While watching movies and television shows, what do I see? Certainly not many women who look like me. Art is supposedly an imitation of life; however, in the movie and television industry that is obviously not the case. Instead, black women make themselves visible in the work force and institutions […]

Last year about 596,400 young black men were missing from our classrooms, offices and homes according to report by the U.S. Department of Justice. These men were not dead or at war. They were sitting behind iron bars where their potential had no room to grow and their careers had […]

The first Florida HBCU Track Invitational will be hosted this weekend by the Florida A&M track program. The meet will be held at the Pete Griffin Track. Edward Waters College, Bethune-Cookman College and Florida Memorial College will all compete in the event with FAMU. The field events will begin Saturday […]

Sometimes it’s important to look out for numero uno. When it comes to FAMU supporting other historically black colleges and universities in trouble, we have to stick to a survival of the fittest attitude. It is completely understandable if FAMU feels the need to assist other HBCUs when they are […]

The first time I sat in front of a computer to write for The Famuan, I was 18 years old. I’m sure if I were to read the articles now, I’d think those words came from a long lost friend. I’ve done a lot of growing since the fall of […]

To ease the end-of-the-semester squeeze, FAMU alumnus Michael Jones, is launching Greek Fiesta, an event designed to give students the same fun atmosphere he had during his college days. “I really enjoyed everybody getting together before finals week,” Jones said. “I would love for students to get that type of […]

Travis Williams and Aziza Bowser were certified as SGA president and vice president March 24. The move by the electoral commission came hours after the SGA Supreme Court decided to uphold its decision to disqualify Larry O. Rivers and Virgil A. Miller from the race. “The electoral commission voted to […]

Because many universities are in the habit of using personal information to identify students, officials in the Florida Attorney General’s office say those students are at a high risk of having their identities stolen. “Because sometimes people sit on the information for years, after a while with no problems with […]

After several weeks of investigation, the FAMU police department has yet to apprehend the suspects responsible for six computers stolen out of Jones Hall. “The case is open because the matter is still under investigation,” said Calvin Ross, Chief of Police for FAMU police department. “It’s unfortunate that something like […]

In his speech to faculty on Feb. 25, President Fred Gainous announced he had hired two women to fill the vice president positions of research and student affairs. It has been three weeks since Patricia Green-Powell, the newly appointed vice president for student affairs began the task of improving the […]