February 22-March 1, 2001 SHEQUETA L. SMITH Guest Reporter I

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track from his debut album After listening to his album I sonal concert and discovered Aijuswanaseing. The first song instantly became a fan, and that this brother can really sang. released, "Just Friends," was still when Def Jam made me aware So later on that night when the banging up the charts when Def that he was coming to actual concert took place, it was Jam decided to release an even "Raleighwood," l became excited. not a surprise to me when every- more successful song entitled When i discovered that he would one went wild when he got on "Love." be accompanied by a live band, stage and started singing the These two songs are only became even more excited tracks from his album. the tip of the iceberg of what is because everybody knows that Somewhere in between the soon to become one of the best when you bring a live band, that Musiq Luncheon, the radio sta- debut albums to ever be usually means you have "real tal- tion, the sound check and the released. Although some of the ent" unlike the Brittany‘s and the concert, managed to get this songs may seem callow, they J—lo's that sing over a deejay. informative interview with Musiq provide us with the breath of So on Friday, February 16, Soulchild. i hope you all enjoy fresh air that is so desperately two days after Valentine's Day, l this interview and ﬁnd the time to SHEQUETA L. SMITH would be a one hit wonder. Well, needed in the crude world of witnessed talent at its best, but go and check out this dude's CD guest reporter if you were having these kinds of music these days. This album this talent was named Musiq because it is off the hook. And for thoughts, then i just know you brings back the simplicity that Soulchild. I first witnessed this all the folks that weren't able to I bet after hearing "Just will probably be getting a nasty . most R&B artists neglect. instead talent at sound check, which make it to the show this time, he Friends (Sunny)" this past sum- taste in your mouth from the crow of featuring a rapper on every some deem to be the most bor- will be back on March 24th in mer you probably thought that you are about to eat because track, it features a very talented ing part of a show. It was here Greensboro performing with this new kid on the block Musiq one hit equals each and every vocalist named Musiq. that basically had my own per- Erykah Badu. Can you imagine?

More minority faces needed CIAA Tournament: more than just the hoops! on the JudicialBoard W be held on March 2nd at the the Bands, the Mennen- QHINWE EKWQRIBE "This year we were certain to HENDRICKS Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. , Speedstick Ultimate Slam Dunk Staff writer send someone from this office to Staff writer Fashion show tickets are $35 contest, the Irish Spring 3-Point meetings of AASAC and other each and reserved seating is contest and the 1-800-CALL-ATT One of the many organizations primarily African-American stu- available. 3-on-3 competition. that are looking for more minority dent organizations to announce For the second consecutive The CIAA stepshow will be In response to the ovenNhelm- faces is the Judicial Board. the opportunity and advertise the year, Raleigh will be honored as take place at the McLendon- ing demand for tournament tick- Student government is com- process and deadlines," said the host-city for the Central McDougal Sports Arena on the ets, the ClAA board of directors prised of three branches, the Cousins on his new plans of Intercollegiate Athletic campus of N.C.Central has opened the upper level of the Judicial, the Executive, and the Judicial Board recruitment. This Association (CIAA) annual bas- University. Doors will open on ESA, providing tickets for those Senate. The Judicial Board is approach had some effect on the ketball tournament; The six-day March 2nd at 8 p.m. with the who have not already made their part of the student government's number of minority applicants. Men and Woman basketball show starting at 9 p.m. The purchase. judicial branch. (Unfortunately, the deadline for competition will be held February event will be hosted by "The important thing for ClAA The Judicial Board is com- this coming year passed on 26th through March 3rd at the Comedian DS and feature nine fans to realize is that the atmos- prised of NC. State students February 9th). . Raleigh Entertainment and sororities and fraternities from phere at the ClAA is such that all who serve on judicial hearings of "Of the 29 applicants, 11 listed SportsArena. seven different HBCUs. Tickets fans, regardless of seat location, students who have violated our themselves as African-American, in addition to the energizing are available for purchase at can mingle throughout the Student Code of Conduct. They one self identified as Asian, one basketball games, the competi- Willie's Records, Mr. Freeze's Entertainment and Sports Arena. decide if the accused student is applicant did not indicate an eth- tion will also feature several cul- Records, as well as any CIAA Movement from one level to the found guilty or innocent of a nicity, and the remainder were tural and social events. Over the stepshow ticket outlet located at other is free-flowing,“ said CIAA crime or other situation. The self identified as white," said past 56 years, these events have the CIAA universities. Commissioner Leon Kerry. “That board membersalso "deliver Cousins. helped to make the festivity The official CIAA Stepshow is, once you have a ticket, you appropriate sanctions to students Cousins said if they don't have become known as the "premiere Afterparty will begin at Midnight can move about freely in the found guilty of violating the Code enough qualified students from African-American social event at the NCCU LT Walker arena, whether it be upper level, of Conduct." They also speak at this recruitment session, they will on the East Coast," attracting Complex. A discount will be lower level or club level. The functions where they "present have another recruitment in the national media coverage and given with a ticket stub from the party atmosphere is everywhere information on NC State fall. To be qualified in order to be celebrities from professional ath- stepshow. To be admitted, you and no one is excluded.