September? 2000History of

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Kim McNairPresident

Society of Afrikan-American Culture

The Nubian Message:

There is an African proverb thatsays,"Until lions have their own his-torians, the tales of hunting willalways glorify the hunter." I believethat certain members of the estab—lishment are aware that manyAfrican-Americans are not knowl—edgeable of the fact that historicallypublic opinion has not alwaysworked in our favor. Yet, out of thedarkness of misrepresentation came“the Nubian message.” The NubianMessage was established in 1992 byit’s founder Tony K. Williamson.The first issue of NC States FirstAfrican American Newspaper waspublished in November 30, 1992 onthe campus of North CarolinaCentral University. Thispaper was:established as a solution to ourmedia problems. It has been used asa way for students to speak outagainst unfair conditions on ourcampuses, to counteract the unjustmedia coverage of the African—American community, and to keepAfrican—American student abreast ofthe activities occurring in the blackcommunity on this campus.“The Nubian Message has been

created to represent the African—American community at NCSUtotally, truthfully and faithfully. Indoing so, we shall cover everyaspect of African—American life atNCSU,” said it s founder in thepremiere issue in 1992. He furtherstated that, “ The Nubian messageshould and will be the media voicefor African Americans at NorthCarolina State. It will be a publica-gtion in which people can learn aboutdifferent aspects of our culture, aswell as find useful informationabout state s campus.”

With the concentrated efforts ofthe Nubian staff and the support ofthe community, this vision hasbecome a reality. “The NubianMessage” has become a catalyst toresurrect the passion and desire tofurther advance on this predomi—nately white campus. It is impor-tant that everyone realize that thisnews paper is not a racist publica-tion We are not seeking superioritynor segregation; all we want is anequal voice on this campus and withthe Nubian message, the door isopen for us to have that voice.Historically, African-AmericanStudents and blacks in this societyhave not had the luxury of our ownidentity.

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According to admissions, 435African— American students wereadmitted to NC. State Universitythis semester. For the 3,757 newfreshmen at NCSU, only 393 wereAfrican— American.

The most recent statistics atNCSU shows that the black studentpopulation makes up approximatly9.5% of the student body. From1995—1999 the graduation rate ofthat 9.5% has not exceeded 7.0%.

What happened to that 2.5% ofstudents who entered State withhopes, ideas and dreams of graduat—ing? Does NC. State really care?

Tracey Ray, coordinator forAfrican- American student affairs atNCSU states, “ the help is definatlyhere for African— American studentsbut it’s up to the students to go afterit.” Ray believes that State hasmade a lot of effort to make sureAfrican- American students feel con—nected.

Competition. amoung universitieshas increased. In order to keep up,NCSU has created the Chancellors

Leadership Scholarship. It is com—posed of a $2500 scholarship,renewed every year as long as stu-dents maintain a 3.5 GPA. TheAfrican- American symposium forincoming freshmen is also an excel—lant way to prepare new students for

Ray said.In addition to these two programs

designed to attract African—American students to State, there areother programs geared towards help—ing students with competative GPA’sto remain at State throughout their

African Americans make up only 9% of the totalstudent population.

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contacted me wanting to know howwe put the symposium together,”

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In order to help firSt year African—American students overcome feel—ings of “alienation and social isola-

tion” at State the African—AmericanStudent Affairs office started thePeer Mentor program in 1980. Thesementors act as big brother or big sis-ter to first year students, they shareinformation with them about policiesand resources for them on campusand maintain regular contact withstudents to make sure they areadjusting to campus life.A new program that is now up

and running through the office ofAfrican- American student affairs isSABA. This is a tutorial programgeared to empower students anddevelop their skills for academicsuccess. SABA is not only focusedtoward helping students having aca-demic difficulty but also towardshelping students to maintain a highGPA. The counselors of SABA helpstudents with their educational, pro-fessional and cultural aspects of heirlives.

These are only a few of the pro-

next question is whether or not stu—dents are using all of their avenuesin order to succeed at NCSU.

