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Powell continues to ‘Keep the Faith’

We all know about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. Seldom do we hear of other black leaders who played a significant part in bettering the lives of African Americans. “Keep the Faith, Baby” examines the life and accomplishments of the controversial congressman and minister Adam Clayton […]

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The Famuan Classifieds

EMPLOYMENT SUMMER JOBS starting at $190 per week with room and board included. Work at one of the University of Florida’s four recreational, overnight camps located in Lake Placid, Ocala National Forest, Madison or Niceville. Staff has no cabin responsibilities and most weekends off. University of Florida 4-H Summer Staff […]

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‘Rings’ snares most Oscar nominations

LIST OF NOMINATED FEATURE FILMS (SHORT FILMS EXCLUDED): “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (New Line) _ 13 “A Beautiful Mind” (Universal and DreamWorks) _ 8 “Moulin Rouge” (20th Century Fox) _ 8 “Gosford Park” (USA Films) _ 7 “Amelie” (Miramax Zoe) _ 5 “In the […]

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Yates trial raises inquiries of post partum

The trial of Andrea Yates, the Houston mother who was found guilty Tuesday of drowning her children last year, has renewed questions about postpartum disorders.These are a range of mental-health conditions that sometimes occur in women after they give birth. Some conditions are mild and last no more than a […]

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Prison did not change Suge Knight

MIAMI _ Five years in prison might have taken hip-hop impresario Suge Knight off the street, but it didn’t take the street out of Suge. Seven months after being sprung from California’s Mule Creek State Prison, where he served time for violating parole, the man who made Dr. Dre, Snoop […]

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Campus Notes

Adopt-A-Grandparent The FAMU Chapter of Adopt-A-Grandparent will be holding their last interest meeting of the semester at 7 p.m. on March 26 in Jackson Davis room 305. For more information, contact Rashonda Rosier at 385-0382 or Nicole Symmonds at 350-0320 or email them at Adopt_a_Grandparent@hotmail.com Helping Hands Mentoring Program If […]

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Dead Presidents & the Enslaved part 2

With the faces of slave mastersthat “gang-green” takesour lost seeds, andthose who can’t see thatits beauty is really pestilencestealing African identity.Causing jealousy,selfishness and greed.Shown in symptoms of materialism, whiledistorting truth by robbing wisdom.Bringing souls to its knees. Without nourishment even the soul becomes weakand fades away.Leaving bodies,walking corpseswith no purposebut […]

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Black Consciousness

Black ConsciousnessBy Mark T. Moore Creative Soul Force – the elements of spirtuality that create cultural mechanisms that enable African-Americans to transform reality though Black culture. Resistant Soul force- The power to create those homes and constraints that enforces values that reinforce human oppression. Power to create, transform those homes […]

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Love your car like your body

Cars are just like bodies. When people take proper care of their cars, their cars will inevitably take care of them. “If you don’t drink and you don’t smoke, your body will keep up with you. The same is true for your car,” said Bob Sullivan, the owner of Bob’s […]

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Convicted felons denied right to vote by Senate

The effort to restore voting rights to convicted felons has once again failed. After going before the Senate the last two years, the proposed bills still remain buried in committee.During last year’s legislative session, the Senate and House were rumored to be negotiating a proposal to restore voting rights to […]