black history month

Feb 14, 2018

NCSU Libraries Black History Month Resources

List contributed by NCSU Libraries. Selections chosen by Nubian Message Staff. NCSU Libraries has compiled a list of resources created by and about black activists, writers, poets and filmmakers. Each these are available to the NC State community at NCSU Libraries. We’ve highlighted some of the resources below. Books Behind the Dream: The Making of…

Feb 14, 2018

Why You Need A Role Model In Your Life

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer Heroes are not bound to comic book pages, video games, movies or any other medium. Heroes are in workplaces, offices and most importantly, across the dinner table everyday, puttin’ in work. With “Black Panther” hitting theaters soon, it’s important to be aware of the importance of role models both on…

Feb 14, 2018

Shop Cultured: Support Black Owned Businesses

Photo contributed by Yesenia Jones. Yesenia Jones (left) and Patrice Graham (right), owner of Colors of Yoga. Yesenia Jones | Staff Writer Black History Month is a 28-day span specifically created to celebrate Black Excellence everywhere. Some choose to celebrate by diving deep into their cultural roots or by challenging themselves to shop for goods…

Jan 31, 2018

Letter From the Editor: Black History Month

Hello lovely people, Now that the south is remembering once again that winter is a thing, I hope you’re all staying warm and washing your hands, because the flu is also a thing. And carrying lotion, because cold plus frequent hand washing equals ash for days. Anyway, this issue is a mix of some pretty…

Feb 28, 2017

Lynching: Remembering our history sparks conversation

Keilah Davis | Staff Writer On February 16 at noon, Dr. Blair Kelley, associate professor of history, presented “Lynching: Remembering Our History” in the Honors Village Commons. The event was co-sponsored by the University Honors Program and the Interdisciplinary Studies program in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. “I’m a historian of the African…

Feb 21, 2017

From Awareness to Activism: Innocence Commission Panel

Vlad Urena | Correspondent On Thursday, February 9th, the Black History Month events and the University Honors Program’s From Awareness to Activism Series continued with the “Innocence Commission Panel.” The event, held in SAS 2203, was held to help shed light onto the work done by the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. Lindsey Guice Smith…

Feb 21, 2017

Letter from the editor

Hey family, I hope the semester is treating you well. As you already know, this month is Black History Month. I won’t go on a rant about the necessity of this month because I shouldn’t have to. However, I will encourage you to be mindful that Black History Month is for ALL black people. Oftentimes…

Feb 24, 2016

Living history with Blacks in Wax

Anazsha Jones | Correspondent “Ago!” Mamma Thorpe calls to the crowd. This Swahili word is a call for attention, usually from an individual to a group. In the case of the African American Cultural Center, it has become a call from a group to the community and on Feb. 21, it took the form of…

Feb 24, 2016

What it means to be a queer person of color in history

Keilah Davis | Correspondent Everyone knows about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks but whose stories get left out of Black History Month? Whose contributions go unnoticed? Too often, queer people of color (QPOC) are pushed out of our historical narratives. “Queer people of color have always been at the root of activist movements,”…

Feb 19, 2014

#EducateYourself

  An Overview of the AASAC Black History Month Instagram Photo Challenge Staff Report Last week, the Afrikan American Student Advisory Council (AASAC) began its Instagram Photo Challenge in honor of Black History Month. Each AASAC organization has the chance to win a $100 gift card provided by the Office for Institutional Equity & Diversity…

Feb 3, 2014

It’s Time to #WakeUpNCSU!

 To All My Nubian Brothers and Sisters: Wake Up! The acceptance rate of African American students at N.C. State has reached an all time low. Wake Up! Of the 30 active organizations in the Afrikan American Student Advisory Council (AASAC), only four non-NPHC organizations have Black male leaders. Wake Up! On the largest public campus…