AASAC holds first meeting; plans retreat

S_TA_F£On September 8th, the members of the African—

American Student Advisory Council (AASAC)held their initial meeting in the Witherspoon stu—dent center. Organizations such as the NationalPan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Dance Visions and“the Nubian Message” were represented by theirexecutive officers.

Courtney Hodge, AASAC president, called themeeting to order by introducing the executive offi—cers. Hodge announced, during the meeting, thatbecause of the work done by her and otherAASAC members, city and county officials haveapproved an on campus voting location. Hodge

also announced AASAC’s participation instatewide minority recruiting.

“Sign up, get all your friends to sign up. This isextremely important,” said Kim McNair, presidentof the Society of Afrikan American Culture andAASAC parliamentarian. The recruitment pro—gram is being administered in cooperation withthe Park Scholars and seeks to increase the num—ber of minority applicants for scholarship awards.

The initial AASAC retreat will be held laterthis month and will be the council’s next meeting.

According to Hodge, the event will either be inVirginia at Dr. Clark’s retreat or in Durham. Afterall questions where addressed, announcementswere made and the meeting was adjourned.

AASAC is composed of representatives from33 African—American student organizations.During the year AASAC serves as a think- tank todevelop strategies aimed to promote issues impor—tant to African-American students.

Also present were the College of Humanities &Social Sciences Multicultural Association forStudents represented by Tina Gillespie, UnitedStudent Fellowship represented by Toby Crandall.the Heritage Society represented by KamillaWright, and Student Government represented bystudent body president Harold Pettigrew and stu—dent body treasurer Michael Anthony.

Black History in the News

Florida officials name airport road after black pilotIRIS B. HOLTON

THE FLORIDA SENTINEL

Officials will conduct a dedicationceremony next week at the TampaInternational Airport that willrename the Service Road. The roadwill bear the name of the firstAfrican American Aviator in thecountry.The ceremony renaming the

Tampa International Airport ServiceRoad to "Bessie ColemanBoulevard" will be held onThursday, September 14, at 10:00am. It will take place at the TampaInternational Airport on the thirdfloor, Blue Side, near the elevators

bearing the name of another femaleaviator, Amelia Earhardt.BESSIE COLEMANFirst African AmericanFemale Pilot of Record1892-1926The dedication is the product of

efforts of the Tampa InternationalAirport, the Hillsborough CountyAviation Authority (HCAA), and theNational Black Coalition of FederalAviation Employees (NBCFAE).

"Our dedication ceremony ofBessie Coleman Boulevard promisesto be an enlightening experience.Please join us for this momentousoccasion and help us celebrate thepositive contribution and impact

diversity has had on the world ofaviation," Ms. Cookie Hernandez,President of the Tampa Chapter ofthe National Black Coalition ofFederal Aviation Employees, said ina written announcement.

In addition to the dedication cer—emony, there will be a special pre—sentation at 7 p.m. Thursday atWithout Walls International Church,2511 N. Grady Avenue.

This presentation is a two-hourmonologue about the life of BessieColeman entitled "Follow YourDreams."

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Ms. Sandra J. Wayne Campbell, ofChicago, Illinois, will deliver themonologue. Ms. Campbell delivers adynamic performance, dressed inaviation attire worn during the era inwhich Ms. Coleman flew.About Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was born andraised in Texas during an era whereracism and sexism ran unchecked.Her mother is credited with urgingher children to pursue goals anddreams.

Ms. Coleman graduated from highschool and moved to Chicago,where she became fascinated withairplanes and learned as much aspossible about flying.

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The Nubian Message is a tool that hashelped our community at NCSU cre—ate our own identity and not let out-siders define our culture and our her-itage.The African-American CulturalCenter:The Afrikan—American CulturalCenter is a wholesome environmentthat holistically recognizes the cultur—al heritage of people of Africandescent and expresses their continuedstruggle fOr human dignity as mem—bers of the diverse NCSU community.It provides learning experiences forthe benefit of the entirecampus community, as well as thegreater community, regarding the his—"' .h-f." .‘ ,_,.cultfii’é’of"péo‘pl€of‘African descent "as an aid in promoting an understand-ing of and an appreciation for AfricanAmerican as one component of ourdivers society. It has served as a foun-dation for developing self—pride anddignity in our African—American com—munity here at North Carolina State.Dr. M.I. Moses,the director of the Afrikan-AmericanCultural Center, has written, We areapproaching our tenth year of survival5 a diverse institution at NorthCarolina State university. The termsurvival reflects the significant strug-gle that has occurred throughout mostof the existence. A struggle, not onlyto establish credibility as a purveyor

