, 2-7) 79-74. After hitting one of their 15 three-point field goals to tie the game at 74, the Hawks were in the hunt […]