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First Guilty Plea In FAMU Hazing Case

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 03.11.2013 | College
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major is going to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors, his attorney s...

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12 Charged With Manslaughter In Drum Major's Death

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 05.04.2013 | College
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major...

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Michael Strahan Named Finalists For Pro Football Hall Of Fame And Other HBCU Highlights This Week

Posted 01.11.2013 | Black Voices
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Kickbacks, refunds and Hall of Fame nods are the highlights of HBCU culture in the early stages of 2013. Check out which two football icons may be...

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Florida A&M Student Newspaper Delayed From Publishing, Staff Ordered to Reapply for Positions

Dan Reimold | Posted 03.12.2013 | College
Read More: Student Press Law Center, Sara Gregory, The Famuan, Karl Etters, Robert Champion FAMU, Florida a&M University, Tallahassee Democrat, Ann Kimbrough, Keon Hollis, College News
Dan Reimold

Staffers at The Famuan, the student newspaper at Florida A&M University, will not publish their first issue of spring semester early next week as planned. Instead, on administrative orders, editorial operations at the paper have been delayed until the end of the month.

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Black College Football is Dying, and the Bands Will Play On

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 01.21.2013 | Black Voices
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Jarrett L. Carter

Until a majority of HBCU executives learn to balance the promotion of marching band culture within the larger context of athletic success, Saturday's sweet music will soon evolve into a brass band funeral dirge for many of our proud sports programs.

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Champion Family Rejects Florida A&M Settlement Offer

Posted 11.09.2012 | College
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Florida A&M University has offered to settle a lawsuit brought against the school by the parents of Robert Champion, a drum major in the college band ...

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15 Famous Historically Black College and University Alumni (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 01.03.2013 | Black Voices
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Many of pop culture's biggest names have their own remarkable origin story. A lucky break, a serendipitous career move, or the life experience and kno...

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ANOTHER Hazing Incident At FAMU

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.22.2012 | College
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Florida A&M University has placed the Kappa Psi Psi professional sorority on "inactive status," interim President Dr. Larry Robinson announced last we...

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Tyler Kingkade

Robert Champion's Mother: He Wasn't Hazed, He Was Murdered

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.09.2012 | College
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NEW YORK -- Days before 12 former members of the Florida A&M University Marching 100 go on trial in connection with the hazing death of drum major Rob...

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Florida A&M and the Death of Accountability and Caring

William K. Black | Posted 11.12.2012 | College
Read More: Robert Champion Death, Robert Champion, Robert Champion FAMU, Florida a&M University, FAMU Hazing, Robert Champion Hazing, Famu, Florida a&M University Band Player Dies, College News
William K. Black

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has just filed a legal pleading that exemplifies the moral bankruptcy and the shirking of accountability by elites that has become emblematic of the last ten years.

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New Anti-Hazing Requirement For All FAMU Students

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 09.10.2012 | College
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Want to take classes at Florida A&M University? You'll need to sign this anti-hazing pledge first. Starting in the spring, students will need to si...

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Being White at a Black College: An Interview

Marybeth Gasman | Posted 09.30.2012 | Black Voices
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Marybeth Gasman

Having a racially diverse group of HBCU alumni helps to communicate the merits of these institutions to a larger and more diverse audience. Telling the HBCU story on a wider scale can be nothing but beneficial.

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FAMU Still Dealing With Fallout From Hazing Death

AP | GARY FINEOUT | Posted 07.12.2012 | Black Voices
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The fallout from the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major appears unlikely to end soon. University leaders will h...

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FAMU President Resigns After Hazing Death Lawsuit, Financial Problems

AP | GARY FINEOUT | Posted 09.10.2012 | College
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The president of Florida A&M University abruptly resigned Wednesday, the latest in a series of blows to the college and its ...

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Beyond Hazing, Problems Continue To Mount At FAMU

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 07.10.2012 | College
Read More: James Ammons, FAMU Hazing Death, Robert Champion, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hbcu, Famu Board of Trustees, Florida a&M University, FAMU Hazing, Famu, College News

Florida A&M University has some problems, and the Board of Trustees is trying to figure out how repair the state's only public Historically Black Coll...

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Judge Set To Announce Charges In FAMU Hazing Death

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 08.14.2012 | College
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge has set an October trial date for 11 marching band members charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M drum...

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FAMU President Makes Anti-Hazing Proposal

AP | GARY FINEOUT | Posted 08.04.2012 | College
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The head of Florida A&M University proposed stringent requirements Monday for membership in the school's famed marching band...

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Trymaine Lee

'I Am Trayvon Martin' As Their Message, Students Rally For Justice

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.19.2012 | Black Voices
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SANFORD, Fla. -- When Kendra Neal was 17, the most complicated part of her existence was figuring out how to get her homework done, plan for college a...

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Equation for a Hate Crime: How Hazing and Homophobia Could Have Played a Role in FAMU's Robert Champion Jr. Death

Shane L. Windmeyer | Posted 04.02.2012 | Gay Voices
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Shane L. Windmeyer

Was Champion's death a hazing act that went wrong, or is there something more? What is not being readily discussed in this hazing death is why, in his case, the beating he received was severe enough to kill him.

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If the Marching 100 Can't Be Banned, then FAMU President James Ammons Should Resign

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 02.07.2012 | Black Voices
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Jarrett L. Carter

There are only two paths for Dr. James Ammons to handle the scandal that surrounds his beloved alma mater, Florida A&M University. He can ban the band for a minimum of four years, bringing a quick and reasonable start to the effort to end hazing within the band's ranks. Or he can resign.

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FAMU President Postpones Work Of Hazing Task Force

AP | Posted 02.01.2012 | College
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M University's president says a university task force he appointed last month after the death of a marching band member...

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FAMU Dismisses 4 Students Connected To Death

AP | Posted 12.01.2011 | Black Voices
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M University says it's dismissing four students for their role in the death of a marching band member. Robert Champion...

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FAMU Band Director Fired After Student Death

AP | By KYLE HIGHTOWER and CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 11.25.2011 | Black Voices
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The longtime director of Florida A&M University's famed marching band was fired Wednesday as the fallout from a drum major's susp...

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FAMU Band Shut Down After Student's Death

AP | By GARY FINEOUT | Posted 01.22.2012 | College
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M University President James Ammons is suspending all practices and performances of the school's famed Marching 100 ban...

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16-Year-Old Prodigy Turned Down Ivies For Florida A&M

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Child Prodigy, Famu, The South, College News, Wctv, Ralph Jones, Florida a&M University, Ralph Jones Jr., College News

This year's crop of Florida A&M University freshman includes 16-year-old prodigy Ralph Jones Jr., who turned down a number of prestigious institutions...

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