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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

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,…

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…

This photograph is of Booker T. Washington, a former slave who became an important leader of the African-American community at the turn of the twentieth century. Washington lived in the era of Jim Crow segregation in which African Americans were…

This is a photograph of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and later known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Malcolm X was an African-American minister and human rights activist during the 1950s and early 1960s. He was the leader and public face of the Nation…

This photograph is of Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican political leader, writer, and activist who was a strong proponent of Black Nationalism. Garvey has been credited with synthesizing previous strands of political, economic, and cultural Black Nationalism…