“ University's judicialsystem. The a part of the judicial board in the letics, music, film and television must bring either your student ID A book of adult tickets for the Judicial Board is a very influential future, a student should have an industries. or Greek Membership Card. entire week is $95. Student tick- organization here on campus. overall. GPA of at least 2.5, be a Last year, the tournament con- The Tom Joyner Morning Show ets for the entire week are The Judicial Board has tried to full time student and fill out the tributed $8.3 million to the will begin at 6 am. at the Raleigh $37.50. Single tickets are avail- increase the number of not only application. The application is Raleigh economy through the Memorial Auditorium on March able for games held Monday African-Americans faces on the comprised of short answer ques- athletic tournament and various 2nd. The Career Exposition will through Thursday for both stu- board, but all minorities. Paul tions and analysis type ques- social and cultural activities. This be held on February 28th starting dents and adults. There are, Cousins, the director of the tions. They the Judicial Board year, the tournament will feature at 8:30 am. at the Raleigh however, no adult single tickets Office of Student Affairs said that directors will evaluate the quality a fashion show, sponsored by Convention Center. for the semifinals or champi- "only in the "last couple of years of those applications and invite ZADs, incorporated (Zeta Phi On Saturday, the event will onship games. ClAA and local we [the Judicial Board] have the best candidates to a selec- Beta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Kappa conclude with Super Sunday, a area students can purchase sin- struggled for African-American tion process." Alpha Sorority, Inc, Delta Sigma family-oriented event free to the gle tickets for the entire week student representation on the The process usually takes half Theta Sorority, Inc., and Sigma public. The affair includes a with valid student lD. Board. Prior to that time, we had a day, and then the applicants Gamma Rho Sorority, lnc.). It will cheerleading exhibition, Battle of generated lots of interest in the are reviewed. For more informa- Black student community." tion about the Judicial Board or Hence, the board took a more the Student Government, visit its aggressive role in pursuing the website at: Recycle your Nubian minority faces. http://students.ncsu.edu/. DEWS

Clinton Comes to Harlem Diversity Commitees Making

Keon Pettiway A Difference On Campus Staff writer es. Clinton's presence will attract new businesses, and as a result, poor residents will have to be Keon Pettiway Former President Bill Clinton is pushed out of their neighborhood mittee is open to all Staff writer students. diversity workshop for faculty and . known for his involvement in the in order to create space and cer- The purpose of the Student students, a unity rally, a banquet Black community. Recently, the tain surroundings for new busi- Diversity is an essential and Senate diversity committee is and the annual international festi- Clinton administration created a nesses, and small local busi- important issue at NC. State. to listen to students about diver- val on March 24. The federal empowerment zone that nesses will be in constant com- Enrolled students and faculty sity issues and respond to the International Dance Party, anoth— expedited new commercial inter- pefifion. come from various backgrounds, issues on a policy basis. The er upcoming event sponsored by ests in Harlem. As a result, the Although some people think have different lifestyles, are from UAB diversity committee creates the diversity committee, is a cam- ex-White House occupant has Clinton‘s move will produce different cultures, and have dif- programs that educate and pus-wide social event that moved his office to the New York havoc on the poor residents, oth- ferent ideas. Sometimes it can expose students to the impor- includes club-style music from City neighborhood. ers think his move to Harlem will be tance of diversity. different cultures. "The move is an acknowledge- be strictly positive. Harlem is difficult making a transition to a Some students have major it is evident that diversity is ment of his close relationship known for Black music, arts and large university that consumes so concerns aboUt diversity, but an important issue at NC. State, with the Black community, his literature, energy, and culture. many different models of individ- they do not know how to enact but there is room for improve- refuge whenever he got into trou- For the past two decades, uals, and students need assis- their ideas. Both diversity com- ment. The main theme is for stu- ble," says BET.com columnist, Harlem has experienced commu- tance understanding the impor- mittees listen to student's ideas, dents to know their own cultures, Julianne Malveaux. nity decline. Abandoned lots, tance of diversity. The Diversity comments and concerns, and while at the same time, experi- Clinton says that moving his boarded-up buildings, and crack Committee at NC. State is pro- find ways to voice the students encing the culture of others to office to Harlem is parallel with houses are symbols of Harlem's gressing toward promoting diver- opinions to a higher authority. see how various individuals some of his "post presidential renaissance decline. Clinton's sity and unity on campus and "We give the students a relate. Hopefully, this will cause goals" to bring economic move might boost Harlem's exposing students to cultures voice to the administration and to students to accept and appreci- improvement to particular areas economy and restore Harlem as and ideas. the community and we take the ate the differences of other cul- and create better relations a "legendary Mecca." "Having committees dealing