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Jun 2, 2020

Running List: Resources #blackouttuesday

We’ve compiled a list of places/bail funds/organizations to donate to, petitions to sign, lawyers willing to help, sample emails, educational resources, and organization to get involved in. This is a running list, we will be updating it throughout the weeks to come. If you have any resources you would like to add, please email nubian-editor@ncsu.edu.…

May 29, 2020

Nubian’s Response To The Murder of George Floyd

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Nubian Message would like to express our solidarity with the freedom fighters in Minneapolis, Minnesota and other areas around the country. Your fight is important, your voice matters, your existence matters. We see you. We hear you.…

Jan 31, 2020

Black Men Should Do Better

Response to Terry Crews

May 31, 2024

Pack Recovery Offers Community to Graduate Students in Recovery

Photo of Sam Valmassoi, president of Pack Recovery.  Graduate students are under pressure.  Many take on large amounts of student debt to pursue advanced degrees, yet aren’t paid what they deserve. They often spend long hours studying, grading assignments and completing research.  For graduate students in recovery, pressure to perform well can take a toll.…

May 24, 2024

Why Not Us? For Palestine

How NC State's Student Government participated in bureaucratic obstructionism and fearmongering to prevent a ceasefire resolution

Apr 25, 2024

Weaving Identities: African American Textile Society Fashion Exposé

Kaela Belingon / Photo Editor A model twirls to show off a design in Sahara Gar’s collection, “Avant-Garde,” at the 26th Annual Fashion Expose in the Talley Ballroom on April 8, 2024. The Expose was hosted by the African American Textile Society.   On Monday, April 8, 2024.The African American Textile Society (AATS) held its 26th…

Apr 25, 2024

Stomp the Yard

Violet Beesley / Staff Photographer Elantra Yarbor, a fourth-year studying business administration, and Lauren Clark, a fourth-year studying english, dance at the Stomp The Yard Darty at Harris Field on Friday, April 12, 2024. This event featured three different food vendors and a air-brush artist.   On Friday, April 12, the Black Students Board (BSB) held…

Apr 25, 2024

Black Artist Coalition: April Art Showcase

On Thursday, Apr. 11, The Black Artist Coalition (BAC) held its fourth annual April Art Showcase. BAC invited BIPOC creatives from around Raleigh to curate a space celebrating Black art across the diaspora and beyond. They brought food, music, dancing and laughter to the newly renovated Washington Sankofa room. Ebony Red, a DJ and NC State…

Apr 25, 2024

Black Hair Expo

In celebration of Pan-African Week, the Black Students Board (BSB) hosted a cultural renaissance of an event that braided stories of our past, present and future together. The Hair Expo hosted a community of students and staff of all ages to learn some foundational skills for braiding hair. Lastyne Bonner, a professional hair braider in…

Apr 25, 2024

African Night: Coming to America

Kaela Belingon / Photo Editor Student models show off their outfits during Africa Night in Nelson Hall on Friday, April 13, 2024. The African Student Union’s event featured a fashion walk that showed off both traditional and modern African clothing.   A pulsing beat came from the third floor of Nelson Hall on a Saturday…

Apr 25, 2024

Black Career Panel

On April 9, NC State’s Black Student Board (BSB) hosted a panel with Black professionals called “Pathways to Success: Black Career Empowerment Panel” at Talley Student Union’s Coastal Ballroom. The event gave students a chance to connect with and learn from Black professionals. The BSB’s Instagram account advertised the event alongside other Pan-African Week events. Four…

Apr 25, 2024

No One is Free Until We’re All Free

Image from Creative Commons In recent years, the landscape of sociopolitical activism has only grown more intense, especially with the increased use of social media. Some movements have grown more prominent than others, shedding light on how individuals can come together to advocate for justice and human rights. Among these movements, the calls for a…

Apr 25, 2024

Trap N’ Paint

For the fourth day of Pan-African week, paint pallets and rhythmic beats blended at Trap N’ Paint. Hosted by the Black Students Board, this event provided a space for Black students to express their creativity while surrounded by familial culture and community. Several circular tables seating six to eight participants were filled with canvases, easels,…

Apr 1, 2024

We Need to Talk About Haiti’s Crisis

The Republic of Haiti, a Caribbean nation with a rich history of French, African and Caribbean cultures, is currently in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Nearly half of the Haitian population faces food insecurity, thousands have been victimized by armed gangs and poverty is running rampant. Haiti’s people are fleeing and their government is…

Apr 1, 2024

Let Us Speak: The Third-Party Problem

Image from Creative Commons It’s 2024, and we are met with yet another frustrating presidential election. This will be my second election, and for the second time, I have the “privilege” of choosing between Donald Trump and Joe Biden-thrilling. The political landscape of the U.S. is riddled with an explosive set of considerations. Joe Biden…