Nubian Message 25th

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

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…

Nov 29, 2017

Party Playlist: 25th Anniversary Edition

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer In honor of the 25th anniversary, I thought I would put together a little something for the culture. This playlist is about celebrating the different aspects and little nuances within the Nubian Message that cannot be articulated in an article. It includes party songs that emphasize the cool factor of…

Oct 18, 2017

Letter From the Editor: Happy October

  Hey guys, With this being the last time we publish in October (Jesus Christ, where did the time go?), you can look forward to some Halloween content this issue. We asked around to see how old is too old to trick-or-treat, for one, and that Your Voice is on page 6. Personally, if I…