concerns of others and take them tures. between races. The former pres- "I love it. Being in marketing, specifically with diversity shows to the administration," says "I think students need to be ident will be moving in a I've learned that excitement sells. that diversity issues are impor- Etling. educated through exposure to $2,000,000 office space on 125th What 125th Street needs is to be tant to the success of students The UAB promotes pro- different people to understand Street. sold to the world. Over the years present on campus. They also grams that focus on African— that we are very similar and have The question raised by most it has lost it's luster," says Stone provide an avenue to address Americans, as well as the entire the same goals, though we may Harlemites is whether the pres- Johnson, a 40—year-old owner of issues, such as racism and preju- student body. The UAB has a look different or haVe different ence of Clinton will be detrimen- Harlem's The Beauty Machine. dice, through working with the Black Students Board (888) sub— backgrounds. i think many peo- tal or beneficial to Harlem's com- Clinton's move is not the only administration," says Jessie committee that is geared toward ple fear of things they have never munity. While some fear the sign of improvement in Harlem. Etling, chairman of Student the Black community. An been exposed to," says Etling. Clinton's move will create more There are other new additions to Senate and UAB diversity com— upcoming event pertaining to The Senate and UAB diver— "gentrification," others believe the area that have made it an mittees. African-Americans is Pan- sity committees are working hard Clinton's move will boost the eco— attraction to the residents of New Etling explains that there are Afrikan week, March 31-April 7. at promoting. various programs nomic status in Harlem. York, as well as the world. The two diversity committees on cam- Although the UAB have pro— and establishing new ideas to "Everyone is excited about Apollo Theater has been backed pus. One is the Student Senate grams that focus on African- improve diversity on campus. having a celebrity but no one is by a partnership with AOL Time diversity committee and the other Americans, the major audience is Eventually, all students will thinking about the consequence," Warner. Magic Johnson estab- is the UAB diversity committee. the entire population at this uni— become aware of how essential says Dedrick Muhammad, a field lished a theater complex and a The Student Senate diversity versity. Other programs spon- diversity is at NC. State and life director who works and lives in Starbucks Coffee in Harlem. committee is made up student sored by the diversity committee in general. Harlem. There is even Harlem USA, the senators, and UAB diversity com- are forums on racial politics, a The initial economic boom new $65 million mall. Harlem's might cause poor residents to be resurgence as a cultural icon is evacuated and cause a profit quickly gaining momentum. decrease in small local business-

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What’s up everybody?? I’m coming back at ‘cha this week like bell-bottoms, with what’s been going on in the entertainment biz. First on the agenda without a doubt is Mr. Sean "Puffy" Combs. Combs recently filed a lawsuit for $325,000 against Mikal Gilmore. I guess he needs more money to pay Johnny Cochran. But it appears that Combs is accusing Gilmore of backing out of co-authoring Puffys’ autobiography. Now tell me, who needs an autobiography about Puffy when his life is like an open book. While we are still talking about public enemy #1 it appears that the animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) recently showed up at the Supreme Court during his trial. No Puffy didn’t kill any animals (or at least I don’t think so), but they were there to protest Puffy’s use of fur in his most recent Sean John runway show. Word has it that PETA had originally planned on throwing tomatoes at the fashion show but changed their minds when Puffy decided not to use the fur. After they found out that Puffy later changed his mind at the last minute to use the fur they decided to make an appearance at his gun possession trial to protest. Another occurrence that I’m sure yall have been hearing about, are the bombs over Baghdad that have been going down in Iraq. And I’m not talking about Outkast either. It seems that President George Bush Jr. couldn’t get in office quick enough to immediately start blowing stuff up. The Pentagon said that US. and British planes targeted Iraqi air defense targets and was meant to destroy radar systems that had been threatening American and British aircraft. I think, it was just a little too peaceful around here and Mr. Bush decided he wanted to play around with Mr. Saddam Hussein. " In other news it has been rumored that our favorite "TV Mom," Phylicia Rashad, and her famous husband sportscaster and former wide receiver Ahmad Rashad have split. Word has it . that Phylicia filed for a divorce on the grounds of "abandonment" (whatever that means). They have apparently been living separated lives for some time now and Only waited to divorce for BATTLE OF DA MICS! I! the sake of their daughter Phylea who is now 14. I’m telling you every week it’s somebody different in divorce court. Does "‘til death do us part" mean anything these days? ARE YOU A FEARLESS On another note the King of Pop, Michel Jackson, has recently been heard saying that he wants a lady in his life. Sources say that on Valentines Day Mike delivered a speech at MC? DO YOU TH INK Carnegie Hall at his Heal the Kids event speaking about love and careers. He was quoted say- YOU HAVE SKILLZ? ing that he has not "given up on love." I know a couple of folks that would be willing to give you COME & BATTLE TO a chance Mike. WIN CASH PRIZES!!! Well folks last of all but certainly not the least, it appears that Destiny’s Child, oops I mean Beyonce, just recently signed an exclusive contract with L’Oreal to endorse their hair WHEN: SAT, FEB. 24, 7-9pm BEFORE products. As if the hair she wears is really hers. And speaking of fake hair, Erykah Badu, has THE A28 PARTY. been catching a lot of flack lately about her new revelation about her fake dreds. She sure did WHERE: TH E have everybody fooled. I wonder what made her come out. That new baldhead she has sure TALLEY STUDENT makes her look funny looking. But let me stop hating. That’s all for this week folks but be sure to CENTER BALLROOM, NCSU check me out next week with more drama, drama, drama. 1?? PLACE PRIZE - $100 interesting Entertainment Fact of the Week: 2"” PLACE PRIZE - $50 Did you know that actress LisaRaye and rap artist Da Brat are sisters? ADR‘HSSION: S3 PER PERSON AT THE DOOR ENTRY FEE PER MC: $5.00 Sponsored

