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This photograph is of Tony Williamson, founding Editor-in-Chief of The Nubian Message, North Carolina State University's African-American student newspaper. Williamson was instrumental in galvanizing student support for The Nubian Message after…

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,…

Those who will not stand up for their fellow black brothers and sisters on campus, those who fear being labeled as too black or too militant are in the opinion of this paper, cowards.

Those who are willing to step up and voice their opinions,…

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…

I am writing this letter in response to Tony Williamson’s Forum letter of Sept. 28. There is only one thing I would like to address at this point: the conspiracy theory. Williamson asked why there are so many liquor stores and gun shops in…

Responding to a column in Technician, African-American students protested by burning copies of the newspaper on the Brickyard. I admire all people who exercise their constitutional rights as these students did when they lawfully assembled. However,…

After reading the letter that described newspaper burning as a racist act, I felt obliged to enlighten Jonathan Patrick as well as others that may feel the same way. First of all, members of a minority may be prejudiced, but it is impossible for…

Destroying the paper won’t destroy the truth. After the wonderful demonstration we had in which students burned copies of Technician because of an article they did not like, I think we can now place the BAC in the same category with other…

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…

First off, I would like to pledge my support and the support of my organization to the students at UNC-Chapel Hill who want a free-standing black cultural center. As my uncle Ned says, when he’s coherent (which isn’t all that often as he…