We celebrate you for your personal code of ethics, exceptional courage, unwavering conviction and extraordinary grace. It is truly an honor to induct you into our society of Women of Excellence. Congratulations on being named a 2019 Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine and Atlanta Daily World Women of Excellence honoree! […]
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Leaders (MTL), students from Plantation High School competed in the Florida Education Fund’s 34th Annual Brain Bowl Competition, winning both the regional and state-wide awards. The students competed on February 16, 2019 at the local and regional Atlantic Coast Conference Brain Bowl Competition held at the Urban League of Broward County. […]
Students can apply for the David E. and Mary J. Pollard Scholarship by logging into the University’s scholarship portal at famuscholarships.com. The portal opened for the 2019-2020 academic year on April 15, 2019 and will remain open until May 31, 2019. […]
Hiding in the Light is a young adult, action-adventure, coming of age story about the effects of bullying and the measures one rakes to be accepted. Set in the South in the late 1960’s, it’s the journey of Joseph Graham’s efforts to find himself and accept himself while facing the injustices of adversaries. They mock his differences: His looks, his speech, and his thoughts are different from the other boys. This brings unwanted attention from the neighborhood bullies. […]
Hip-hop recording artist, actor and activist Common, Florida A&M University (FAMU) alum and former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and veteran music industry attorney Nicole Wyskoarko will be the speakers for the FAMU Spring Commencement ceremonies. […]
This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism throughout the year. These local AT&T employees are among 155 AT&T employees statewide and 4,149 AT&T employees nationwide to receive this honor. They logged a minimum of 100 service hours last year, with many volunteering more than 500 hours. […]
Two hundred years ago, a post overlooking the Apalachicola River housed what historians say was the largest community of freed slaves in North America at the time. […]
Florida A&M University (FAMU) today awarded 14 grants totaling $98,000 to more than 20 faculty members to conduct research on marijuana as it impacts diverse minority communities. This research is a component of the University’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI), which was launched in response to the Florida Legislature’s funding allocation to educate “minorities about marijuana for medical use and the impact of the unlawful use of marijuana on minority communities.” As part of the 2017 legislation, FAMU receives $10 for every $75 identification card purchased by individuals approved to buy medical marijuana. […]
It’s about to get a whole lot quieter in Fort Lauderdale! The City received outstanding news regarding the Brightline (Virgin Trains USA) quiet zone, an initiative designed to eliminate the use of train horns along the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) corridor in Broward County. Late yesterday, the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) informed the City that construction work on the quiet zone has been completed. […]
“As we continue to gather information in our internal investigation, I have decided to change the deputies’ status from restricted administrative […]
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