Oscar Pistorius, the infamous double-amputee and 2012 London Olympic runner, who shot and killed his girlfriend in 2013, was released from prison and placed under house arrest Monday night. “Oscar Pistorius was placed under correctional supervision tonight,” Manelisi Wolela, a spokeswoman for South Africa’s correctional services department, said. The Olympic […]
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College Athletes deserve to be Paid too
Collegiate sporting teams have been around in this country for nearly over 125 years. Collegiate sports have not always generated revenue in aide to its institutions as they do now, however, there has been recent years of a steady income coming into institutions across the country year in and year […]
Juicing Believed to Have Healing Powers
Courtesy of The Renegade Pharmacist In the recent years it seems that the hype of juicing has transformed into a healthy way of life for millions of people around the world. It is very common to see men and women crowded into a juice bar in the morning and all […]
Will Your Name Prevent You From Getting the Job?
Over the past few weeks there has been an uproar on social media about a comment actress Raven-Symone made on “The View.” There was a discussion amongst the women about a viral video that listed the “60 most ghetto names.” In the discussion Raven expressed that as a black woman […]
The Gun Debate Saga Continues
Courtesy of Telegraph Election season is underway and the Second Amendment to the Constitution, concerning the right to bear arms, with no surprise is up for the most heated debate. With there being so much back and forth amongst members of the senate, the house, and voters it seems […]
Whitewashing Allegations against McGraw-Hill for Inaccurate Account of Slavery
McGraw-Hill Education, one of the largest textbook publishers in the United States, is being criticized this week for referring to slaves brought to America during the Atlantic Slave Trade as “workers” in its 2016 edition of “World Geography.” Roni Dean-Burren, a 38-year-old mother from Pearland, Texas posted a screenshot of […]
PCSD: A Grads’ Biggest Fear after Crossing the Stage
Courtesy of Psychology Today For four years students have only angled their stress into passing all of their courses. Imagining graduation but only the festivities and excitement of the actual commencement. Never identifying with what life will be like once they graduate, but suddenly all the anxiety hits. A few months […]
Homecoming: An Age-Old Tradition from a Freshmen’s Perspective
From October 12-18, the Class of 2019 experienced Florida A&M University’s annual Homecoming week, themed “Straight out of FAMU.” For a number of freshmen, this was their first time engaging in FAMU’s rich homecoming tradition. Will Packer, a FAMU alumnus, was one of the executive producers for the box office […]
Toddler Fatally Shot by Brother
A 6-year-old boy fatally shot his toddler brother while playing ‘cops and robbers’ in Chicago, Ill., Monday. The gun belongs to the children’s father, Michael Santiago, who was a former member of a gang and was in fear for his life. Joseph DiBella, the prosecutor, told a Cook County courtroom […]
Confederate Flag Removed from Florida Senate Seal
Senate democratic leader Arthenia Joyner was successful in removing the Confederate flag from the seal that marks the Florida Senate. The seal is located in the Senate chambers of the Florida Capitol and replicas appear throughout the Capitol. The seal is also included on Senate stationery. Joyner asked the senate […]