Black Americans are so confused it’s disgraceful. One of the main points of confusion is our very identity. We are confused because we are in denial about who we really are: African people. However, we’d rather be American. After all, most of us have never been to Africa and we […]

At Dance Off 2K3, a friend said that she was glad no white people were there to see our rowdy and loud behavior. Maybe she was joking. Regardless, her statement verbalizes a thought that others share. Black people need to lose their paranoia of being “black”. We fear white people […]

Student Activities is looking forward to filling its vacant director’s position as early as next month. Filling the position has been delayed by presidential shake-ups and other high-ranking vacancies. There have been no designations made in the five vice presidential seats, the provost’s post, the deans of education and graduate […]

Students gathered in the SGA senate chambers Wednesday for a town hall meeting about the possible elimination of the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Beth Kennedy, representative of the Florida Student Association, said the program’s outcome would affect all students who go to school in Florida. “Ninety-four percent of students receive […]

To prepare for the April 15 income tax filing deadline, many students are going online, while others are seeking face-to-face filing assistance. While some students choose the option of filing their own taxes, others like Tyeisha Jackson, 20, a sophomore psychology student from Camden, N.J., turn to others for help. […]

When TJT films came to Tallahassee while hosting its 40-city audition tour for the upcoming film, “The System Within,” they found a star in the making. Larry Lee Morris is the chief executive officer of JazzyPHAT Productionz, an employee of the Cove Café and a senior Afr0-American Studies student. With […]

In hopes of raising awareness about its existence to the student body, FAMU’s chapter of Florida’s anti-tobacco program STRIKE, held its first event of the semester on Tuesday. STRIKE, the Student Tobaco Reform Initiative: Knowledge for Eternity, is part of the college advocacy initiative. Its goal is to educate Florida […]

City Commission candidate Andrew Gillum entered the room to a round of applause from about 50 supporters at the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. “All praise be to God,” said Gillum, who advanced to the Feb. 25 run-off for the city commission seat he vied for. Gillum edged […]

I cannot believe that Michael Jordan was selected as a reserve to the all-star game. Instead of making the trip to Atlanta this weekend, Jordan should be packing his bags for Las Vegas because we all know that’s where he wants to be. The athletes playing the best basketball should […]

FAMU won its fifth straight game Monday by defeating South Carolina State University 60-50. The Rattlerettes improved to 11-8 overall and 7-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, as SCSU dropped to 6-12, 4-6. “We came out slow, but a win is a win,” said junior guard Yolanda Dixon. Definitely taking […]