Black Affairs Association creates a home for students
At a primarily white institute, the Black Affairs Association aims to provide a safe space for students to come together and reflect on their experience. …
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If all lives matter, where’s the extra school security for black children?
I have avoided writing on the topic surrounding the mass shootings in recent news for the sad reality that it has stop becoming news. It’s …
‘Black Panther’ rates as one of the best superhero movies since ‘Iron Man’ and ‘The Dark Knight’
With the superhero franchise comes the weighty expectations from fans on what a superhero movie should be, but with the first of its kind, only …
Let’s talk hair
Why do you wear your hair the way you do? This is the question that started the discussion at the Do You Know Your Hair …
Red ribbons and free testing provided on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Coinciding with Black History Month, ETSU Multicultural Affairs is sponsoring an event for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Multicultural Affairs will be giving out red ribbons signifying …
‘Get Out’ offers black perspective on racial issues (SPOILERS)
The new thriller, “Get Out,” written and directed by Jordan Peele, is now out in theaters. Unlike any typical suspense movie, though, Peele has shined …
What does it mean to be ‘white’?
What is “white?” From the abstract concept of “acting white” to the view of race as a biological reality, there are a lot of ideas …
Letter to the Editor: How the ‘Masked Gorilla Man’ is reflective of the new Jim Crow
Over a century ago, W.E.B. Dubois observed the relationship between the Black and White man. He states, “Daily the Negro is coming more and more …