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- Collection: The Illusion of Inclusion
"N.C. Student Leaders Indecisive Over Affirmative Action"
N.C. Student Leaders Indecisive Over Affirmative Action
By Carolyn Holloway
The wait over the student debate for Affirmative Action may be over in the UNC-System.
Recently, in the gathering of UNC-Student Government leaders at UNC-Chapel…
"Are You a Member of The Talented Tenth: Faculty, Staff and Students?"
Are You a Member of The Talented Tenth: Faculty, Staff and Students?
By Carolyn Holloway
I have always been a firm believer in everything happening for a reason, because through the power of the ancestors - anything is possible. For the past…
"Racism Not Just White Against Black"
If I didn't know any better, I would swear that my friend, whom I'll refer to as "John," was the long-lost older brother my parents never bothered to tell me about. The fact that we have so much in common and look so much alike is absolutely…
"Understanding Bitterness"
Understanding Bitterness
By Conitsha Barnes
The unwelcome taste of bitterness is often washed away or simply covered up with various forms of mouthwash, candy or any other sweet forms of illusion. However there can be bitterness other than in…
"What's the Next Step?"
What's the Next Step?
By Danny Byers
The Minister Louis Farrakhan has told us a million times about who the cursed seed of Canaanite is and what they have/are doing to us and we have listened. We have listened to the doctrine of the Black…
Just a Technicality?
I’m not a Greek, but even I did a triple take following last Tuesday’s Technician article about sorority and fraternity GPA’s at N.C. State. Perhaps it is because I have a predisposition to read between even the invisible lines, having already…
Why African-Americans MUST Vote on November 7
The latest breed of black Republicans are quick to document the Democractic Party’s historical negligence of the African-American people. Obvious history-enthusiasts they proclaim the Republican Party’s strong commitment to minority issues,…
The Afrikan American Engineer in the 21st Century: A Burden Challenge and Opportunity
Existing as an Afrikan American engineer in the next century will present many burdens, challenges and opportunities for the eager souls willing to accept them. In the 21st century, Afrikan American engineers should play a demonstrative role in…
"Crisp Doesn't Understand Plight of People"
African Americans will no longer stand by while our people are criticized and judged by those who obviously have no idea what they are talking about. Just as Martin Luther King Jr. believed that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice…
"Remedies for American Intolerance"
The David Duke campaign, the Bush inspired quota scare, and of course, the ever popular “anti-PC” movement compromise the current backlash against enlightened thinking. These three seemingly separate events are actually inter-connected in…
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"Unconsolidate 'Em," 1937
An article from a North Carolina newspaper discussed the rivalry between State College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and how it…