Florida A&M University kicked off Black History Month by traveling West to recruit the best and brightest scholars at the Black College Expo in Los Angeles.More than 20,000 prospective students attend the annual recruitment fair to discover the importance and value of historically black colleges and universities.

Florida A&M University administrators, Kendall D. Jones, associate vice president, facilities, planning, construction, and safety, and William Hudson, Jr., Ph.D., vice president of student affairs, discuss the new residence halls that are under construction and in design phase as part of the university’s strategic plan. Venom Landing, a 700-bed residence hall, will be open in Fall 2025. It will help replace rooms that were moved offline from the razing of Truth, Gibbs, McGuinn, Diamond and Wheatley Halls. Also, a 500-bed residence hall, which will replace the former Paddyfoote Residence Hall, is currently in the design phase.

The convocation allows participants to reflect on the life of King, who was assassinated in 1968 but is remembered as one of the most commemorated civil rights leaders in the mid 1950s through his nonviolent acts for social change.

Tallahassee's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration January 15, 2025

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Legendary Florida A&M University (FAMU) coach Acosta “Pop” Kittles was selected and enshrined into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in a lavish ceremony at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington D.C. on Jan. 3. The ceremony was sold out as baseball elite gathered to honor the new inductees. The ABCA Hall of Fame is the ultimate shrine to the greatest coaches in amateur baseball, including college and high school.