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Crime survivors stage healing vigil
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ) will host their annual Survivors Speak Healing Vigil at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Quincy.
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DJ Dap receives long overdue recognition
When DJ Dap was awarded the Bob Johnson Trailblazer Award at this year’s third annual African-Americans in Media (AAIM) Awards show, many...
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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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Students rally against HB 999
Members of Students for a Democratic Society and Community Action Committee’s Florida Chapters traveled to Tallahassee’s Railroad Square...
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Crime survivors speak at the Capitol
From the fourth floor of the Capitol Tuesday morning, visitors could hear the chanting: “When survivors speak, change happens!” The chant...
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Common Ground Bookstore provides a safe space
House Bill 1223 is threatening to ban instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade in Florida’s public...
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STEMS4GIRLS closing achievement gap
Underrepresentation of Black people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is a result of limited access to quality...
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Apr 17, 20231 min read


Finding purpose through publishing
Often you hear women say that when they sit in the chair at a salon, they tend to open up and share vulnerable moments with their stylist...
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Black Business Expo coming to The Moon
Mega Ace Media and the Leon County Office of Economic Vitality are hosting the second annual Black Business Expo at noon on Feb. 25 at...
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Apr 17, 20231 min read


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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Apr 17, 20231 min read


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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Apr 17, 20231 min read


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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Apr 17, 20231 min read


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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Apr 17, 20231 min read


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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