Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

The Quiet Riot

I Said Pull Over, Lady!

Did cops beat the daylights out of her, or was schoolteacher Paula Redo merely the victim of "facial injuries when there was contact with the ground"?

2009 Canes Football Schedule Unveiled

Unlike last year, when the Hurricanes got to play the Ponytown High School Flag Football Fightin' Sad Clowns, or whatever that no-name team was, to kick of their season, next season they'll start things off with their oldest rivals, FSU, in Tallahassee. As previously reported, we'll also be playing ... More >>

Crossing the Bar

When Dade's Chamber of Commerce considered backing FIU instead of FAMU in the fight for a new state law school, they figured it would be a walk in the park

The Curse

Six students in Carol City High's tragic class of 2006 were murdered. Hope survives.

Letters from the Issue of July 31, 2008

"You're overworked and underpaid and have a gay readership that will cheer on your validation of its straight-boy fantasies."

Smoke Powerhouses

Jenkins’ and Shiver’s: Two ’cues worth a chew

Mr. Kay

He's Miami's own Blind Lemon Jefferson, a musician extraordinaire

The Ghetto Governor

Dorrin Rolle’s dedication to his district is in question

City of Gold

Miami's musical past is mined and polished by an archival label

Changing Times

For more than 80 years the Miami Times has been the voice of the black community, but fewer and fewer people are listening

Letters from the Issue of August 29, 2002

One cop would rather resign than compromise his integrity

God Help Us

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of hip-hopness

Catch It Live

BreakFest

The Revolution Will Be Staged

M Ensemble still tries to push the edges of theater -- and get noticed

Longineu Parsons

Spaced: Collected Works 1980-1999

Grand illusions

When a gutsy group of homegrown entrepreneurs tried to turn around the black Grove, they failed miserably

Empire of the Son

With plenty of help from mama Carrie, Kendrick Meek is hoping to upset long-time State Sen. Bill Turner

Other People's Money

With plenty of help from mama Carrie, Kendrick Meek is hoping to upset long-time State Sen. Bill Turner

Our Man in Haiti

Former Dade politician Darryl Reaves was ready when the call came: The military rulers in Port-au-Prince need your help!

The Ogg Man

Former Dade politician Darryl Reaves was ready when the call came: The military rulers in Port-au-Prince need your help!

Legends of the Fall

In Miami's jungle of condo towers, 16 people have jumped to their deaths.

Solomon Stinson and Miami-Dade Public Schools Top Brass Back Ronda Vangates

Ronda Vangates was once caught up in one of the worst scandals of Rudy Crew's tenure as Ronda Vangates is Ready to Take Over For Solomon Stinson​Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent. Today, the 38-year-old school district bureaucrat is the anointed successor to board member Solomon Stin ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes 2010 Schedule Released

The ACC released its 2010 schedules today. The Hurricanes will open their season Thursday, September 2, against FAMU, but things get considerably harder after that, when the Canes take on two out-of-conference teams that finished well ahead of them in the Top 25 last season.They'll have ten days aft ... More >>

Rapper Lyrikill.com's publicity blitz has made him an enemy among South Florida TV reporters

The ACC released its 2010 schedules today. The Hurricanes will open their season Thursday, September 2, against FAMU, but things get considerably harder after that, when the Canes take on two out-of-conference teams that finished well ahead of them in the Top 25 last season.They'll have ten days aft ... More >>

Louis Maxwell's forgotten murder, Part 1

The ACC released its 2010 schedules today. The Hurricanes will open their season Thursday, September 2, against FAMU, but things get considerably harder after that, when the Canes take on two out-of-conference teams that finished well ahead of them in the Top 25 last season.They'll have ten days aft ... More >>

Canes Dominate, Dolphins Not So Much

​If Florida A&M's goal was to come out and get completely annihilated in the most humbling way imaginable, then mission accomplished because The U came out and crushed the Rattlers 45-0 last night. The defense recorded eight sacks, Jacory Harris tossed three touchdowns, Leonard Hankerson caugh ... More >>

University of Miami's party school rep drops

​If Florida A&M's goal was to come out and get completely annihilated in the most humbling way imaginable, then mission accomplished because The U came out and crushed the Rattlers 45-0 last night. The defense recorded eight sacks, Jacory Harris tossed three touchdowns, Leonard Hankerson caugh ... More >>

Florida Memorial University Names Three Candidates For President -- Again

​In August 2009, Florida Memorial University, the historic black school rich in history but more recently notorious for a grade-fixing scheme that had students trading sex for A's, abruptly canned its president, Karl S. Wright. No explanation was given, and the search for his replacement seemed ca ... More >>

FAMU Defender Aims Nukes at Riptide

​Two days after Riptide published an article detailing the glacial pace of troubled Florida Memorial University's search for a president-- and calling Florida A&M University pharmacy professor and dean Henry Lewis III "our gambler's pick"-- FMU did indeed choose him for the presidential positi ... More >>