Racism and sexism in this country,prompted Ms. Coleman to save hermoney and travel to Europe for herlessons. _

In 1921, she earned anInternational Pilot's License, makingher the first African Americanwoman to achieve such an accom—plishment.On Labor Day in 1922, she

appeared for the first time as a stuntflyer in the United States.Ms. Coleman was killed during a

test flight in 1926 in Jacksonville,Florida after her aircraft crashed.In 1995, Ms. Coleman became the

eighteenth honoree in the U. S.Postal Service's Black Heritage.Stamp Series. She was also inductedinto the Women in Aviation PioneerHall of fame.of the culture of African people forthe benefit of the diverse broadercommunity, but a struggle to remainvigilant in defending the right to existon this predominantly whit campus.The cultural center' serves as a homeaway from home. It is a place whereAfrican—American students can gain areal sense of family. It helps may stu-dents get over the culture shock manyreceive upon arriving to NCSU. Thecultural center helpsblack on this cam-pus find the role they must play to fur-ther advice the plightof African-Americans of a predomi— .,nately white campus. It gives studentsa sense of security and act as a havento maintain a level of comfort forblack on this campus. The CulturalCenter is housed in WitherspoonStudent Center, named for Dr.Augustus Witherspoon, a former fac-

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American library. Organizations suchas SACC ( The Society of AfricanAmerikan Culture), which is the old—est black organization on this campus,of which I am also the president, USF(The United Student Fellowship),which is the religious organization forblacks at NCSU, and the NubianMessage, call the CC their home.Their offices as well as other can befound in the Cultural Center. The cul—tural center continues to be the centerof the village for African—American atNCSU, and it exhibits and instillspride of our culture and our heritage.

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Strawberry Pleads Guilty,Sentenced to House Arrest

TAMPA, Fla. ~ Suspendedslugger Darryl Strawberry pleadedguilty to driving while impaired andleaving the scene of a traffic acci-dent and was sentenced to two yearshouse arrest.

The New York Yankeesoutfielder had spent the night in jailafter his arrest on Monday morning.After pleading guilty today,Strawberry was sentenced to com—munity control, which allows him toavoid jail time but requires him tostay at home except for specificallyapproved outings. It has not beendetermined if he will be required towear an ankle bracelet while underhouse arrest. '

According to a policereport, Strawberry's sports utilityvehicle hit a street sign and a carMonday morning and then contin—ued down a road in downtownTampa. An off-duty officer sawStrawberry‘s vehicle weaving overthe road, pulled the outfielder overand arrested him.

Strawberry was taken into cus—tody and passed an alcohol breatha—lyzer test, but was charged withDWI, a misdemeanor, for the actionshe displayed during his field sobri—ety test. He also was charged withleaving the scene of an accident

Strawberry, who has a history ofsubstance abuse, attributed his poordriving to the prescription sleepingdrug Ambien. Tuesday he wasordered not to drive while takingmedication.

Strawberry underwentsurgery last month to remove a can-cerous tumor from his abdomen. Hewas diagnosed with colon cancer in1998. _The arrest was the latest in a

series of troubles for Strawberry,who earlier this summer dropped outof a drug clinic where he had beenundergoing rehabilitation.Strawberry said he left the SobrietyClinic in Fort Lauderdale, Floridaafter just 3 1/2 months because heneeds to support his wife and chil—dren.

Strawberry, currently serv-ing a one—year ban for violatingbaseball's drug policy, has appliedfor reinstatement. To make mattersworse for Strawberry, SportsIllustrated recently published a pho—tograph of him and an apparentlytopless woman at Trapeze II, a FortLauderdale swingers club.

