Wednesday, July 23, 2025
The Tallahassee City Commission had a lot on its plate Wednesday, but no item stood out like the future of the Northwood Center, set to be the future headquarters of the Tallahassee Police Department and other entities. Including a possible center for the arts. This is when the lobbying began. […]
Imagine being locked in the house, terrified to go outside because you could fall ill, be hospitalized or worse for the entirety of your sophomore year. For me, there was no need to imagine it because that was my reality: an entire year of isolation. Isolation can really take a […]
The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge, held a press briefing via Zoom Wednesday with student journalists attending HBCUs. There was one representative each from more than 30 schools on the briefing, and each student prepared one question related to HUD and its plans for 2022. […]
The coronavirus has reached its peak on Florida A&M University’s campus, according to Tanya Tatum, director of Student Health Services at FAMU. Many students are aware that the COVID-19 virus has been spreading throughout the campus, she said. Earlier this month the testing site was seeing more than 100 positive […]
FAMU DRS held “FBOG Chairman Brian Lamb Day” today in recognition of alumnus Brian Lamb. It began with an assembly for Lamb to celebrate “Brian Lamb Day.” Lamb, newly installed as chairman of the Florida Board of Governors, grew up in Tallahassee and graduated from FAMU DRS. Throughout his career, […]
Lawmakers in the Sunshine State want to crack down on street takeovers amid growing concerns in Miami and other Florida cities. Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, the bill’s sponsor, and the Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 876 on Jan. 12, citing an increased number of injuries and fatalities connected […]
Adner Marcelin, a former president of the NAACP Tallahassee chapter, has filed to run for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5. Marcelin, who works with acclaimed local civil rights attorney Ben Crump, already had an interest in civil justice. He has worked alongside Crump on major national cases such as Trayvon […]
The Florida Legislature has not introduced any bills related to protesting thus far in the 2022 session that got underway Jan. 11. This comes after the Tallahassee Police Department arrested 19 protesters near the state Capitol in the summer of 2020. The protesters had marched to fight police brutality and […]
Last September, Florida Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby filed HB 167, which is an abortion ban similar to Texas’ new abortion law. If Florida lawmakers agree to pass this bill, access to abortion throughout the state will drastically change as more states continue to chip away at Roe v. Wade. The […]
As students began to return to classrooms, some parents began to worry about their child’s safety at school. A bill proposed in the Florida House of Representatives would allow visual and audio recording devices in public school classrooms. HB 1055, sponsored by Bob Rommel, R-Naples, would allow school districts to […]