One day last week I was sitting in Ruby Tuesdays having lunch. I could not help but overhear the gentlemen sitting behind me. There were three black guys talking about how each of their days was going at work. It was obvious that they were car salesmen at a local […]

They saw the pathetic little pajamas the children wore that morning, saw videos of their dead bodies. They heard the way Andrea Yates submerged the children in water, how they struggled, how the oldest managed to fight so ferociously that he surfaced a few times for air before his body […]

Angie Stone’s “Brotha” seems to be the anthem of black people everywhere. With her smooth words of love, Stone places men of African descent on a pedestal. Suddenly, it’s kind of hard to hate on brothas nowadays. It’s almost a sin. The things a brotha used to do that infuriated […]

I know you’ve seen them. People walk around wearing their high school letterman’s jacket. Is it me or is high school over, along with its ill faded grandeur? I love talking to these people who feel as though the small microcosm of high school, where they once were somebody, is […]

Dear Mind Matters, I need your advice. I am the oldest of three children and the first to attend college. I recently discovered that my mother has a terminal illness. During a recent visit home, she made me promise that I would stay in school and finish the semester. I […]

For the longest time, I’ve had a dream of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. A great white hope, I shadow box by night and practice journalism by day. Time has passed, and my dream has slowly slipped away. Now, my hopes are high once more. Over the break, […]

March is Women’s History Month. The National Women’s History Project, a nonprofit educational organization, selected six women from widely varied backgrounds to be recognized during Women’s History Month 2002. The honorees are: -Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. At the […]

BILOXI, Miss. – Black Springbreak officially has been moved from the Mississippi Coast to New Orleans and renamed Spring Rap-Up.This year’s event, which is scheduled for April 5-6, is expected to draw as many as 60,000 young people to the Crescent City and is being billed as “a celebration of […]

Over spring break, FAMU track athletes got their sun and fun while hosting the 52nd Annual FAMU Relays March 8-9. With the event drawing more than 40 high school and collegiate teams, FAMU got a look at what the 2002 outdoor season may hold. Both men and women’s teams are […]

Thursday, March 21 FAMU Fitness Pageant and Bodybuilding Contest: Come and see some of FAMU’s most fit and muscular at the 5th annual Ms. FAMU Fitness Pageant and Mr. FAMU Bodybuilding Contest in Lee Hall at 5:30 p.m. $2 for all non-studentsJSA Meeting: The Jacksonville Student Alliance will hold it’s […]