Major League Baseball suspendedStrawberry in February after con-firming that he tested positive forcocaine in a mid~January drug testrequired under terms of his proba—tion. At the time, Commissioner BudSelig made no provisions for short-ening the suspension for goodbehavior.

Strawberry was banned 60days for failing a drug test in 1995and 120 days last year after pleadingno contest to drug and solicitationcharges resulting from an April 1999arrest.

The 38-year-oldStrawberry played in just 24 regularseason games last season and hit.327 with three home runs and sixRBI in 49 at—bats.The eight—time All-Star missed

the 1998 playoffs after being diag-nosed with colon cancer. TheYankees dedicated the postseason totheir stricken teammate and capturedtheir 24th World Series title.

Once considered a futureHall of Famer, Strawberry admittedto substance-abuse problems morethan six years ago, and his careerhas been wrecked by those problemsand other legal woes.

During eight seasons withthe New York Mets, he won the1983 National League Rookie of theYear award, was a, World Serieschampion in 1986 and led the NLwith 39 homers in 1988.

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‘ Angeles Dodgegs after: the 1990 Sea—son and encountered back troubletwo years later. Before the 1994campaign, he admitted to substanceabuse problems and entered a reha—bilitation center.

The Dodgers releasedStrawberry in May 1994 and helatched on with the San FranciscoGiants-before facing more sub—stance-abuse problems. He was sus—pended by baseball for the first timein 1995 and released by the Giants.Following the ban, Yankees

owner George Steinbrenner signedStrawberry, perhaps for publicity.Strawberry returned to the majorslate in the 1995 season and was akey contributor to the 1996 WorldSeries championship team, hitting.262 with 11 homers and 36 RBI in63 games.

StaffWilliams Defeats Davenport for

US. Open TitleVenus Williams continued

the family winning tradition as shedefeated Lindsay DavenportSaturday to win the US. Open titlethe year following her little sister,Serena. Williams managed to defeatthe highly competitive Davenport(6-4, 7—5) in a long, grueling compe-tition.

Williams got off to a veryslow start as she lost four of the firstfive games to Davenport. Her feetwere slow, and she was way toopowerful and uncontrolled in hershots.

"I was just giving her thespoon," she said in an interview withNBC. Venus knew thatif she gaveLindsay anymore rope that she wasgoing to pull her over and she couldnot let that happen. Davenport,being up two breaks at one point,failed to take advantage of the strug—gling Williams while she was down.She (Davenport) told reporters thatshe was very unhappy in that fact,knowing that she had been herebefore and she knew how to win.

"It's just disappointing in a

Smith goes for" rushing record———

StaffEmmitt Smith Goes For the _

NFL Rushing Record

This is a debate that couldlast forever because there have beenmany great running backs in thehistory of the NFL. When one con—siders who this is, there are manydifferent aspects of the game thatneed to be examined. The first onehas to be statistics; numbers are thefirst things that anyone looks atbecause they Show productivity.Also, other factors such as howgood the runningback makes histeam, and whatgera he runs in canbe looked at as criteria. It is hard todistinguish how a running backcould perform in another era, butthis is still a factor that is used.Some names that might come out inthis discussion are Walter Payton,Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, BarrySanders, OJ. Simpson, and EmmittSmith. Yes, I said Emmitt Smith,not known as the most graceful, likePayton and Sanders, or even themost powerful, like Jim Brown, butEmmitt Smith brings a combinationof all off these styles to the table ashe hustles his way toward the hallof fame.

Personally I can't say whois thegbest, but statistically one hasto give Smith a hard look. In 10seasons, Smith has made an impacton'the NFL that few running backscan compete ‘with. He is the thirdranked- rusher of all time. _- Emmitthas also won four NFLrushingtitles and three Super Bowl titles.His career—rushingtotal of 14, 051

Venus. Enough said.

Grand Slam final not to be able toconvert," she said in an interviewafter her defeat. "Up two breaks, Imean, at this level, you can't reallylose that." Davenport was the cham-pion in 1998.

Things weren't lookingpromising for Williams at the begin-ning of the year. She sat out almost 'five months of the season due tonagging tendonitis in both wrists.There was talk from her father abouther retiring, but all were unsure ofwhat the outcome would be. Whenshe finally stepped back onto thecourt, Venus struggled a little, losingtwo of her first four matches of theyear.

