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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…

Jan 19, 2017

Goodbye Obama, the end of an era

Stephanie Tate | Editor-in-Chief   On January 20, 2009, a chilly Tuesday in Washington D.C. and a snow day in High Point, NC, I sat cross-legged on my living room floor in awe. The inauguration of President Barack Obama was a required viewing in my household. All other electronics had been turned off in order…

Feb 6, 2013

Yes We Can, But We Haven’t Yet

Taurean Brown | Contributor  Taurean Brown is a community activist and freelance writer based in Durham, N.C. Follow him on Twitter @TheBlackVoice or visit blacksankofa.wordpress for more of his writing.  What a powerful moment in time we find ourselves in this nation with the re-election of the first African American president. In this time we…

Jan 23, 2013

Battling Black Bias For Barack

DeErricka Green | Managing Editor In the days leading up to his inauguration, the scandalous comparison of President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin reared its head once again. Since his first term, the President has been juxtaposed with dictators over political issues from health care and taxes to – most recently –…

Nov 30, 2012

Obama Got His Second Term, Now Give Me My 40 Acres and a Mule

Does President Obama Owe Black America?  Christopher Lynn | Staff Writer With a second presidency under his belt, some Afrikan-Americans believe Barack Obama owes his re-election to them, rather than his own merit. With about 16 million registered Afrikan-American voters, and roughly 93 percent of them voting Democratic, does he really owe the Presidency to blacks? Back in…

Nov 8, 2012

We in there ‘doe

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief President Barack Obama may have a lot of problems he has to deal with, but as of Tuesday, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is no longer one of them. With 303 electoral votes, Obama won re-election and secured his place in the White House for another four years. At about 1:30…

Oct 24, 2012

Presidential Double Take

  DeErricka Green | Staff Writer  Robyn Sanders has following politics down to a science, hence her political science major. Given her impressive scrapbook, some might argue that she also knows a thing or two about how to secure a photo with the First Family. Sanders, a junior here at N.C. State and her twin sister, Ashlyn,…