You read about it in the newspaper: A distraught student struggling with school and depression commits suicide. The scenario, he is one of 300,000 Americans who have taken their own lives. “When people commit suicide it means that they feel powerless in a certain situation,” said Dana Dennard, a clinical […]

For all those who love the “100” there is a contest to see which band is the best in each athletic conference. This contest was announced during the homecoming game but the site to vote at was given as www.702world.com.This site refers to the song they played for halftime and […]

Once upon a time, there were prosperous villages in the beautiful continent of Africa. Slowly but surely, Portuguese and European slave traders invaded this landmass and captured the brilliant indigenous people for indentured servitude. After their arrival to new lands, they eventually had to cope with racism, brutality, genocide, and […]

Dear Editor, My name is Kimberly Hines and I am the publicist for new author Daryl C. Diggs. Daryl is the author of the novel That’s the Way Love Goes, a romantic comedy partially set on a fictional Black college campus. The author is a product of an HBCU, and […]

#8220;If we have no place to park, why should we even come to school? Our cars are destined to be towed!” These are the words of a frustrated student attending FAMU DRS. Situations that subtract from learning happen more often than they should. They are usually associated with subversive behavior, […]

I am young. I am black. And I am a man. Combine those three and I am the supreme menace to society – a young black man. Everyone under the sun has called me a savage, a brute, a beast, a rapist, a pervert, an abuser, a gangster, a violator, […]

Hundreds of magazines grace the shelves of grocery markets and corner stores across the country everyday. The content of these books range from cars to politics. The magazines that reflect the black voice are about to add to its rank, make room for Natural Women. Natural Woman is a monthly […]

Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Communicators (DFW/ABC) is offering a $1,500 scholarship to all students from Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Hunt, Collin or Ellis counties pursuing a career in the communications industry, such as; broadcast, print, advertising, public relations, photojournalism, graphic arts. For more information call (214) 977-8222, fax (214) 977-8319, […]

The Homecoming concert had its share of exciting and boring moments. FAMU students, along with many other spectators, piled into the Leon County Civic Center to see several of their favorite local and mainstream artists. The artists who were scheduled to perform included Jaheim, Truth Hurts, Lil’ Wayne, BG, Youngbloodz […]

Washington Center Internship Program Meeting12:30 p.m.; International Language Conference room, behind Student Union; Honors Program Hot & Holy Bible Study2 p.m.; FAMU Wesley Foundation; The Campus Ministry Center North Florida Fair Florida Lottery Night5 p.m.; $7 adults, $4 youths, children under 5 free; Fairgrounds, S. Monroe & Paul Russell Rd.; […]