National News

Reviewing Our Past: “The Teaching Our Own History” Task Force

 “Teaching Our Own History (TOOH) Task Force” tasked my organization, Five and Two Solutions Group Inc. (FTSG) to write this article “Reviewing Our Past.”  I accepted the task as a privilege and honor.   This came about after a briefing, that encompassed pre-slavery to present day, provided to the Task Force on the “Five and Two Solutions’ New World African (NWA) Studies, A Primer to Decision Making Process.” NWA is also an Ayisyen (Haitian) word which means black.  […]

Local News

Prison Population to Steadily Grow

     After plummeting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of inmates in Florida prisons is expected to continue steadily increasing in the coming years. A new report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research estimated that the prison system will have 88,240 inmates on June 30, the end of the state’s 2023-2024 fiscal year. That number will increase annually and reach an estimated 94,059 inmates at the end of the 2028-2029 fiscal year. […]

Local News

A message from VP/AD Sykes:

  I hope this letter finds you well and filled with the same pride and joy that we have experienced throughout this incredible football season. On behalf of FAMU Athletics, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support that played a pivotal role in making this year truly historic for FAMU Football. […]

Opinions

Trump, The Proverbial Political Pimp, Criminal, & Aspiring Dictator (PPCAD)

 Trump as the 45th president, desecrated  America’s presidency. He immediately fashioned himself as a  well-dressed, no nonsense, know it all outsider, rich and successful businessman. Yet, he demonstrated extraordinarily little knowledge and leadership skills as a president. Instead of surrounding himself with competent Cabinet members and staff, he recruited incompetent   sycophant individuals who lacked integrity. He then, without any fear of Congress, decided to run the government as a proverbial political pimp, criminal, and aspiring dictator (PPCAD). […]