His message seems to be: and lsquo;Women, like Coca-Cola, can be consumed and disposed of, and are therefore, replaceable and worthless. Women can be objectified and reduced to their body parts, rather than valued for their intelligence, strength, and dig...

I can still remember when former editor Carlton Koonce informed me I was being looked at as potential editor-in-chief. I was shocked. I didn't think I was capable of rising to the task. ...

Imagine how different the 'Black Experience' would be without the black church, black colleges, black universities, and black civic organizations. ...

When I first stepped foot on N.C. Central University I hated it. Then again, I was a home body and hated the idea of leaving home period, even if it was just two hours away. I remember taking a tour of the campus with my parents, the rainy weather didn't ...

A prissy girl and a laid-back girl are two totally different people. Prissy girls are more time consuming than laid-back girls. However, they are alike in a few ways. A prissy girl's nails have to be perfect. Her heels have to be clean and straight. Her s...

Now that Black History Month is over, can we continue in this all too sedentary vein of mediocrity? How should we comport ourselves in order to celebrate our rich heritage with dignity? How will history view this era of educated blacks? We hold a generati...

I really hate it when I don't get things done on time. I am always late for appointments and classes. I knew there had to be a better way to remember the things I need. I could organize my life so that my mind is not cluttered. This is a plan that should ...

The black liberation struggle and Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 70s marked a period of social reform and advancement in the African American community. Led by political leaders and artists like Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr....

... we are too quick to dismiss getting our education because of snow when we can get together and clean it up or make an effort to act like adults and deal with it and go to class....

December 2009, I finally graduate from college. Not bad for a military guy who was never supposed to amount to anything. Summer 2008 was my first semester at N.C. Central University. I was transferring from Troy Universit...