25th Anniversary

Feb 28, 2018

Letter From the Editor: Reclaiming Our Excellence

Hello lovely people, Black History Month has officially come to a close. We had some great events this year, not to mention the theme, Reclaiming Our Time. We at the Nubian Message have been working on reclaiming our excellence (not that we ever lost it), and it showed this past weekend at the North Carolina…

Dec 1, 2017

Nubian Message 25th Anniversary Celebration

NC State Student Media and the Nubian Message hosted a celebration on Nov. 30 in the African American Cultural Center in honor of the Nubian Message’s 25th anniversary.

Nov 29, 2017

The Nubian Message and NC State 25 Years From Now

Since emerging from the mind of Tony Williamson 25 years ago, the Nubian Message has come such a long way. No matter how much progress we’ve made, we know that there’s always more growing to do. Everyone has a vision of where we want this paper to go, and how we want NC State to…

Nov 29, 2017

A Letter from The Nubian Message’s Founder: Tony Williamson

To All My Nubian Brothers and Sisters – “What’s Up?” Originally printed November 30th, 1992 Tony Williamson | The Founder and 1st Editor-in-Chief of the Nubian Message I am proud to present to you the first issue of The Nubian Message, NCSU’s first African-American newspaper. It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally here and…

Nov 29, 2017

Letter from the Editor: The Legacy Lives On

To All my Nubian Brothers and Sisters – Thank You Hello lovely people! There are few times in our lives when we get to say that we are truly part of something special, something bigger than ourselves that transcends time and space, life and death. But as part of the Nubian Message, I get to…

Nov 29, 2017

Letters from Past Editors: Jillian and Stephanie Wish the Nubian a Happy 25th

Left: Jillian Smith, Nubian Message 2015-2016 Editor-in-Chief. Right: Stephanie Tate, Nubian Message 2016-2017 Editor-in-Chief   Hey Nubian Fam, For me and I know for many of us, the Nubian Message is so much more than just a publication. The first time I walked into that office I was introduced to so many amazing people that…

Nov 29, 2017

Q&A: The Nubian Message Then and Now with Dr. Tracey Ray, Reggie Barnes, and Dr. Craig Brookins

Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity, Tracey Ray, stands in Winslow Hall on Oct. 19.   Dr. Tracey Ray Associate Vice Provost for Student Diversity Interview conducted by Kennysha Woods, Staff Writer Q: What was the social climate like when you came to campus? My senior year, that was when [there were] a lot of…

Nov 29, 2017

Celebrating 25 Years of Black Excellence

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer It’s about that time ya’ll. The Nubian Message turns 25 years old, and you know how we rockin’. We’ve been spitting facts for 25 years and running, can ya dig it? Celebrating 25 years of black excellence, the Nubian has stood as the bastion of the black-student body voice on campus.…

Nov 29, 2017

The Evolution of Multicultural Student Affairs at NC State

Chyra Savage, a freshman studying engineering, holds the Sankofa bird, a commemorative gift to the African American Cultural Center and symbol which represents responsibility, knowledge, love and community, while Andrea Sanchez-Zarate, a freshman studying engineering, and Will Comer, a freshman studying biological sciences, look on during the 2016 Symposium for Multicultural Scholars at the Witherspoon…

Nov 29, 2017

A Timeline of the Nubian Message at NC State

Original cover of the Nubian Message, published November 30, 1992 Kennysha Woods | Staff Writer UNC students demand cultural center | March 17, 1992 Students gathered at UNC Chapel Hill’s South Building to confront Chancellor Paul Hardin over their grievances, including the creation of a free-standing cultural center. Hardin refused the center for fear of promoting…

Nov 29, 2017

Mama Thorpe Reflects on Nubian Message

Toni ‘Mama’ Thorpe stands with a drum in front of the breakroom and former Nubian Message office in the African American Cultural Center Monday, Nov. 27. Thorpe returns to campus to celebrate the Nubian’s 25th anniversary.   Yesenia Jones | Staff Writer Toni Thorpe, who is affectionately called Mama Thorpe by those who know her, originally…

Nov 29, 2017

Questions You Can Stop Asking the Nubian Staff Now

Nubian Message Staff As the staff of an African-American newspaper, there are some questions we get asked pretty frequently. So, to put all those questions to rest, or at least have somewhere to point when we’re just too done to respond, we’ve compiled a list of answers in the hopes that it’ll be the last…