Saturday, July 19, 2025
Set Friday, a Florida A&M University tradition that originated years ago but was canceled last year due to the coronavirus, is coming to an end for the new fall semester as COVID-19 continues to rage in Tallahassee. Set Friday started as a way for student entrepreneurs to show and sell […]
After almost a year of searching, Florida A&M University has named Mira Lowe as the new permanent dean of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. She is scheduled to join SJGC on Oct. 22. Lowe has served as the assistant dean for student experiences and the director of the […]
Smoke Phi Apparel was created by three Black men last year on the unofficial weed holiday: April 20. FAMU alum Brian Minor, who goes by Beej, shared his idea for a pot-themed apparel line with his friends Brian Sigler, who goes by BSig, and Jalen Tyler Johnson. From there the […]
Lekitria Joshua, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Tallahassee, turned a satisfying hobby into a business. Joshua, a Lincoln High graduate, attends Tallahassee Community College. She relies on her business to pay for school and other expenses. At the beginning of the pandemic, Joshua started creating custom products in her spare […]
After what has been a tumultuous year of coping with the coronavirus pandemic, Florida A&M University decided in early March to host in-person spring commencement ceremonies which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and continue through the weekend. With many graduating seniors overjoyed by an in-person graduation — the first […]
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation — House Bill 37 and companion Senate Bill 222 — that will create a task force on identifying abandoned African-American cemeteries. The bill would require administrative support and members of the task force will file and commemorate these cemeteries. Cheyenne Cannon is married with children […]
Tiffany G.B. Packer is a renaissance woman if ever there was one. She’s a full-time mother, researcher, award-winning historian and a professor at Florida A&M University. Packer was raised in a small town along the Gulf Coast called Leakesville, Miss., where she was surrounded by a community filled with love, […]
From kinky to coily, natural Black hair is not culturally unique but a historical treasure that must be protected. Its distinctive texture has been used to create maps to freedom, create Black millionaires, make political statements and determine the identity of our African ancestry. Upon every Black head is a […]
As April represents Earth Day month, the Earth Day Virtual Challenge is hosting its third annual free event to see how many times all of its participants as a collective can run, walk or bike the distance of the equator — 24,901 miles — for the entire month. Founder of […]
On the first day of each year millions of people set both short- and long-term goals worth accomplishing. After a week, most forget they ever existed. There are few able to summon enough self-discipline and courage to seize the opportunity to make these goals a reality. John Jackson III, a […]