feminism

Mar 23, 2023

Welcome to Fourth Wave Feminism

Intersectional feminism began to make an appearance in American discourse around the 1990s. This perspective shed light on a new way to interpret contemporary issues within feminism. The theory of intersectional feminism was founded on the idea that oppression experienced by women should never be perceived as a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. The linear platform of popular…

Mar 9, 2023

What They Don’t Tell You About the Feminist Movement

Feminism, defined by the International Women’s Development Agency as the “equal rights and opportunities” for all genders, has a dark past that is otherwise sugar coated in our schools. We were taught that feminists, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, wanted equal rights for all men and women. However, this often only…

Oct 14, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling Worries Me

(Spoiler warning and Trigger warning: Self Harm and Suicide) “Don’t Worry Darling” has been present in the news for a few months now, but unfortunately not for the film itself. Rather, the drama behind it has sparked the most buzz. I’d originally told myself I’d avoid watching because of this, but the desire to see…

Feb 17, 2020

A Love Letter to Chimamanda Adichie

Dear Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,  First, I would love to say thank you for owning your craft. As a fellow Nigerian, it was hard for me to own my dream to be a writer because, in my family, any other profession besides medicine, engineering or law were not accepted. I continued to question myself asking,…

Aug 30, 2019

We Must Continue to Fight for Equal Pay

The fight for Black women’s equal pay is more than just a gender battle.

Mar 21, 2019

Charlene Carruthers Delivers Womxn’s HERstory Month Keynote Address

On Mar. 19, Charlene Carruthers gave the keynote address in celebration of Womxn’s HERstory Month. Carruthers’ speech incorporated the theme of the Women’s Center’s approach to Womxn’s HERstory month—“Our Voice, Our Bodies, Our Stories: Tools for Radical Transformation.” On their event page, the Women’s Center describes Carruthers as a “Black, queer feminist community organizer and writer with over 15 years of experience in racial justice, feminist and youth leadership development movement work.”

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 31, 2019

NC State Students Named WomenNC Scholars

Left: Contributed by Jada Hester’s Instagram. Right: Adarsh Puvvadi Ramamohan Kumar/Nubian Message. Yesenia Jones | Staff Writer Two NC State students were accepted into the highly competitive WomenNC Scholars program. Jada Hester, a third-year studying business administration and international studies, and Sara Darwish, a third-year studying social work and Arabic, will receive the opportunity to conduct…