Florida Memorial University can't find a president

​Two days after Riptide published an article detailing the glacial pace of troubled Florida Memorial University's search for a president-- and calling Florida A&M University pharmacy professor and dean Henry Lewis III "our gambler's pick"-- FMU did indeed choose him for the presidential positi ... More >>

Rising Star Andrew Gillum, 31, Enters Race for Florida Democratic Chair

​Florida Democrats desperately need a Marco Rubio of their own, and 31-year-old Andrew Gillum, a commissioner for the City of Tallahassee may be the answer. He's not running for statewide elected office (yet, anyway), but has entered the race to replace Karen Thurman as the chair of the Florida De ... More >>

Dave Duerson's secret life and tragic end

​Florida Democrats desperately need a Marco Rubio of their own, and 31-year-old Andrew Gillum, a commissioner for the City of Tallahassee may be the answer. He's not running for statewide elected office (yet, anyway), but has entered the race to replace Karen Thurman as the chair of the Florida De ... More >>

Crossroad Blues

​Florida Democrats desperately need a Marco Rubio of their own, and 31-year-old Andrew Gillum, a commissioner for the City of Tallahassee may be the answer. He's not running for statewide elected office (yet, anyway), but has entered the race to replace Karen Thurman as the chair of the Florida De ... More >>

FAMU Band Suspended After Drum Major Dies After Possible Hazing

​The Florida A&M University marching band has been put on suspension following the mysterious death of drum major Robert Champion over the weekend. Champion, 26, was found dead on the band's bus shortly after the band's performance this Saturday during the halftime show of the Florida Classic ... More >>

FAMU Band Director Julius White Fired, Family Plans Lawsuit in Wake of Hazing Death

Robert Champion​Dr. Julian White, the longtime and highly decorated band director of the Florida A&M University Marching 100, has been effectively fired following the hazing-related death of 26-year-old drum major Robert Champion. Champion's family now also plans to file a lawsuit against the ... More >>

Four FAMU Students Dismissed After Drum Major Hazing Death

​Florida A&M University has announced they've dismissed four students in the wake of the death of marching band member Robert Champion. The news comes on the same day that the Associated Press obtained a call made to 911 shortly before Champion's death in which the caller says the band member ... More >>

FAMU Is Not Penn State: Hazing Should Not Kill A Storied Program

Alex Izaguirre​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell comes to the defense of Florida's largest historically African-American university, which has been caug ... More >>

Three FAMU Band Members Charged for Severely Beating Woman in Hazing Ritual

​The investigation into the hazing activities of the Florida A&M University marching band following the death of member Robert Champion has uncovered more alleged instances of hazing in the storied program. Three band members have now been arrested for beating a woman, Bria Shante Hunter, duri ... More >>

FAMU Band Probe Uncovers Fraud and Law Breaking

​As part of probe into the Florida A&M University marching band sparked by the hazing-linked death of member Robert Champion last month, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced they've uncovered possible fraud and misconduct at the school. Details on the allegations however ha ... More >>

Reader mail: "Republicans love socialism, but only for themselves"

​As part of probe into the Florida A&M University marching band sparked by the hazing-linked death of member Robert Champion last month, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced they've uncovered possible fraud and misconduct at the school. Details on the allegations however ha ... More >>

FAMU Students Occupy Rick Scott's Mansion; Governor's Reply Is Kinda Racist

Thousands of Florida A&M students marched to the governor's mansion last night after Rick Scott demanded the school suspend its president over a band member's hazing death. Scott agreed to meet students out front and, oy, that might have been the wrong decision.The white guv bizarrely attempted ... More >>

FAMU Hazing Homicide Victim Robert Champion Might Have Been Targeted Because He Was Gay

​Hazing in the Florida A&M University Marching Band appears to have run rampant for years, but why was the hazing doled out to drum major Robert Champion so severe that it killed him? An attorney for Champion's family now claims Champion might been targeted for harsher hazing in part because h ... More >>

Miami New Times Ranks Miami's Political Bloggers: Honorable Mentions

Miami New Times cover story is going to be a doozy as we dive into the lives of Miami's most hated bloggers -- by the local political establishment, that is. These digital gadflies are filling the civic investigative void created by the cuts at The Miami Herald and other local media outlets. You'll ... More >>

Miami's best blogs: Honorable mention

Miami New Times cover story is going to be a doozy as we dive into the lives of Miami's most hated bloggers -- by the local political establishment, that is. These digital gadflies are filling the civic investigative void created by the cuts at The Miami Herald and other local media outlets. You'll ... More >>

FAMU's Answer to Hazing: No One Can Join Any Club Until Next School Year

​Some of the most enriching experiences student have in college come outside of the classroom and in various campus clubs and activities, but students at Florida A&M University may be missing out on those opportunities. In a perhaps overzealous way of battling hazing at the school in the wake ... More >>