Even though Venus isclearly number 1, as has been statedby herself, her fans, and her oppo-nents, including newly defeatedLindsay Davenport, Venus willremain ranked number 3 behindMartina Hingis and Davenport, whoare No. l and No. 2 respectively. Itis needless to say what the polls donot, that beating the two top-rankedplayers in the world makes Venusthe best. I would also say that it isworth my while to add to these sta—tistics that Williams had defeated

yards has him trailing only WalterPayton and Barry Sanders for great—est rushing honors. Smith is theNFL's career rushing-touchdownsleader, with 136, and he stands sec-ond in total touchdowns.

When most people thinkabout Emmitt Smith, they see agood player surrounded by a lot oftalent. To reach three Super Bowls,the Cowboys had to have possessedsome talent, but Emmitt was thekey to all of those appearances.Even though he did have a greatoffensive line during those years,things weren't always good inDallas. The year before Smith was

'xjpi’iiiraftedg‘the Cowboys were 1—15 andV. clearly the worse team in the NFL.In his first year, which was the onlyyear he did not rush for 1000 yards(937), the Cowboys won 7 games,and after-that, three of the next fivesuper bowls. He was the most valu-

' able playerof1993, a year in whichhe also won the NFL player of the 'year award.

Emmitt is a great rolemodel and mentor for the youngerplayers in the league as well as thecommunity. In 1997;, Emmitt'start-ed a new scholarship and mentorprogram to support and encourageat-risk youth to not only finish highschool, but to go on to "college.While we all know that many of ourschools are failing too many of Our}youth, Emmitt took the ball into his.own hands. First, he led ’by’, exam—a .ple and went, back to college in theoff-season to finish hiseducation.Then he started his scholarship pro;gram to help guide qualified stu—dents through the often discourag-

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Davenport in five of their last sixmatches, and she has also passedDavenport's record of 21 for thelongest match winning streak on thetour with 26.

i It is said that Venus hasyet to reach her potential in the gameof tennis. That says a mouthful forthe future of women's tennis. Beingthis good and still not knowing theentire game, the 20-year-old is goingto take the game to new heights inthe years to come. Just becauseDavenport was defeated this year,doesn't mean she isn't going to be athreat in the future. It is going to beinteresting to see the battles put upby some of these talented athletes.Besides Martina Hingis, LindsayDavenport, and Williams, otherplayers that might be a threat inyears to come include Mary Pierce,Serena Williams, and Monica Seles.These players are ranked numbers 4,5 and 6 respectively.

This victory enabledWilliams to take home $800,000dollars in comparison to Davenport's$425,000 dollars. She also swipedthe trophy from her younger sister,Serena.

public schools. Emmitt's scholar—ship program allows, in some cases,the first generation of a family toattend college. He is involved inmany different charities in theDallas area and throughout thecountry as well.

One of Smiths biggestassets is his work ethic; he is one ofthe hardest workers in the gametoday. Staying in shape in the off—season has been a key to hislongevity. Smith is second on theall—time rushing-attempts list with3,243, trailing only Payton (3,838).Running back coach, ClarenceShelmon, has always respectedSmith's accomplishments, but henow has a new appreciation forSmith's work ethic since joining theCowboys in 1998.

"I thought he was a really,really good back who was sur-rounded by a lot of talent," saidShelmon in an interview. "Once Igot here, I found out he was a muchbetter back than I had ever givenhim credit for. "

As Emmitt Smith's careercomes to an end, he has to over-come a few obstacles to reach therushing record. Smith did not playin the pre-season, in an effort torest from off-season surgery. Hehas not been injured for a long peri-od of time, but with age, injuriestend to increase, With the recent

‘ troubles that the Cowboys have had,this will put more pressure on Smithto be productive. As the Cowboysfight to be competitive, Emmitthopes to endure and gain one of thehighest honors in professionalsports, the NFL rushing record.

