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Apr 17, 2019

Q&A with Designers of Color: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at 2019 AATS Fashion Exposé

The 22nd Annual Fashion Exposé was presented by the African-American Textile Society (AATS) on Thursday, Apr. 11 in Talley Student Union. Designers were curated from all over campus to showcase their original fashion lines. The Nubian Message sat down with three designers of color to discuss their experiences with fashion.

Apr 4, 2019

APIDA Voices: An Exploration of the Intersectionality of Mental Health

“Exploring Mental Health in the APIDA Experience” was a panel and small group discussion in which members of NC State’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community shared their perspectives on the intersections between their identities and mental health, and unpacked the ideas surrounding mental illnesses in their community.The discussion was a part of APIDA Heritage Month and hosted by the Counseling Center and Mental Health Ambassadors on April 1 in Witherspoon Student Center.

Mar 21, 2019

Vigil Unites Community, Promotes Interfaith Solidarity Following Christchurch Shootings

Minh Phan/Nubian Message Kevin Singer, a graduate student and co-director of Neighborly Faith, speaks at vigil for the victims of the shooting in New Zealand held at Stafford Commons on Tuesday, March 19. Kennysha Woods | Managing Editor On Mar. 19, over 120 people gathered at Stafford Commons to attend the Community Interfaith Vigil, an…

Mar 19, 2019

Town Hall Proposes, Discusses Solutions for Campus Racial Climate

The Student Government Diversity Outreach Department hosted a racial climate town hall on Wednesday, Mar. 6 in Witherspoon Student Center. Sam Chan, a third-year studying political science and business administration, and Shelsey Hall, a fourth-year studying philosophy and political science, are co-directors of the Department of Diversity Outreach.

Feb 28, 2019

Film, Discussion Centers Self-Image and Illusions in Media

In observance of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Women’s Center, Student Health Services and Counseling Center hosted a screening and discussion of “The Illusionists” (dir. Elena Rossini, 2015), a documentary that examines the relationship between the media, capitalism, beauty and self-image from a global perspective.

Feb 14, 2019

New Exhibit Features Art from Wolfpack, Counternarratives About the Black Body

The opening of “The Politicization and Sexualization of Black Bodies” exhibition was held on Feb. 11 in Witherspoon Student Center. The exhibition features the artistic works of NC State students, faculty and staff that tell their counternarratives and experiences of self-image and acceptance within higher education and historically white institutions.

Jan 31, 2019

AACC Introduces New Fellowship Opportunity, Announces Faculty Fellows

Graphic by Keilah Davis/Nubian Message. Photos contributed by AACC Faculty Fellows. Kennysha Woods | Managing Editor The African American Cultural Center Faculty Fellowship Program (AACC FFP) is a new semester-long fellowship that supports NC State faculty members’ research endeavors into African-American and African diasporic cultures. In an email interview with Nubian Message, Sachelle Ford, the…

Jan 17, 2019

Radical Revolutionaries: Symone Sanders Commemorates MLK at NC State

On January 17, Symone Sanders, a CNN commentator and press secretary for the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, gave the MLK Campus Commemoration speech entitled “MLK, Jr.: The Realist.”

Jan 17, 2019

Social Justice January Goes “Beyond the Buzzwords”

On January 23, Campus Community Centers will join together to host the annual Social Justice January, a day dedicated to teaching members of the campus community about various subjects relating to social justice and activism. There will be four workshops held between 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the community centers on main campus. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Buzzwords.”

Nov 29, 2018

Tanaya Winder Delivers NAHM Keynote

Tanaya Winder, performance poet, writer, musician, educator and author gave the keynote for Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) on Nov. 28 in Talley Student Union. Concurring with the theme of NAHM—“Our Fire Still Burns”—Winder’s keynote...

Nov 8, 2018

AWE Returns to NC State

For some people, the idea of entrepreneurship is liberating. You get to choose your own hours, you don’t have a dress code and you can work from anywhere you want in the world without having to answer to anyone but yourself. You are your own boss.

Oct 24, 2018

Periods, Not Just for Women

“Periods Aren’t Just for Women: Redefining Who Menstruates” was a presentation centered on dispelling the idea that menstruation is an experience limited to women and highlighting trans-inclusive period activism. This presentation was a part of NC State’s Diversity Education Week and...