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Hazing!

I cannot attribute this photo.  Taken from the web! One of the things that have been on my mind the last several months is the senseless death of FAMU Drum Major Robert Champion.  I wanted to comment on this issue … Continue reading

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Black History Month!

                Damn!  Here it is February 19, 2009 and I am just realizing that we are in the midst of black history month.  Never mind we get the shortest month of the year … Continue reading

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Marching 100 in the Inaugural Parade!

              The Marching 100 was number 7 in the parade lineup.  That is a noteable distinction for a band participating in an inaugural parade.  It means that you are an upper echelon band to … Continue reading

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Help Send The Marching 100 To Washington, DC!

Please help send America’s band to Washington, DC to participate in this historic inauguration!  No donation is too small!  Your heart will be filled with pride as Tallahassee’s own Marching 100 marches down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to … Continue reading

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FAMU Lives!

              Meredith Clark, an associate editor at the Tallahassee Democrat wrote this article a few days ago  http://tallahassee.com/article/20081219/COLUMNIST21/812190315/-1/COLUMNISTS and I’d like to answer her questions and add a few comments.  Whether you read the entire … Continue reading

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FAMU Today!

                As Lee Corso from ESPN’s College Gameday show would say “Not so fast my friend!”  Today’s Democrat published an article on the graduation rates of black students from various colleges around the … Continue reading

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The Late Great Jake Gaither!

               This post is dedicated to Chuck Hobbs who wrote an excellent blog on the lack of black football coaches in major college football.  Read it here:  http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=372503919e3a42eb9b7e211b037888d5&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=372503919e3a42eb9b7e211b037888d5&plckPostId=Blog%3a372503919e3a42eb9b7e211b037888d5Post%3af81d23dc-f2ee-492e-92de-6118d2df8cc7&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest             … Continue reading

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Rattler Wrap!

              I want to thank head coach Joe Taylor and the players on this year’s team as the Florida A&M University Rattlers finished with a 9-3 record.  It could have been an 11-1 season … Continue reading

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FAMU Saturday!

              Being in Atlanta, I missed out on the festivities that happened on the FAMU campus Saturday.  If you have no clue, ESPN’s College Gameday came to FAMU to broadcast its weekly pre game … Continue reading

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Flipping the Race Card!

                A recent Tallahassee.com. blogger took exception to Michelle Obama’s statement:  “There are 600,000 unregistered black voters in the state of Florida” at Saturday’s rally on the campus of FAMU.  I don’t know … Continue reading

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