As the semester approaches its mid-point, the FAMU ELITE is determined to prove it is more than just rah-rah and pom-poms that is going to fad away after the football season. With the help of Advisor/Coach Abigail Mobley and assistant advisors Charlie Toomer and Darryl Stewart, the FAMU ELITE plan […]

It is the repository for paintings, sculptures, articles, books, films and music from Africa, the Caribbean and other parts of the African Diaspora. It is a hidden gold mine located right here on campus. The FAMU Center for Caribbean Culture is an educational outreach organization founded in 1993 by Jan […]

There’s a new food court on campus, and it’s causing students to flock from the traditional cafeteria food to the fast food likes of fried chicken, pizza and egg rolls. Pizza Hut Express, KFC Express and Far East Fusion, a Chinese restaurant, are now serving food in the lower level […]

Times have changed drastically for the worse. A Friday afternoon on the Set proved this. I was walking and noticed a Caucasian gentleman selling belt buckles. A few of the belt buckles had the Confederate flag emblem on them. I would have been outraged, but I was too stunned. I […]

American flags, campaign posters and even homemade hats were on display Tuesday morning at the northwest entry of the Leon County Civic Center for the Howard Dean rally. Around noon a gray van pulled up and crowds of Dean supporters chanted, “Dean! Dean! Dean!” as the Democratic presidential candidate waved […]

With Saturday’s win against Hampton University, Coach Billy Joe won his 234th career game. Making him the 2nd winningest coach all-time amongst black college coaches, behind the great Eddie Robinson of Grambling State who finished his career with 408 career wins. It was also Joe’s 83rd career win since being […]

For decades, the Ten Commandments – the so-called foundation of America’s legal system – were displayed without complaint in public facilities across America. But when the United States Supreme Court, for the first time, ordered the removal of a Ten Commandments plaque from a public school wall in Kentucky in […]

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Domestic violence is not a pretty subject. Most people wish to not think about such issues. Abuse is not partial to gender, race, age, economic, educational or social level; it does however transcend generations and has a tremendous cost to society. As part of the “Rape is a Crime. Always” […]