Black History Month 2017

Feb 21, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: In Defense of Black History Month

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Year after year, Black History Month (BHM) is always a hotly debated topic. Questions like “should it exist?” or “why is it important?” are staples of said debates. Many of the arguments against it are fundamentally flawed and nonsensical in nature. In my opinion, BHM is not only important, it…

Feb 21, 2017

Five Rap Albums to Awaken Your Inner Revolutionary

Dion Figueroa | Correspondent   It’s Black History Month again. Don’t have any time to attend any of the programs, but still wanna brush up on a bit of cultural knowledge? The following albums have all had tremendous effects on hip-hop music and black culture in general, and their overall messages are to inspire and…

Feb 1, 2017

Preview of Black History Month

Dion Figueroa | Correspondent Black History Month runs for the whole month of February and NC State’s Department of Multicultural Affairs has an array of events scheduled to celebrate Black History and Black culture. The program kicks off on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:30 PM with “Black Girl Magic” in Talley Student Union’s Piedmont Ballroom.…