Cara Hackett
D.C. police struggle to bridge gap in minority ...

Washington D.C’s Metropolitian Police Department wants to build trust in the community, but cultural and generational divides are proving to be difficult for some officers.



D.C. police struggle to bridge gap in minority communities
Cara Hackett
Minority journalists maintain poker faces on ...

Social media has drastically changed the journalism and info-sharing landscape. Letters to the editor have shifted to online direct messages and posts endlessly being shared on social media. But for journalists of color, navigating social media and remaining objective can be complicated.

Minority journalists maintain poker faces on social media
Cara Hackett
Farewell, FAMU

It’s 7:42 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 and I’ve been staring at a blank Word document for several hours. Blank, not because I don’t have anything to say, but because I cannot figure out where to start. How can I encapsulate my time at Florida A&M University into a 600-word article?

Farewell, FAMU
Cara Hackett
The cost of being an assault survivor

A $400 medical expense was not what Kristen was expecting after receiving an MRI resulting from her physically and emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend slamming her head against her apartment wall, dislocating the top portion of her neck.

The cost of being an assault survivor
Cara Hackett
Four FAMU deans removed from office

Dean of Florida A&M University's School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, Ann Kimbrough, has been removed from her office effective immediately, according to a hand-delivered letter received Monday.

Four FAMU deans removed from office

gun violence

Langford family seeks justice and peace

Langford family seeks justice and peace

It’s only been four months since gunshots rang out from a party near Gamble and Perry streets during Florida A&M University’s homecoming that claimed the life of 20-year-old construction engineering student Quinton Langford and injured his friend, 20-year-old business administration student Landsay Elisson.