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How Hollywood Is Sleeping on the Movie About Being “Woke”

Movie poster for Get Out | Photo credit: Youtube While black America was gushing over Jordan Peele’s 2017 hit movie “Get Out” and its message about systematic racism and social consciousness, Hollywood had other thoughts. The cultural phenomenon is competing as a comedy, rather than a drama, at the 2018 […]

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Black graduates matter: turning the pain into power

Goldson poses in Jones Hall laboratory with animal cell replication  | Photo credit: KDB. Photography One’s ability to turn a dark reality into a source of inspiration can be his saving grace; this is true for graduating senior Kareem Goldson. Goldson, 22, is graduating from Florida A&M University’s College of […]

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Is FAMU and FSU drug use under control?

Pill bottle containing prescripton drugs | Photo credit: Frankieleon via Flickr In a high-stressed environment like a college, where the workload appears endless and time seems skimp, one has to ask, are drugs being used as an ingredient to success? Tallahassee being the home ­­­­­of both Florida A&M University and […]

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Fighting student hunger with Farm Share

Students pose with bags full of food | Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Students with food insecurities, who do not have meal plans, or the funds to buy groceries are left with very few options of nutritious food. Recognizing this need, Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Student Health Services decided to take […]

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Farewell FAMU

The FAMUAN EIC, Cara Hackett, poses in front of the newsroom | Photo credit: Kenyan Alexander  It’s 7:42 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 and I’ve been staring at a blank Word document for several hours. Blank, not because I don’t have anything to say, but because I cannot figure out […]

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Get in where you fit in: Being biracial in America

Camryn Williams poses for a picture on campus. Photo credit: Camryn Williams The conversation about biracial and multiracial individuals struggling to assimilate into their respective communities has been addressed by quite a few individuals in media and on the campus of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Sir Robert […]