Kenton's corner

Nov 15, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: Assault Isn’t A Party Problem

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer With the pervasiveness of sexual assault in Hollywood and elsewhere recently coming to light, there’s something I have to say. Sexual assault and interpersonal violence are not topics which should become split along party lines. I am one of those people that feels like most problems of our society can…

Oct 18, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: Protect Birth Control

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Oh look, President Trump is at it again. I know I said I’d leave it alone, but for Christ’s sake it’s really getting out of hand. His latest repeal is to allow companies to not provide free birth control if it disagrees with their religious beliefs. It’s more than likely that…

Oct 4, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: #TakeAKnee

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer I am sick of so many aspects of the kneeling protest. If you have been under a rock for the last year and a half or so, I’ll catch you up. The NFL protests began last year when Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem to protest the mistreatment of black…

Sep 6, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: White Womanhood is Undefeated

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Although the title may be inflammatory and lead one to believe that I’m unfairly criticizing or praising white women, neither is true. This instead is meant to be a criticism of American society and how often times, hundreds and even thousands of black lives being brutally taken doesn’t move the scale…

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 7, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: Mind Ya Business: Major Keys to Happiness on Valentine’s Day

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer   They say comparison is the thief of joy. I think the old adage is true in all aspects of life but especially with one’s love life. This Valentine’s Day you can avoid arguments and keep yourself a little happier by focusing on what you have and not worrying about…

Jan 19, 2017

Kenton’s Corner: Black women and mental health

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Simply put, the greatest privilege of all nonblack women is the fact that they are not constantly typecasts and forced to be monolithic. Black women have to fit into certain boxes and cannot step outside of those boxes without instantly being bashed for what society feels like they should be.…

Nov 30, 2016

Kenton’s Corner: Black men and mental health

Kenton Gibbs| Staff Writer The hospitalizations of Kanye West and Kid Cudi have made me step back and closely examine how mental health is treated in the black community as well as in my own family. Although these men have immense amounts of wealth and fame, their stories and the reactions to them are very…

Nov 16, 2016

Kenton’s Corner: America, you played yaself

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Well America I don’t have much to say but I would like to talk about who we can and can’t blame for Donald Trump’s election. I want to blame the members of the black community who didn’t vote but I can’t. I want to blame the 23% of Latinx voters…

Nov 16, 2016

Kenton’s Corner: A house divided: Elitism in our community

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer This previous October, NC State alumna Tensie Taylor, came back to speak about her new book Bullied From Terror to Triumph: My Survival Story. During her speech she discussed how she was criticized early and often in her academic career because her success led some of her peers to say…

Nov 16, 2016

Kenton’s Corner: Keep the family close

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer Lately I have come to the realization that as a black person in America I am faced with my own mortality at an alarmingly early age. This fact has made me become a more positive and loving personal all around. So the people I’ve been showing this appreciation and gratefulness…