Sunday, July 20, 2025
From the headline, you can tell that I’m a senior and that this will be my last homecoming. But I’m nervous. Florida A&M University’s homecoming is a renowned event that thousands of alumni and fans flock to annually. It is one of the most anticipated events of the year because […]
Chelsea Matthew Franklin is fulfilling her purpose by positively impacting Gadsden County High School with dedication, time, motivation and effort. She is striving to change the culture and is fighting for better opportunities for the school’s students. A Jacksonville native, Franklin began her career in education after graduating from Florida […]
State Sen. Annette Taddeo will be hosting a Florida governor campaign kickoff fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday. Taddeo joins nine others, including former Gov. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, vying for the Democratic Party nomination and hoping to topple Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Taddeo announced last week that […]
Many students experience homesickness when they leave home for college. The feeling of missing home is more common than you’d think, and it may take a week, a month or three months to kick in, depending on the person and how well they are adjusting to their new environment. It […]
Ke’Voughn Manning defies stereotypes. How you ask: the Florida A&M senior is a single father. “I try to spend most of my life and my activities around [my daughter],” Manning said. “She pretty much goes everywhere I go. She’s my life and I love her.” A fourth-year criminal justice major […]
Student entrepreneurs and local vendors set up booths and spread their tables for hours of business on the Quadrangle of FAMU’s campus Monday. The event started at noon. Student entrepreneur Joanna Ozia is the owner of Lovely Beads N Things. She sells waist beads, bracelets, anklets, purses and earrings. Monday, […]
Florida A&M University is enjoying one of the biggest homecoming celebrations of the year after being forced to cancel the event in 2020 — while still taking the necessary safety precautions to address COVID-19. This is also one of the busiest weeks for students as they finish up midterms, which […]
The local community is well aware that the Tallahassee Heights United Methodist Church is known as the “Pumpkin Patch Church.” Farmer Richard Hamby started the pumpkin patch in 1979 after meeting with a North Carolina Methodist pastor whose church had a financial need. He agreed to let them sell the […]
Last week, the first Black United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell, died from complications of COVID-19. He was also battling cancer. Powell was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response. Even though Powell was fully vaccinated to prevent COVID, the virus […]
Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix comedy special, “The Closer,” is true to form for the comedian: blunt, brash, controversial and subtly comical all at the same time. In his “last special for a minute,” the comedian used his witty storytelling to address real-life issues and conversations that, to me, wasn’t his […]