Ms. Clarke: I am corresponding to introduce you to recording artist Michael B. Sutton, a former Motown staff composer and producer who was discovered by Stevie Wonder, and whom has worked directly with; Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and more. Likewise, Sutton has scored for and performed […]

With musical figures like Erykah Badu and Tupac Shakur, Egyptians signs have become increasingly popular, especially the ankh. Some say the sign has become a fad in society. The ankh symbol has influenced tattoos, jewelry and organizations associate themselves with the symbol, as a trademark. The ankh is the Egyptian […]

On Monday there was a party on the Set. It wasn’t your usual party with people dancing and loud music echoing throughout the campus. FAMU was celebrating life. From noon until 3 p.m. students, faculty and representatives from Leon and Gadsden counties observed World AIDS Day. The celebration of saving […]

Black on Black violence is not the leading cause of death for most black males. Diseases are now becoming the leading factor of deaths among young black males between the ages of 14-25-years old said health experts. This epidemic has severely effected the African-American community. “The transmitted disease, human immunodeficiency […]

Since the fall, Mr. Henry, as his students call him, has spent his days sharing his worldly wisdom about broadcasting at Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, N.J. But when the bell rings at day’s end, Andrew Henry, 24, heads home, like his teen-age charges, to his room with the […]

I attended the home opening football game at Bragg Stadium. As usual, people who had absolutely no interest in the game surrounded me. They sang love songs, quoted scenes from “Coming to America,” and screamed for the band to play “S.O.S.” Although I disregarded most of what they were saying, […]

Transfer sharp-shooting guard Terrence Woods, who is leading the Rattlers in scoring at 20.5 point per game, did not start Tuesday’s game against Bethune Cookman. However, Woods made a tremendous attempt to finish the game by swishing a baseline three-pointer with 22.6 seconds left. His fourth three tied the game […]

Missy Elliott should have named her album “Back in the Day.” There’s a song on the album with the title, but she chose instead to let the title reflect where she is in life — “Under Construction.” She alludes to the plane crash death of R&B singer Aaliyah in August […]

The holiday musical classic “Black Nativity” first opened in New York’s 41st Street Theatre in 1961. Since then it has been performed in several other places including President Kennedy’s International Jazz Festival. Today the Essential Theatre will bring the play here. Written by renowned poet, novelist and playwright Langston Hughes, […]

Marshall Green, a senior computer information system student from Miami, is preparing for graduation and is faced with getting into graduate school. After four years of the college, he is grinding his teeth to take the Graduate Record Exam. The GRE is an entrance test for students who want to […]