queer

Mar 23, 2023

Jane Crow: The Story of Pauli Murray

She wore many faces — an unabashed feminist, legal scholar, civil rights activist, prolific writer, Episcopal priest and more. Pauli Murray was a multifaceted, multihyphenate revolutionary in American history, and yet, few say nor remember her name — let’s change that. Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray was born Nov. 20, 1910, in Baltimore but was raised…

Oct 30, 2019

Q&A with Channel Blond’s Founder

Yesenia Jones | Editor-in-Chief A new student group has arrived on campus. Channel Blond is the first group on-campus created for and by Black queer students. The mastermind behind the group is Jordan Bullock, a fourth-year majoring in animal science. The Nubian Message sat down with Bullock to discuss the purpose of the group and…

Oct 28, 2018

Finding My Voice: On Speaking with Michael Arceneaux

Brandon Loyd | Correspondent Seeing a career for myself as a queer black journalist 15 years ago would’ve been as difficult as catching up on all six seasons of Game of Thrones in a week. Everyone would tell me that this wasn’t only impossible, but impractical. But like binge-watching Game of Thrones, making a dream…

Jan 19, 2017

GUEST COLUMN: Creating community for GLBT students of color through QPOC discussion group

Preston Keith | Guest Columnist Institutions of higher education often cite diversity and inclusion as a central component of their mission. Students are asked to bring their whole selves in the hopes of building community, furthering dialogue, and celebrating the diverse identities present. Oftentimes, diversity is only seen from a singular perspective and focuses on…

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,”…