Jada Jean wearing her own fit and fine apparel. Photo courtesy Jada Jean
When most 6-year-old girlswere playing with dolls, Jada Jean was playing with weights. Jean, a student at Florida A&M University from Miami, is bringing as much awareness as she can to being stylishly in shape.
Jean has been lifting weights since age 6. She would join her father and older brothers when were working out.
“My energy for fitness and athletics grew off of that,” she said.
That’s when she got into sports. Jean has participated in multiple sports and activities such as majorette, track, basketball, flag football, softball and volleyball. After participating in all those sports and activities, Jean knew she didn’t want to let her fitness and athletics lifestyle go, so she brought it to college.
Members of FAMU’s Gospel Choir will be performing from 10 a.m. to noon on Christmas Day on ABC TV. Photo courtesy famu.edu
Members of Florida A&M University’s Gospel Choir will bless the ears of the nationFriday morning during Disney’s Christmas Day Concert.
The FAMU Gospel Choir is scheduled to perform three songs in the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration, which airs on ABC TV from 10 a.m. to noon.
The members will sing “Joy To The World.” Later, they will accompany Keedron Bryant of “I Just Want To Live” fame in a performance of “Someday at Christmas.”
Janiece Hylton setting up the food for the food giveaway. Photo courtesy Janiece Hylton
Janiece Hylton is a fourth-year pre-occupational therapy student at Florida A&M University. She is also the founder of We See You, a community-based project aimed to help individuals in the Tallahassee community.
She says she want to help people remember that they are not forgotten. Since Hylton was in high school, she has always loved community service.
“I get to give back to others who are less fortunate and it feels good to give back to others without receiving anything in return. Seeing the appreciation even of the smallest things really makes my day. I knew that I had a higher purpose in life and I needed to start somewhere,” Hylton said.
Logo courtesy TikTok
TikTok made the day for Florida A&M University students who were thrilled to learn Wednesday that TikTok’s Future Health Heroes Fund will be giving FAMU $1 million for scholarships.
The fund is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships for Black, Latinx and indigenous students pursuing medical and health care careers.
Since 2020 has been a difficult year for many people, TikTok made a commitment to supporting the efforts of healthcare workers. Earlier in the year, TikTok donated $150 million through its Health Heroes Relief Fund. The Chinese-owned video-sharing social networking service donated $10 million to 10 different institutions that serve underrepresented students with programs focused on public health and professions in the medical and healthcare fields.