. Michelle ReedCulture Editor

The 52nd Annual PrimetimeEmmy Awards, which is one of themost prestigious events amongactors and directors, took place thispast Sunday. _ Not only is this event afashion show, these awards attemptto acknowledge actors, producers,and directors "for all of their dedica-tion, persistence, and success in thefield of entertainment. The EmmyAwards don't produce a great num—ber of African- American winnerslike the Hip-Hop Music Awards;however, this year two popularA f r i c a nAmericans,Charles S.Dutton andHalle Berry,walked awayas winners atthis car's.1awarlds.Duttonclaimed theaward forOutstandingDirecting for aMiniseries orMovie (TheCorner) whileBerry claimedthe award forOutstandingLead Actress

Miniseries or Movie(Introducing Dorothy Dandridge).The entertainment world may

know him best for the televisionshow, Roc, in which he coined thephrase "Joey" (the name of his fic-tional brother on the television showthat he usually screamed), but thetelevision show Roc is only a smallportion of Charles Dutton's contribu-tion to television. Before Dutton'ssuccess as an actor, writer, anddirector, he endured a tough life.

Dutton was born in Baltimore,Maryland on January 30, 1951.Prior to his success in entertainment,

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Dutton found himself in trouble withthe law. For fatally stabbing a manduring a street fight, Dutton served aseven- year sentence in prison.During a fight in prison with anotherinmate, he was stabbed in the neckwith an ice pick. Dutton refused toretaliate on the inmate, and it wasthis incident that turned his lifearound. It was in prison that hedeveloped his passion and love fordrama. Continuing to serve his sen-tence, he completed a two-year col-lege degree course. After his releasefrom prison, he was accepted intothe Yale School of Drama. At Yale,he studied under playwright, AugustWilson ("Fences"), and director,

Dutton, best known for the acclaimed TV show “Roe”, won his Emmyfor directin g the cable drama “The Corner.”

Lloyd Richards.appeared in “Richard III”, and soonafter, was starring in Broadway pro-ductions such as "The Piano Lesson"and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. "

Dutton has made numerous othercontributions to the entertainmentindustry under the heading of actor,producer, or director including:Mississippi Masala (1991); Rudy(1993); A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994); Cry the Beloved Country(1995); Get on the Bus (1996); ATime to Kill (1996); Mimic (1997);Blind Faith (1998); Cookie'sFortune (1999); Random Hearts

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It was for the HBO miniseries,The Corner, that Dutton received theEmmy Award for OutstandingDirecting for a Miniseries or Movie.The Corner also won an EmmyAward for Outstanding Miniseries.The show is based on the true storyof men, women, and children livingon West Baltimore's Fayette Street,and it reveals all of the evils ofdrugs. Dutton both directed andfilmed the series, and the film showsmany of the streets Dutton grew up.The Corner is based on the nonfic-tion book, "The Corner: A Year inthe Life of an Inner City

Neighborhood,"written by jour~nalist, DavidSimon.Also glowing

in the limelight atthe EmmyAwards was HalleBerry. Beforeand duringBerry's emer_gence as a trail—blazing actress onthe entertainmentscene, she hasexperienced bothups and downs.In 1996, she wasdivorced after athree—year mar—riage to baseball

star, David Justice. In 1999, sheannounced her engagement tosinger, Eric Benet.On August 14, 1966 in Cleveland,

Ohio, she was born to a white moth-er and a black father, who wouldlater get divorced when Berry wasjust four years old. Berry and hersister, Heidi, were raised by theirmother in an inner city neighbor—hood. When the family left the innercity for a predominately white sub-urb, Berry and her sister were facedwith demeaning taunts such as"zebra."At a young age, Berry aspired to

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become an actress.The need to be inthe limelight wasalready deep-rootedin her. In highschool, Berry was acheerleader, classpresident, editor ofthe school paper,an honor societymember, and promqueen. In 1986,she enrolled atC l e v e l a n d ' sC u y a h o g aC o m m u n i t yCollege to studybroadcast journal-ism. However, sheleft the programbefore completingher degree and journeyed to theworld of modeling and acting inChicago. Berry came across minorroles, such as in Spike Lee's JungleFever, where she portrayed SamuelJackson's crack addicted lover, but itwas the 1991 film Strictly Businessthat gave her a huge jump onto thescreen. In that same year, she alsostarred as Damon Wayan's girlfriendin The Last Boy Scout.