Contact; m‘vmbgiumnitm or Cniiﬂ‘mvis Williams {4:}512-7647 This is a dumb question sional with it. I was as profes- What is your favorite thing to thing." I'm in college now, and because everybody should around the same age as you sional as I could be with it without do when life isn't crazy? beg to differ. know but where are you from? being in the business. Watch movies. There is no such thing as a Could you elabo- Do you have a girlfriend? A lot of folks are comparing rate a little more dumb question. Philadelphia, . No. you to D'Angelo, and I person- Pennsylvania. on this statement? What do you look for in a ally feel like you sound very What I meant by Do you still live there? female? similar to Denny Hathaway, but Yes. that was that even For her to just be herself and what is it about you that sets though sex is a very What is your real name? let me decide whether or not you apart from all the rest? Taalib Johnson. important and per- want to be with her. I don't know. I just do what I sonal and deep and How old are you? What is the next song that is do...if I sound like D'Angelo or if 23. intense thing, it isn't going to be released from the I sound like Donny Hathaway, the only important When is your birthday? album? I personally feel that it they are my influences so it's September 16. thing on this planet. should be "L' Is Gone." going to show. I don't know. ljust There are soo Did you go to college any- Thank you. I don't know yet. try to do what I do and let people where? many more impor- Since I brought up "L' is take it however they want to take tant things in life to I went to Community College. Gone," can you please break it. 80 h0w did you get discov- get into when meet- this song down for me and tell Who is your favorite musical ing somebody than ered by good ole' Def Jam? me what in the hell it means? I artist? . One of my managers started just sex. It just frus- mean are you talking about the l have more than one...if had trated me that every working for Def Jam, and she ‘chica’ or the ‘yae yo?’ to pick one it would be a tie shopped me a deal. . girl that I've met Pretty much l am talking about between Donny Hathaway and always thought that What were you doing before what will happen when the things Stevie Wonder. you got signed...besides walk- every guy out there we base our relationship off of This is the last question. I is out for ing down the street beat-box- the sex. diminish. Like a lot of people just finished reading an inter- Musiq chills after his show backstage. Sex is really good; ing? base their relationships off of sex view you had in "Sister to l was pretty I'm not saying that much doing the and what happens when that's Sister," and you were quoted it's not, but it just isn't everything. same thing, but wasn't profes- not enough? ' as saying, "sex isn't every- I'm sure a lot of guys here tion." After Emancipation, the jobless as the boil weevil blacks and less on the prepara- tors established these churches. "invisible institution" fused with wreaked havoc on cash crops. tion of individuals for religious These services tended to attract the organized churches of blacks World War I created a new stewardship as commanded by lower class blacks and conform that were free prior to emancipa— opportunity through northern their King James Version of the to the high-spirited form of wor- tion. We also explored the role of industry for black southerners. Bible. ship found among southern the black church in the lives of its Although working conditions of In contrast to the south, most churches in rural areas. members and internal conflicts the factory lines and mills were black mothers entered the work An important benefit forged among congregations. often deplorable at best, this was force full-time. Secularized north- from secularism of the black As the 19th century came .an opportunity of upward mobility ern churches did not discourage church was civil rights organiza- to a close, 90% of blacks in for many southern blacks. this. Consequently, juvenile tions such as the NAACP. Once America lived in the south. Many black migrants were delinquency abounded among again black church focused on Approximately 80% of these demoralized with the experience many undisciplined black young— the current conditions of their black southerners resided in of city life. A countless number of sters. Unfortunately, the church people. They chose to be proac- rural areas. During the first two the men cultured by the black failed to play a substantial role to tive. The church afforded blacks Michael Harrell decades of the 20th century an church to become responsible compensate for the lack of struc- one of the few and definitely the Culture Columnist exodus among southern blacks fathers and moral leaders of the ture in young, black lives. oldest social organization of the occurred. They moved to north- community fell victim to vices in A large number of black African-American This week we experience. It proceed with ern urban areas. the city. Among the working migrants felt ostracized in large is only Part III of our IV part fitting that the church celebration This migration was prompt- class, gambling and alcoholism and predominantly literate would give rise to of the Black Church in America civil rights ed by several events. Justiﬁably, were rampant. As a result, many churches of the north. A feeling reform through religious