Tallahassee’s City Hall will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts with its “Golden Anniversary” exhibit. The Council on Culture and Arts is helping to kick off this celebration by partnering with the LeMoyne Center to mark the occasion. Amanda Thompson, interim executive director […]
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Modification in Music: The Evolution of Hip-Hop
After taking several jabs in the hip-hop industry and featuring on some of the latest top songs with artists such as Drake, J. Cole, Miguel, and Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar takes round one with the release of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Macklemore, the quirky underdog of hip-hop, fights back with […]
Career Expo postponed until Thursday
The Spring 2014 Career Expo has been rescheduled for Thursday in the Al Lawson Center at 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – FAMU Career Center (@FAMUCareerCent) January 29, 2014 The Career Center‘s biannual Career Expo has been postponed until Thursday due to inclement weather. The event will take place from […]
Former ROTC student battles with high blood pressure
The doctor wouldn’t let Kevicia Brown leave the office. After a series of unusual migraines that she described as a hammer pounding in the front of her head, Brown scheduled a checkup. Brown, a recent Florida A&M occupational wellness graduate and former Army ROTC cadet from Jacksonville native, remembered the doctor saying […]
Know your candidate before casting your vote
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is planning to run as the Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election. The governor and his staff are currently being investigated for their attachment to the George Washington Bridge scandal that occurred in September. Christie’s situation is extremely suspicious due to the chain of […]
Foster-Tanner houses faculty art exhibit
The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is now displaying an exhibition that showcases Florida A&M faculty’s various works of art. The Faculty Art Exhibition is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery until Feb. 21. Liu Nan, a fine arts professor who has […]
Conference teaches environmental resourcefulness
How to preserve resources through community collaboration was the focus of conversation at the Sustainable You two-day conference. Local political leaders, business professionals and students collaborated on ways to minimize the community’s waste at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Tim Fadiora, Tallahassee’s Regional Airport facilities manager and Sustainable You […]
Students swarm Engineering Day
The Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering hosted its Engineering Day for FSU’s Alumni Center on Tuesday. Eager students dressed in business attire quickly filled the Alumni Center to seek opportunities from the roughly 60 companies that participated with job openings and internships to offer students. “The turnout just keeps […]
TCC unveils black history calendar
Thirteen individuals were recognized Monday at the Tallahassee Community College for the Cherry Hall African-American History calendar unveiling. The ceremony honored those who have made an impact in their local communities. The fourteenth annual calendar’s theme this year was “Civil Rights Unsung Heroes: Great by Choice.” Cherry Hall Alexander, Tallahassee resident and […]
FAMU alumus producing short film
Many Florida A&M alumni seem to be making their mark in Hollywood. There’s Will Packer, producer of the movie “Ride Along;” Kelsey Scott, the leading lady in the Golden Globe-winning film “12 Years a Slave;” and Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Disney’s first black princess in “The Princess and […]