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FAMU student finds his niche as shoe salesman
Andrew Lewis IV was a typical 11-year-old growing up in Tampa with a strong sense of wanting to know. When his cousin, Kiendra Nelson,...
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Whitfields know well ‘Marriage Takes Work’
When Danny and Rhoda Whitfield decided to send “nuggets” of spiritual suggestions to their married friends in celebration of their 32nd...
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Business initiative looks to develop entrepreneurs among the incarcerated
In an effort to ease the re-entry process for formerly incarcerated citizens, Tallahassee Community College’s Workforce Development...
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Florida High student inspires creation of a new scholarship
Shauna Smith attended a Black history program last year at her alma mater to honor the first two students who attended the school after...
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Entrepreneurial opportunity could blossom from City Farm TLH program
After seeing the success from its first group of participants, backers of City Farm TLH plan to expand the urban farming program to bring...
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Reddick finds formula for mastering multi-tasking
Her resume isn’t only impressive; it implies that Katelyn Reddick is an exception to the rule. While most students struggle to balance...
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‘Generational’ garden providing food security in the Black community
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United State, one man remembers seeing folks in his community flocking to the grocery store....
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Grammy winners - Nova Wav creates a beat that inspires young, Black artists
At first Brittany “Chi” Coney thought she’d met the singer that she’d always wanted to develop when she was introduced to Tallahassee’s...
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Chiropractor takes inclusive approach to helping community
Kristin Tartaglia had been there at least once before. So naturally she understood the many hormonal and physical changes that women can...
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Searching for a cure
Kristen Ellington (left) is shown participating in a group workout at Fit & Functional where she found the answer to back pain she’d...
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Husband, wife team use their business to help prepare students for school
Striking up a conversation with a client isn’t unusual for Carlette and Brian Smith, owners of a cleaning service. But the talk they had...
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AMWAT Moving and Storage: a business anchored in community service
When gun violence infiltrated Tallahassee a few years ago, Gloria Pugh stepped up with ideas to find a resolution. Pugh was at the...
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Local Asian business owners face corona-driven prejudice
Nothing is out of reach of this current pandemic that has brought changes to every part of everyday life. Families are separated....
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Students circulate petition for housing relief
College students that live off campus in Tallahassee want Gov. Ron DeSantis to intervene by helping them get some relief with the cost of...
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COVID-19 leaves parents adjusting to life at home with children
While most school-age children were missing classes, not much changed for 4-year-old Kennedi Martin. Her day begins with breakfast. She...
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Field trip gives construction students a view of career options
Midway threw a field trip intended to let a group of young people see the many career options they have in the field of construction, the...
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Candidates find platform at Sister Girls Network conference
They came together to network and foster a growing sisterhood that eventually turned into a campaign kickoff for at least 11 of the women...
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Students start call for bridge or tunnel after crosswalk fatality
Noelle Enright had seen so many close calls at one of the most dangerous crosswalks on West Tennessee Street that she wasn’t surprised to...
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First Black geophysicist changing test outcomes at FAMU
When the entire fifth grade class at Parkdale Elementary School in Waco, Texas, failed the state science exam in 2005, the school...
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