leaders to honor Black History Month. In many southern blacks had black men of the south, along of displacement led to the found— such the reverend Dr. Martin Parts I and II we explored the reached a flashpoint from the with their white working class ing of many small "storefront" restrictions Luther King Jr. _ and denial of reli- years of oppression and depriva- counterparts, were led down a churches. As may be deciphered In Part IV gious freedom we will examine the among the slaves tion of opportunity in the south. A path of despair. from the name, many of these triumphs and that resulted in worshipping tragedies of the in majority of black southerners of Northern black churches churches conducted their ser— black church during and after the secrecy. This practice of concilia- the period were forced to eek out began to secularize during this , vices in burrowed buildings and tory civil rights movement of the 20th worship would be later a living in the field. Southern period. The churches focused abandoned storefronts. century. known as the "invisible institu- agricultural markets left many more on the current conditions of Uneducated or semi—literate pas-

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W pose of placing them in modern- zations, representatives of United victims being sold in his country, torture, starvation, and physical day slavery Staff writer or servitude." Nations agencies, the and therefore need to take the brutality. Some are exposed to Human trafficking, although Organization of African Unity, initiative to eliminate this crime AIDS According to the President"s and HIV while others are it has not received an abundance ' United Nations Children's Fund, against nature. literally worked to death. lnteragency Council on Women, of media attention, is an urgent and Western diplomats. Most of the' human traffick- Titi Abubakar, wife of Vice human trafficking is the "recruit- issue that needs to be addressed "This is an unwholesome ing occurs in Nigeria, Africa's ment, transport, harboring, trans- President Atiku Abubakar, hopes nationwide. Nigerian president, trade an evil business that is most heavily populated country. that the conference will sensitize fer, sale or receipt of persons Olusegun Obasanjo, opened the threatening our women and According to the Nigerian offi- through coercion, force, fraud, the world and "evolve an African or first Pan-African Conference children," the president said. cials, mostly women and children initiative deception in order to get people against trafficking in per- Monday addressing human traf- "The problem, the scourge is are sold every year, mainly into sons, especially in situations, The circumstances ficking, women and chil- referring to it as "a new akin to slave trade of the 18th prostitution. This form of traffick- dren." Abaubakar adds African range from forced prostitution, slave trade." and 19th centuries. The fight ing is ranked as the third largest women and children have been domestic servitude, sweatshop Representatives from more against it will take the same form source of profit for organized Iabdr or other kinds of work to turned into "mere commodities, than two-dozen African nations of doggedness as the fight crime, coming in behind drugs ordinary cattle, to be priced and pay off debts...lt differs from were in attendance at the five- againSt the slave trade." and guns. smuggling of persons in that traf- sold in open market in the streets day conference. Also present Obasanjo added that Trafficking victims are forced of other countries. ficking moves people for the pur- were non-governmental organi- Africans represent most of the to bear cruel acts such as rape, February 28, 2001

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Black History Focus Figure- Emmett Till

The year is 2001. Imagine being a 14-year old boy, dared by friends to say an innocent, flirtatious line to a female. Now imagine the year is 1955, the month is August, the location is Money, Mississippi, and you are a 14—year old boy that is dared by your friends to flirt innocently with a woman. Wait a minute! Forgot to mention that she is a white woman. Both situations seem harmless, but one of the situations did produce harm and brought the life of a 14-year old boy to a tragic end. Emmett Louis Till was born and raised in Chicago. The environment that he had been accustomed to in the North was_totally different from the environment of the South. Living in a predominantly black middle-class neighborhood and attending a predominantly black school in Chicago with few white classmates, friends, and teachers, Emmett was used to an environment where the race relations between blacks and whites was more relaxed. Whereas in Chicago where there de facto (by practice) segregation, Mississippi practiced de jure (by law) segregation. . On Wednesday August 24, 1955, a few days after he arrived in Money, Mississippi, Emmett and his cousin, Curtis Jones, drove their grandfather's, Moses Wright, car to a country store. They met up with some more other black kids outside of the store, and that's when Emmett began showing off a picture of a white girl claiming to be "his girl." One of the boys mentioned that there was a white woman in the store and bet Emmett that he would not talk to her. Emmett went into the store to purchase candy, and when he left the store he said "bye baby" tothe white woman. ‘ As three days passed, Emmett and Curtis forgot all about the event that happened at the store. On Sunday August 28, 1955 at 2:30am, twenty-four-year—old, Roy Bryant and his thirty-six-year-old stepbrother, J. W. Milam, came to the house of Moses Wright, searching for 14-year old Emmett. Despite desperate pleas and explanations from his grandfather saying that Emmett was from the North, the two men abducted Emmett, while threatening the Wright family with a flashlight and gun. Emmett showed no fear when the men told him to get dressed and come with them. This enraged them. Nor did Emmett address them by saying "Yes Sir" or "No Sir." This too, enraged them for they were used