Other films that Berry has starredin include: Boomerang (1992); TheProgram (1993); The Flintstones(1994); Losing Isaiah (1995);Executive Decision (1996); TheRich Man's Wife (1996); B.A.P.S.(1997); The Wedding (1998); WhyDo Fools Fall in Love (1998);Bulworth (1998); IntroducingDorothy Dandridge (1999); and X-Men (2000).

It was for the HBO televisionshow, Introducing DorothyDandridge (1999), that Berry wonthis year's Emmy Award forOutstanding Lead Actress in aMiniseries or Movie. Berry alsoserved as an executive producer, andshe spent six years trying to per-suade Hollywood studios to take onthe project. She turned to cablewhen she could not get a deal. Themovie, Introducing Dorothy

, their screens.

Berry’s Emmy was just one of many awards .she has won for her movie chronicling the lifeof fallen black movie star Dorothy Dandrigde.

Dandridge, is~ a drama about thetragic actress-dancer-singer who wasthe first black woman nominated foran Academy Award as best actress.Dandridge died on September8,1965, at the age of 42. Autopsiesshowed that she died of an overdoseof Tofranil, an antidepressant thatshe was taking. It is still unknownwhether the overdose was intentionalor accidental.

Both Charles S. Dutton and HalleBerry have faced their share of per—sonal setbacks and tragedy.However, because of persistence,faith, and dreams, they have bothbeen able to attain the level of suc-cess in Hollywood that is usuallyreserved for their white counterparts.Both black and white America haveembraced this actor and actress on

Their awards showthat the hard work contributed totelevision is not in vain. Hopefully,next year we will see more blackactors, actresses, directors, and pro—ducers such as Dutton and Berry,walking up to the podium aridaccepting an Emmy.

banwo, EIC, at aabanwo@unity.ncsu.edu for more details.

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Kamilla Wright runs the meeting of the Heritage Societyheld last week.

These fellas enjoy last week’s editionof “the Nubian Message.”

. We hear it is a must read.

Nick Harris, on the far left, puts membersin order at the meeting of the National Pan-Hellinic

Council held last week.Harris is president.

“The Nubian Message” staff member Wilson Whitelooks over his shoulder at the Nooby office last week.

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As Chancellor, I reaffirm our University’s commitment to providing equal opportunity in education and employment.One of our goals regarding equal opportunity is to meet our legal obligation to provide a working and learningenvironment free from discrimination and harassment. Towards that end, we have crafted several policies to ensure ourcompliance with both the letter and spirit of the law.

The ual ortuni and Non-Discrimination Polic Statement affirms our commitment to equal opportunity andprovides that discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age or disability is in violation offederaland state law and University policy, and will not be tolerated. The University regards discrimination on the basisof sexual orientation to be inconsistent with its goal of providing a welcoming environment in which all its students,faculty, and staff may learn and work up to their full potential. We value the benefits of cultural diversity and pluralismin the academic community and welcome all men and women of good will without regard to sexual orientation.Furthermore, the Unlawful Harassment Policy Statement provides that harassment based on race, color, religion, creed,sex, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation is a form of discrimination that will not be tolerated. Copies ofthese policies are available in the offices of your Dean, Department Head, the Offices for Equal Opportunity, HumanResources, Legal Affairs, and Student Conduct. They are on the web at www.fis.ncsu.edu/ncsulegal/adminregs.htm.

The University will promptly investigate complaints of discrimination and harassment, and, when necessary, willinstitute disciplinary action against the offending individual. Disciplinary action includes a range of action up to andincluding termination of employment or expulsion from the University.

In addition to the goal of meeting our legal obligations, we have a broader goal of fostering tolerance, sensitivity,understanding, and respect among members of our community while encouraging all individuals to reach their potential.We are dedicated to serving a diverse community that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of each person.

