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Feb 17, 2022

HERMonies: Black Activism in Music

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) and the Women’s Center hosted a grand opening reception for their joint gallery. The gallery is entitled “HERMonies: Black Sounds, Black Voices, Black Movement.” The exhibition opened with the Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir (UPGC) who sang “Stand Up,” as adapted from the 2019 movie…

Feb 3, 2022

AACC Hosts Avery Bolden for First Winter Gallery

On Jan. 14, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted the opening reception for their latest art gallery entitled Black Girl Maverick. The art gallery is the first solo exhibit of the work of Avery Bolden. Bolden has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Old Dominion University. She is a native of Roanoke, VA…

Nov 18, 2021

The Dangerous History of Moshing

In the aftermath of the Astroworld tragedy this past weekend, there have been several questions about mosh pits and the idea of “raging” at a concert in general. With the growth of moshing at concerts, regardless of the genre, I want to look at the history of mosh pits, the culture and the consequences. According…

Oct 28, 2021

AACC Welcomes Black Alumni Artist for 2nd Gallery

On Oct. 25, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted an opening reception for their second art gallery of the 2021-2022 academic year. The gallery is entitled “Kurudi Nyumbani,” which is Swahili for the return home. The AACC chose this exhibit theme to highlight the 30th anniversary of the center’s existence at NC State and the…

Oct 15, 2021

Residents vote to rename Cameron Park neighborhood

On Oct. 11, the residents of Cameron Park, a neighborhood that is over a century old, voted 240-201 in favor of renaming the neighborhood to break it’s ties to white supremacy and slavery. The Cameron name for the neighborhood stemmed from the Cameron family of enslavers, most notably Duncan W. Cameron. Cameron owned several plantations…

Oct 3, 2021

Lil Nas X Blesses the Gays

trigger warning: suicide In July 2020, Lil Nas X teased a section of the chorus of an untitled song that would become the number one single “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name).” “MONTERO” is the title track of Lil Nas X’s debut album, which was released on Sept. 17, 2021.  “MONTERO” has 14 tracks and…

Sep 20, 2021

NPHC Hosts Social to Reach NC State Students

Meat NPHC was a social outreach event hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at NC State. The event was hosted on Sept. 8 in the Witherspoon Student Cinema and the African American Cultural Center.  Meat NPHC was marketed as a social cookout event where students who were interested in NPHC sororities and fraternities could mix…

Sep 2, 2021

Students on Federal Vaccine Approval

On Aug. 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, the first vaccine available to the general public. The FDA’s approval includes a name change to Comirnaty (what official people call the Pfizer vaccine) and an age restriction to allow vaccination in individuals over the age of sixteen. Emergency approval is…

Aug 9, 2021

NC State’s Pandemic Plan

For the past year and eight months, COVID-19 has plagued our daily lives. Our in-person lives went virtual in every aspect from classes and club meetings to birthday parties and celebrations.   There are over 4 million lives lost with over 600,000 of them American. We’re at a time of uncertainty as new and evolved…

Aug 9, 2021

Navigating College Life at NC State

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″] With our return to campus this semester, Nubian Message was able to talk to a few upperclassmen and graduate students to get some tips and tricks on how to navigate campus and collegiate life as a student of color. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_slider _builder_version=”3.2.2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” text_orientation=”right” header_level=”h4″ body_text_align=”justify” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#fcfcfc” background_color_gradient_start=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_end=”#ffffff”…

Jan 31, 2020

2020 Grammys ― For Whites, By Whites

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