to blacks buckling at their commands. They drove Emmett to the Tallahatchie River, and made him carry a 75-pound cotton gin fan from the back of the truck to the riverbank, then ordered him to strip. He was then shot in the head by Milam. On Wednesday, August 31, 1955, Emmett's nude body was found. Barbed wire had been wrapped around Emmett's neck and tied to the cotton gin fan, which had become caught on a tangled river root. One bullet was lounged in his skull, one eye was gouged out, and his forehead was crushed in on one side. Before the mutilated corpse had been found, both Milam and Bryant had been charged With kidnapping. Now with a dead body, the charge was now murder. , Emmett's body was so badly mutilated, his grandfather could only identify him by a ring on his finger. The sheriff wanted the body to be buried quickly, but Emmett's mother, Mammie Bradley, demanded the body be sent back to Chicago. She wanted an open casket funeral to let the world know what happened to her son. The picture of the mutilated body was published in "Jet" magazine, and blacks everywhere saw the picture. ' The trial for Milam and Bryant took place in Sumner, Mississippi two weeks later Emmett's burial. Across the country, everyone was focused in on the case. There was a lack of witnesses for the case. For fear of being physically harmed, Till's cousin, Curtis, wasn't allowed to testify. However, Moses Wright did testify, and identified Milam and Bryant as the two men that kidnapped Emmett. Only deliberating a little over an hour, the jurors found the two men "not guilty" of murder. Nor were the two men indicted on charges of kidnapping. The verdict was definitely a disappointment, and many people condemned Mississippi. However, blacks testifying against whites in court had historic significance. The murder of Emmett Till had a strong impact on the generation of adolescent blacks in the 1950s, which in turn became the backbone and strength of the civil rights movement in the 19603. Page 7 The Nubian Message February 22—March l, 2001 It’s never too To check or not to check...that is the question DARKCHILD’S MANIFESTO late to get MAN—en be. So I came up with this great idea about it, and we got everything Opinion Columnist involved. that I would check his email, just to straightened out, proving to myself All of these men, though suc- prove to myself that I could trust that, once again, I had jumped to cessful in various capacities, are It all started with a simple, him and at the same time show off to conclusions. nonetheless capitalizing on the harmless conversation; I was talking my friends that I am dating a "true I learned a great lesson from WORK vulnerability of a people desper- to a couple of my girls about rela— gem." this experience and now I am pass- FOR THE ate for heroes. Whether either tionships. The subject made a turn I felt very guilty and sneaky as ing my knowledge on to you. First, will ever admit it, their subse— from talking about what we each did I entered his‘password, but I soon if you feel that you can't trust your NUBIAN! quent disregard for the liveli- on Valentine's Day to checking up got over that feeling when I saw significant other and that you need hoods of their people would be on boys. I was surprised to find out what was in his email account. I to check up on him or her, maybe laughable if this were a time to that one of my friends, whohas been don't want to go into too much you need to check your relationship. Several laugh. Here at NC. State, we with her boyfriend for 7 years (and detail, but he had an email from a If you can‘t trust each other, then have professors such as Dr. counting) regularly checks his email coworker. She has had her eye on your relationship is basically positions are Floyd Hayes, III, who has literally and voice mail. My other friend that him ever since he started his job and garbage. Second, if you don't really run himself ragged as students was participating in the conversation he knows that I don‘t trust her. In have a reason to check up on your open. constantly bombard him with also said that she checked her her email, she said a few things that mate, don't do it. You may find out Contact requests to lecture on various boyfriend's cell phone and beeper I didn't care for. Needless to say, I more than you bargained for. topics. Now, this speaks vol- for numbers that She may not know. was ready to tear her hair out by the Finally, if you find out something Adedayo umes for his capabilities as an She has only been 'with him a couple time I finished reading her message. about your mate, give them the ben- enigmatic lecturer and scholar; of months. I, on the other hand, But what was I supposed to do? I efit of the doubt. Talk to him or her Banwo, however, I believe that this phe- have been with the same guy for didn't want to talk to my boyfriend rationally and get things straightened Editor in nomenon is indicative of a need almost two years and it had» never about it, because then he would out before they turn ugly. I hope that none of the administrators, crossed my mind to check up on know that I had been snooping that you take what I have said into Chief, @ faculty or staff had previously him. I started thinking about what through his stuff. I definitely could- account and we have all learned believed existed among the my friends said about how guys (and n't just drop the situation because I something today. And baby, I will 5 1 2—9799. black student body here at NC. girls) can be dogs. But I knew that was so pissed off. It bothered me so say it again, I am sorry that I State. In one statement, it all my man wasn't a dog, and never will much that I ended up talking to him checked your email. can be summed up: We need you. Not simply in the concrete confines of the university teach- ing facilities, but on a larger scale, within the scope of life itself. We are too young to be weary, but we are too na'ive to be leaders without having first been led. Lead us. Me, we. We must not wait. The kingdom is at hand, and the vio— lent take it by force. Please don't misunderstand; l