History made with first black president

For some people, Black History Month is about celebrating a culture and traditions of a people.

But for people like Geneva Butler, it's about much more than that -- especially this year.

"The president is basically the environment of our government structure... [and] now we have an African-American president... it's a big step," Butler, a junior in Africana studies, said. Full story

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Celebrate black history month

February is Black History Month, and America is celebrating the achievements of black leaders. If you haven't heard yet and have been living under a rock for the past four months, America has its first black president, Barack Obama. Full story

The color of influence

Just over two years ago, President Barack Obama stepped into the political forefront as the senator of Illinois who soon after began his campaign for presidency, representing the Democratic Party. As the first bi-racial, African-American presidential candidate, Obama challenged the norms of years past in which minority government officials, though few and far between, were largely ignored by mainstream media outlets. Full story

The bitter necessity of nonviolence

As a veteran of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, I have misgivings about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. They celebrate a throttled or incomplete triumph, “achieved” through fantastic means. The triumph was of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, and its means, a strategy of nonviolent resistance. Full story

Nubian message serves as a voice for African-American students

Often when I'm distributing copies of our weekly student newspaper, the Nubian Message, to students unfamiliar with our publication, I receive a familiar question: "Well, what is it?" Full story

Shaw University and St. Augustine College helped nurture first black college students

I was asked to write an article for Black History month on a prominent African-American in the community. However, without the foundation laid by Historically Black Institutions (HBCU), contributions by African-Americans would have been severely limited. Full story