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This editorial cartoon appeared in the September 14, 1993 issue of The Nubian Message. The cartoon depicts a person's arms shackled in chains. The left arm appears normal, while the right arm has been reduced to bone. The caption underneath the…

This photograph is of dozens of Howard University students protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown, a young black male in Ferguson, Missouri, who was killed by a white police officer in 2014. The students' pose--standing with their hands in…

This photograph is of Oprah Winfrey, former talk show host and present-day media mogul. Although from humble origins, Oprah rose to become a billionaire and one of the most well-known and influential African-American women in the country. Writers at…

In this Technician article, the student souncil expresses their displease with the proposed name change to the school from "State College" to "University of North Carolina at Raleigh" in 1964.

ThisTechnicianarticle comments on the disillusionment of student leftists and radicals in connection with Choice '68, a National Collegiate Presidential Primary financed byTimeMagazine.

NCSU was just one piece of a complex greater community. Pictured is the NCSU campus in 1969. One can see the stark contrast between the busting campus center and the quiet, predominantly black community of Oberlin Village to the north.

A symbol of modernization and progress, the NCSU Faculty Club held tight to social and political norms. The Good Neighbor Council requested that the majority-white institution open its doors to faculty from nearby historically black colleges, St.…

This image, taken in the 1970s by Tom Olsen, reveals the plethora of establishments available for NCSU students. Black students were constantly aware of what establishments were safest and most welcoming to minorities.

Cyrus B. King was one of the longest tenured officers in the Good Neighbor Council. His position as secretary in the early 1970s meant that King would often open dialogue with local community members.

Trained as an agricultural economist, James G. Maddox was an incredibly accomplished writer and debater. James Maddox was the first Good Neighbor Council's chairman, serving from 1967-1968. His initial efforts in addressing West Raleigh housing…