am not inciting a physical riot nor issuing a chal- lenge. This is not a call to arms - :1 ,zenorahlle because those kamikaze mis- sions almost always fail. I too tel: LouF am guilty as charged for not living the life that I preach in many regards, but recognition of the necessity for improvement is the first step towards the greater goal of actualization. The saying used to read that "we cannot wait." However, I beg to differ. Black folks have been proving for years that we can, and will do anything that we so choose. Everyday that we, as black students at a predominantly white institution, get up and go to that class, turn in those assignments, and make the dean's list, we excel. We defy centuries of racist doctrine that proclaimed to America's huddled masses that we not only do not belong here, but that we cannot make it here. It, you see, is not a question of ability. If go, it will not be qui- Donatmnfillfi$12:50atthedoor);L1mztedseatingavailable{Firstcomafirstserve basis ) RSVIPavaiialile etly. With eyes blazing and nos— trils flared, l brandish my pen as if it were a sword, and as it For more information call bleeds across each page with (919)821-1691 or ((19)507-8958 the blood of my people, the tears inevitably come. Unfortunately, Food will be sold at an additional cost For information on food call (919)834-1025 this is not the time to cry either. Whatever is to become of us, we must decide it for ourselves. We Recognizing Different Cultures in the Classroom must mount up on eagle's wings ‘ and fly forward at dizzying heights and with breakneck Larry Houpe ' The Psychology department and the due at NC. State. Students have addressed as often as it should, on speed. We must not wait. Opinion Columnist department of Mechanical and been the‘chief source of diversity many campuses across the nation, Aerospace Engineering are the first education on campus for far too not just NC: State. Maybe other In Tuesday's "Technician," there two departments implementing the long. The faculty and administration schools will follow State's lead and Voice Your Opinion at was an article explaining the new program. The next step of the pro- need to be more involved in the find better ways to accommodate the [email protected] curriculum that is supposed to gram is to include the involvement diversity efforts, and that is this pro- needs of the different students. As I Title subjects of all emails "improve diversity in the campus of the colleges. The program will grams strongest point. It makes fac- mentioned, this is a great program curriculum." Dr. Rupert Nacoste, seek to incorporate information and ulty and administration more and I am happy to see that NC. “Letter to the Editor.” Vice Provost for Diversity and other facets of minorities' contribu- accountable and aware of the needs State is moving forward in their mis- African-American Affairs was quot— tions to that particular field into the of the many different ethnic groups sion to educate the people of this ed as saying this diversity program lectures and lessons. at NC. State. university. is a "bold movement at NC. State". I think this program is long over- Diversity is'an issue that is not Why We Must Not Wait Darkchild Opinion Columnist attempts at conciliation and gain, icism born of nonchalance rather have abandoned. Apparently, than courage, we have become I am not a revolutionary, but we have confused peace with afraid in an era in which fear is I would like to be one. We, as acquiescence. And so we stand, unconstitutional and ungodly. American citizens, and particular- our toes straddling the line of an There is no time to wax poetic ly as African-Americans, have already weary century, the about the nation's current admin- reached a crossroads in our his- proverbial scratch in the long istration because there is a tory. With the current state of our jump competition because we greater need for an internal union, now more than ever is the are too busy recounting our steps investigation within the black time for us to mobilize across rather than concentrating on the community. Where are the fervor By now former president we as African Americans will socioeconomic, religious, and plunge we should be taking. and the passion of my mother's William Jefferson ClintOn has embrace those that others shun. geographical barriers, long used With Jesse currently engaged in childhood and my daddy's youth? signed the lease and is moving Perhaps President Clintonis by the oppressors as a way to a battle to preserve his integrity Our martyrs number in the mil- to Harlem, USA. Well, not to live legacy could have been his race divide and massacre us. Never and reestablish his credibility, lions, but with them dead, who but to work. While some herald initiative. His series of town hall have black people been plagued who will emerge as our next will now fight for us? If liberty is this move as proof of his love of meetings and commitment to by such a blatant disregard for champion? my self—evident, unalienable all things African American it is I bridging racial gaps was derailed the preservation of the very Sadly, the dominant culture right, shouldn't I be fighting for its crucial to note that Harlem was by the Monica Lewinsky scandal. essence that defines and distin- has been extremely successful in preservation? Is it a cause wor- not his first choice. Now before ' But then, as now, the African guishes us from the other mor- the systematic destruction of our thy of death? you accuse me of Clinton-hating American community embraced tals. Instead, we have cast aside hope. Whether it is an assass- At this present time, we are allow to be go on. I love Bill. l him as a fallen son. We gave our faith and adopted the capital- in's bullet or the inhumane con- more concerned with how Tiger campaigned for him in 1992 and Jesse heck for his scandal but istic nature of self, indicative of fines of our prison system in Woods is identifying himself this 1996. I even went to a White we herald Bill Clinton as "The the hooded ones in which we had which men and women live and week, whether