By Whitney Smith, News Contributing Columnist Posted 11:10 AM EST, Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016 Perhaps we were just tired. Tired from fighting our sleep the night before as we struggled to stay awake long enough to watch the announcement of the election results. Tired from feverishly refreshing our Twitter feeds in an attempt to remain up…
COLUMN — The Trump Effect on HBCUs
By Johnathan Saffold, NewsContributing Writer Posted 9:45 AM EST, Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016 The election of Donald Trump as the next POTUS will affect college students nationwide. However, students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are in a singular position: his plans for HBCUs, or lack thereof, will have an undeniably negative impact on the HBCU…
COLUMN — Be the Change You Want to See: Race Relations in Sports
By Brittany Webb, Sports Editor Posted 1:30 PM EST, Sat., Nov. 12, 2016 As the Election season has come to a close, one of the major issues at hand for the next president to face is racial tension in America. Over the years, African-Americans have protested, demanded reform within government and gained “equal rights.” Many of those…
COLUMN — The Numbing of Black Death in the Age of Viral Videos
By Jason Ajiake, News Staff Columnist Posted 6:35 PM EST, Thurs., Oct. 6, 2016 September was a deadly month. It felt as if everyday a new hashtag was trending, a new video was released and a new name was added to the seemingly infinite list of Black bodies destroyed by law enforcement. Terrence Sterling, Tyre King,…
COLUMN — Black Rage and White Gaze: The Politics of Suppressing the Oppressed
By Jason Ajiake, News Staff Columnist Posted 11:12 AM EST, Tues., Oct. 4, 2016 Critics of the ongoing struggle for Black liberation seem to suffer from a strong case of cognitive dissonance. The constant condemnation and supervision of Black rage by the ever-present white gaze is both hypocritical and ahistorical. It has no desire to resolve the…
COLUMN — From New to Newer: How Gentrification is Contributing to the Shift in Howard Culture
By Amerra Sheckles, News Staff Writer Posted 12:17 PM EST, Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 Fall semester hit Howard University, classes have officially begun and campus feels lively once again. However, aside from the returning students and the unchanging, everlasting “Howard struggle,” not much feels or even looks the same. All of the old faces that used…
COLUMN — Welcome to New Atlanta: FX’s New Show Highlights the Black Experience
By Justin Cohen, News Staff Writer Posted 7:43 PM EST, Fri., Sept. 22, 2016 FX’s new comedy-drama “Atlanta” debuted Tuesday, September 6. Produced by and starring actor and music artist Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino, the show is notable for featuring a predominantly Black cast and writing crew. gone from broke to broke as hell real…
COLUMN: Chivalry is Dead and Our Women are Paying the Price
By Jason Ajiake, News Staff Columnist Posted 11:45 PM EST, Mon., Sept. 19, 2016 A St. John’s University graduate student was murdered last weekend after telling a man to stop harassing her at J’Ouvert, an annual celebration of Caribbean culture in Brooklyn. Tiarah Poyau, 22, repeatedly told the man, Reginald Moise, to stop grinding against her…