L. Allen LLC will kick off its fifth annual fashion week on Thursday. Lawrence Allen, who attended Florida State University in 2007 for fashion design, started the small business in Tallahassee in 2009. L. Allen creates custom designs for the local community and also does online inquiries. Charlotte Waters, chief […]
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800-bed facility named ‘FAMU Village’
Housing administrators announced the name deemed for the 800-bed facility opening in the fall at the student senate meeting Monday. FAMU Village will provide 24-hour security, central heating and cooling and 200 parking spaces for students living within the facility. According to Ashley Nelson, administrative assistant for housing, FAMU Village […]
Melissa Harris-Perry speaks at FSU
Melissa Harris-Perry shared tips on how to be a successful individual at Florida State University on Monday. The MSNBC contributor, author and professor at Tulane University spoke at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall as a part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series. “Campuses are my comfort zone,” Harris-Perry said. While Harris-Perry believes […]
Organization seeks stay of execution for Florida man with death penalty
The Tallahassee Citizens against the Death Penalty are attempting to have Paul Howell granted a stay of execution. Sheila Meehan, the chair for TCAD, said the group wants to bring attention to Howell’s case and reduce the amount of executions in Florida. “We are concerned because Paul Howell never got […]
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Test results for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases – there’s an app for that. Hula is an app that makes the testing process suck a little less. The app makes STD testing easier and more accessible and allows people to get their results quicker. After getting tested for diseases, many […]
SBDC to introduce guerilla marketing tips to entreprenuers
Florida A&M’s Small Business Development Center will be presenting tips on guerilla marketing Thursday. Latanya White, a FAMU aluma and speaker of the workshop, said SBDC targets specific groups of people. “The target market for the SBDC is anyone who is either aspiring to be a business owner or […]
Whole Foods event to teach saving on healthy food
Whole Foods Market will host “Ballin’ on a Budget: The Basics and Batch” event today. The event will present cheap healthy eating alternatives. Mary Russ, healthy eating specialist for Whole Foods Market, said this event is aimed toward college students in the Tallahassee area. Participants will be taught how to […]
African-Americans split on health
Keivon Bell makes it a priority to eat the right foods. The junior psychology student from Moore Haven, Fla., said being on his own in college has made him much more conscious of what he puts in his body. However, not all African-American students have the same mindset. The American Heart […]
Kansas bill defies human rights
America can now make the claim that we are officially innovators of time travel. Kansas can testify to it. We went from 2014 to 1896, where Plessy v. Ferguson explicitly upheld state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities. According to CNN, the Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill […]
Black History extends beyond February
Black history grows every day with daily achievements. It is a part of American history and should not be limited to one month. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” actor Morgan Freeman called Black History Month ridiculous. “I don’t want a black history month,” Freeman said. “Black history is […]