Sean "Puffy" House Christmas reception and first Black President". Go figure. previously struggled to escape. die like beasts, death's sting is Combs is going to prison, the lat- took pictures with him and Admittedly, Bill Clinton has Martin, Malcolm, and lethal nevertheless. From est antics of O.J., or being the Hillary. The highlight of my trip embraced some aspects of our Medgar are gone. Mrs. Parks is Stokely to Louiama, these injus- first to own the latest edition of to the Democratic Convention culture. There is more to being now confined to a wheelchair, tices are representative of the Air Jordans. this past summer was that I black than a love of Motown and and still even she, in the beauty daily deaths we, as blacks, die. stayed in the same hotel as the southern cuisine. That's another of maturity that only aged women And so, as Al Sharpton makes see Must Not Wait Clintons as part of the New York column! It is a fair assumption to wear well, encompasses every- his rounds on the media circus, I page 7 delegation. Believe me, am not say that the White House saw thing that we, in our misguided mean circuit, we wait. With sto- anti-Clinton. Now back to his more African Americans in the move to Harlem. past eight years than ever.(not Like most former presidents counting those who have done Bill Clinton will now make real domestic work). But now that his money. There is the customary presidency is over letis see what butions that African-Americans "there is no white history month." book deal, the speeches and happens. His relocation to the made to the development of this If you were even remotely alert other business ventures that will Harlemis Economic country and the sufferings that during secondary school, you make his presidential salary pale Empowerment Zone should do our people went through, since would know that we had white in comparison. And while his great things for the community. After reading the article enti- our history books neglect to history nine months out of the first choice for office space was But if it does nothing we should tled "Black History is shameless inform us of these accomplish- year not just one. So I can see in a swank building far removed note that too. For as liberal as propaganda," I was infuriated ments and tribulations. This why you wouldn't want to settle from uptown, his questionable Clinton seems to us, his that someone would slam some- month is not only for the benefit for one month. pardon of fugitive financier Marc Democratic Leadership Council thing as vital as Black History of African-Americans, but also for Finally, I think the article con- Rich placed him, once again, as is not the liberal faction of the Month. I'd like to start off by say- anyone who considers them- fuses the celebration of Black persona non grata. So like the Democratic Party. Let’s just wait ing' that "black" is not something selves to be American. History Month with reparations prodigal son he came home, well and see how this thing plays out. that we as African-Americans Secondly l would like to say for the past ill treatment of almost home. It is amazing how label ourselves. Black is what we that the piece assumes that African-Americans. This month of are. However, black is not our every African-American who celebration isn't focused on Top 10 Seen and Heard Following ethnicity; we are African- doesn't fully understand Tuesday's Crushing Loss Against Maryland or agree pushing anyone anywhere. by the NCSU Men's Basketball Team American and we established with the celebration is being tor- Affirmative Action and other that fact some time ago. What tured by it. I haven't always cele- reparations were invoked just as bothers me most is that some- brated during this month, but I that, pay back. If your beef is 10 . . . We lost again? one who has never taken a step thought it was a good idea to with reparations, then that is a in my shoes will try to } 9 . . . By how much did speak out inform people of our history. I whole other subject in which the ' we lose by? as if they were speaking in the would like to know if the author author should do some research stead of other African- has the same sympathy and and then voice their opinion. 8. . . Oh well, when do Americans. I'm not a fortune 500 compassion for me for having to My brothers and sisters, we the girls play next? CEO and I don't claim to know sit through all of those years of shouldn't let this piece of ' 7 . . . March madness, how they should run their busi- history classes and not once garbage offend us or get us ,‘ NIT. . . it's all the same, ness. having a full discussion about down. I wouldn't have addressed right? I think the issue here is that slaves and not having my ances— such ignorance except for the the article is missing 6 . . . Speaking of the the point of tors trials and tribulations men— fact that these misconceptions NIT, does anybody Black History Month altogether. tioned. Do you feel me? As for needed to be addressed. If know of any good hotels First of all, this month isn't based the term sellout, a sellout is a you‘ve only learned one thing I ' in New York? on the assumption that all person who denies his or her his- during your past Black History African-Americans share the 5 . . . If we got points for tory and heritage, not someone Month celebrations, it should be defense, wouldn't we be same history. Black History who doesn't celebrate Black "let no man steal your joy." Our undefeated? Month was founded to make History Month. ancestors didn't. people aware of the many contri— I am also tired of hearing 4 . . . Are we allowed to recruit during the NIT? 3 . . . lntramurals or the men's basketball game? (Hmmn...) Nooby’s word of the week: 2 . . . Did you hear that Sean "Puffy" Combs delivered the halftime motivational speech to the team? (Word has it that it was entitled: "We “[insert name here]anddemsaid" won't stop. 'Cause we can't stop . . . losing!!) 1 . . . Why didn't Gerald or Dominique For example: Wilkins contact the "Nubian Message" with their controversial com— “Kimandemsaid the party is Friday” ments?