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Mar 9, 2023

Ending Diaspora Wars

Diaspora wars are counterproductive cross-cultural arguments amongst those in the African diaspora where they express their differences. While there is nothing wrong with having cross-cultural discussions, these conversations have become a way to spread the anti-Black ideologies that many have sadly internalized. The Black diaspora spans six continents and despite all of our differences, we…

Mar 5, 2023

SBP Candidate Timothy Reid: Maximizing The Potential Of Our Pack

Timothy Reid.  A name quite familiar in the NC State community. Reid is not new to politics or student government. He began his quest for change the moment he stepped foot on campus. Reid has served in Student Government (SG) since his first semester freshman year, he has held the positions of first-year senator and…

Mar 5, 2023

SBP/VP Candidates Kayla Grogan and Katie Phillips: 20/20 Vision. No Tunnel Vision

Kayla Grogran and Katie Phillips met through Student Government (SG). Though on the same path, they wouldn’t know it until the time was right. Grogran, originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a second-year Political Science and Criminology student. In SG, she served as the head delegate for the first-year delegation. Outside of SG, she is…

Mar 5, 2023

SBP/VP Candidates Nina Kudlak and Will Vuncannon : We Want To Give Back To NC State

Nina Kudlak and Will Vuncannon are two third-year students brought together by their love of Student Government (SG) and their belief in creating change at NC State. Kudlak, originally from Cary, North Carolina, is majoring in Political Science and minoring in Middle East Studies and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. She has been a writer…

Feb 27, 2023

Are You Sure You Know the Difference?

I recently walked into Target and stumbled upon a book about African proverbs. Immediately, I rolled my eyes and said, “What have they done now?” My friend insisted I look at the book and see what was in it. And to my surprise, the book was even worse than I could have imagined. “Where are…

Feb 14, 2023

Rihanna Lets Us Know She’s Back With Her Super Bowl Performance

— Photo from Creative Commons — On Sunday, Feb. 12, after five years, Rihanna returned to the stage with her performance at the 57th Annual Super Bowl. State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, hosted the 57th Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.  During the game’s halftime show, Rihanna performed a…

Feb 14, 2023

There’s Power in More Ways Than One

On Jan. 22, Miners discovered an abundance of electrically charged stones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These stones, dubbed the real-world equivalent of vibranium, a fictional material in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, have gone viral. Both video’s show workers holding rocks with a metallic luster that could illuminate a small light when connected…

Feb 7, 2023

We Love To See Black Excellence On Full Display

— Photo from Creative Commons — On Sunday, Feb. 5, the 65th Annual Grammy Awards was another historic night for Black artists. Hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, the ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions and artists released from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022. The…

Feb 3, 2023

Tragedy Strikes As Suicide Bomber Attacks Peshawar

— Photo from Creative Commons — On Monday, Jan. 30, a suicide bomber disguised as a police officer set ablaze a crowded mosque in a highly fortified police compound in Peshawar, Pakistan, during noon prayers. Monday’s bombing has been declared the deadliest in a decade to hit Peshawar. As of Feb. 2, the blast killed…

Jan 26, 2023

Just Hang On Till Detty December

“E don cast Last, last Na everybody go chop breakfast” These are the words that could be heard as youth gathered from all over the world in the clubs and streets of Lagos as they participated in Detty December. From the first week of December to the first week of January, the streets of Lagos,…

Nov 17, 2022

Here’s What You Missed

Soup Protests  On Oct. 14, Two Just Stop Oil activists entered the U.K.’s National Gallery and vandalized “Sunflowers”, an original painting by Vincent Van Gogh, by defacing the painting with tomato soup. They then proceeded to glue their hands to the wall beneath the painting. On Oct. 23, protesters from the German group Letzte Generation…

Oct 14, 2022

So Y’all Thought We Forgot Y’all Are Thieves

Imagine someone sees your expensive outfit. Rips it off your body. Puts it on and says they should wear it because it looks better on them. Then proceeds to pass that outfit on from generation to generation instead of giving it back to the original owners. To add insult to injury, as years go by,…