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Apr 9, 2014

Pan Afrikan: 2014 Step Show

DeErricka Green | Managing Editor  On Sat. April 5, 2014, seven National Pan-Hellenic Council teams continued the annual tradition of honoring African American culture and African roots through stepping, in the conclusion of the Pan Afrikan Festival. Since the early 90s, members of the Divine Nine NPHC organizations have competed during Pan Afrikan for the title of…

Apr 3, 2014

Back to Black.

The 17th Annual AATS Fashion Expose  Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief Uvana Doran, a senior in Fashion Merchandising at North Carolina A&T won first place in the Intermediate category of the 17th annual African American Textile Society’s Fashion Expose. Surrounded by her models backstage after the show Doran said the experience of winning first place was,…

Apr 3, 2014

Africa Night

Amanda McKnight | Staff Writer Following  the Pan-Afrikan Week kick-off celebration on Harris Field Saturday, about 200 people gathered in the Talley Ballroom for N.C. State’s only night dedicated to African heritage. The African Student Union brought in 2014’s week long Pan-African Festival with Africa Night. The event’s them was Engaging with the African Diaspora.…

Apr 3, 2014

Royals: The New Pan Afrikan King and Queen

Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer On Monday night, the Black Students Board held its Mr. and Miss Pan Afrikan Pageant in Talley Ballroom, crowning Stephen Williams and Breanna Powell as the 2014 Mr. and Miss Pan Afrikan. The pageant is part of the 44th annual Pan Afrikan Week at N.C. State. Christian Faucette and Amira Alexander…

Apr 3, 2014

Administration Cancels Pan Afrikan Concert Due to Safety Concerns

Chris Hart-Williams | Staff Writer Wednesday evening it was announced via a press release from the Department of Student Leadership and Engagement that the on-campus concert scheduled for Friday, featuring rap trio, Migos has been canceled for safety reasons.  The concert was organized by the Black Students Board of the Union Activities Board (UAB), as part…

Apr 3, 2014

Northwestern Football Players Unionizes

Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer Football players at Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill.  have been added to payroll.   The decision made by the National Labor Relations Board of Chicago could have a monumental impact on college sports. Traditionally, student-athletes have been just that. Each year talented high school athletes are scouted and chosen to…

Mar 26, 2014

Throwing Like A Girl

N.C. State Track and Field Athlete Breaks Record  Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer Earlier this month, at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nicole Chavis set a new school record for the indoor weight throw with a throw of 69’08.00”. Chavis, a N.C. State sophomore broke the record she set just…

Mar 26, 2014

The Preachers’ Kids Misconception

They’re Not All Good, but Not All Bad Either Caila Holley | Staff Writer   As a Preachers kid or PK, I find comparisons of myself to the kids seen on television shows such as “Preacher’s Daughters” demeaning. I also do not like be called a “brat” or the common misconception that as a PK I’m…

Mar 26, 2014

The Return of Lil’ Boosie

Vernon Holman | Staff Writer   Rapper Torrence Hatch, better known as Lil Boosie is once again a free man. Boosie, 31, was released from prison on March 5, after serving five years of an eight-year sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The self-proclaimed “bad ass” was jailed in 2009 on drug possession charges and later…

Mar 26, 2014

Crowning the Next Mr. and Miss Pan Afrikan

One of the events students can look forward to during Pan Afrikan Week is the Mr. and Ms. Pan Afrikan Scholarship Pageant. This year’s contestants are preparing to showcase their best talents and put in work for the coveted title. “The pageant is a chance for anyone at N.C. State to get a chance to…

Mar 26, 2014

Wake County School System’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

Data shows that WCPSS disciplines Black students the harshest  Chris Hart-Williams | Staff Writer   Friday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released a report highlighting a suspension rate disparity between black and white K-12 students. According to the report, among U.S. public schools black students are suspended three times more often than…

Feb 26, 2014

Defiling Black History By Any Means Necessary

Nicki Minaj Uses Picture of Malcolm X for Album Art  Taari Coleman | Staff Writer Two weeks ago, rapper Nicki Minaj released controversial artwork for her new single, “Looking Ass N*gga.” The artwork featured an iconic photograph of Malcolm X, circa 1964, holding a large assault rifle, peering through window curtains. The public sphere erupted…