Ebony Fashion Fair began as a small idea of Jessie Dent of New Orleans in 1956.Dent had the desire to put on a mini fashion show for a local ladies auxiliary. She took her idea to John H. Johnson, the CEO and chairman of Johnson Publish Company. With help from […]

FAMU students have found several ways to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. “I usually do some kind of community service,” said Conni Cole, 20, a business administration/psychology student from Atlanta. “This year I plan to do something to give back to the community.” Students may also want to […]

Hal McRae, considered one of the greatest designated hitters in baseball history; was a standout athlete at Douglas High School in Sebring, Florida, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball. McRae was drafted by the San Francisco Giants following his stellar high school career, but instead chose to come to FAMU […]

Ebony Fashion Fair presents Simply Spectacular, a fashion show, to the FAMU community January 21 at 8 p.m. Simply Spectacular promises to be unforgettable said Staci Collins, a FAMU graduate and promotions coordinator for Ebony Fashion Fair, Ebony and Jet magazine circulation. “As the former president of Epicurean, I remember […]

FAMU’s 2003 Track and Field Season officially begins with the Florida Intercollegiate meet in Gainesville on Saturday, and the Rattlers will be more than ready. The men’s track and field team has been training since September and has high expectations for this season. The Rattlers placed third in the Mid-Eastern […]

Florida State University students are well versed on issues ranging from the possible war with Iraq to the death penalty to how student government is allocating money. They listen to National Public Radio, write anti-oppression letters to governments and protest major institutions. They are members of what they call progressive […]

The Florida A & M Women’s Track and Field team begins their 2003 season Saturday, January 18, as they visit the University of Florida for the annual Florida Intercollegiate Meet. The meet will, held in the Gator’s O’Connell Center, is the Rattlerette’s first indoor competition of the season. The teams […]

I spy somebody tall. He wears locks and has a book in hand. He wears a leather armband adorned with shells. Silver beads hug his neck. His sweatshirt boasts “Think Outside” printed above a box. So tell me, whom did I see? Some might say that I spied your garden-variety […]

Over the past few decades activism and celebrities are two words that have gone hand and hand. Celebrities from all genres of entertainment have been taking time out of their busy schedules to head foundations, raise money and even spend time with the less fortunate. Not only are these celebrities […]

I am writing to Dominique Drake, regarding her story about the en-masse death-row commutation by Illinois Gov. George Ryan. (But, I would also like the editor to consider my short letter for publications in “Letters to the Editor.”) First, I am glad that FAMU, long characterized as a “liberal” or […]