As I stated previously in a message to the University community on October 19, 1998, NC State is a diverse communitythat extends a, nurturing embrace to men and women of different races, ages, national origins, religions, sexualorientations, and varying physical and mental abilities. All of us — faculty, staff, administrators, and students — mustwork together to build a community that is inclusive and welcoming to all people, both tolerating and celebrating thesepersonal characteristics. Only then can NC State achieve its mission to actively integrate teaching, research, andextension to create an innovative learning environment that stresses the mastery of fundamentals through intellectualdiscipline, creativity, reasoned problem-solving, and individual responsibility. It is imperative that each member of theNC State University community, as a responsible citizen, respects others and treats fellow human beings as he or shewould like to be treated.

Individuals with questions or concerns regarding equal opportunity or discrimination should seek assistance from theirsupervisor,,advisor, department head, or a representative from any of the offices listed below.

Office for Qua] Opportunity , Human Resources515-1329 ‘ 515-6575www.mcsu.edu/equal_op/ ' www2.acs.ncsu.edu/hr/

Office of Legal Affairs Office of Student Conduct515-3071 ‘ 515-2963www.fis.ncsu.edu/ncsulegal/ www2.ncsu.edu:8010/student_affairs/osc/

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Last year while walking down Gormanstreet at night, I was stopped and questionedby Public Saftey. The reason was simplybecauseI was a black man. In fact, the offi—cer told me so.

"Son, we had a description come over theradio of a black male. You're a black male,what do we do?"

Simply put, this was racial profiling at itsbest. While I was standing there on the sideof the road, sorrounded by at least threesquad cars, lights shined in my face; Irecieved a message loud and clear. My darkskin, my existence as a black man, makesme a suspect. No matter how well I dress, nomatter how proper my diction, how well Idot my "i"s, all of that does not matter. I ama suspect.

Indeed a few days ago, I was sitting insidemy dorm room when I over heard a conver—sation going on outside my window. The

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key speaker was a girl, and this is what shesaid, "Some black guy got into some suitesdownstairs?When I heard the official announcement,

the description remained "black male."Barn! A suspect again, I better stop going

‘ outside my room or else, The person whomade the statement is not a racist, the com—ment wasn't even meant in a derogatorymanner, but that the way I took it. I knowthere are people out there right now going,"So what do we say? How do we pose thesethings without offending someone?"

Well if you are one of those people, thenlisten to what I have to say because youobviously do not get it. If that girl had madethe announcement of "some white guy," thecommon reaction would have been one of,"why did she say white?" The bottom line isthat a description as basic as that would nothave cut it. Attached to the white male labelwould have been: short hair, blue eyes, thickbuild, early 20s, about 5-10. There wouldhave been more identifiers in order to distin—guish the "suspect" from all of the other

white males in the residence hall. For somereason, when the skin is dark, all that doesn'tmatter.And if any of you are wondering, after my

run in with Public Safety, I had a meetingwith the Assistant Director of Public Safety,Mr: Terry Wright. Also present were anadministrator and a director on campus. Mr.Wright, if you are ready to follow throughon the things you promised me over 8months ago, you have my number, I am stillwaiting.

Perhaps this is just the way it is, maybe Ijust need to get used to my "suspect" status.I know my grandfather'had to. I wonderwhat would have happened to him if he hadwrote an article like this in North Carolina.

Well, no time to ponder such things, pub—lic safety just sent me a crime alert.

"What!," a shooting at the bookstore.Here is the description: "black male, 6fttall."

"Damn, I guess I better stay in tonight."

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5 why is the black population of NC. Statea 1.9 GPA? Now I’m not saying that we University only about 10%? Of that 109'should mandate GPA requirements for student which is roughly 2700 students,_.. .representatives. I und Stand that we all have same 5-10% of them th on

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,l'meone you’re hopingwillbeyour husband remains an eloquent speaker.0r wife. Where are ourdreamers like Martin people measure intelligence 3and Malcolm, like Na’1m Akbar and Adam tics. Whether or not those markClyton Powell, like Ida B. Wells-Bamett and reflect an individual’s academic gifts'rW;Rosa Parks? debated long after I’ve left'NC State. . .What an amazing year 1999was for N.C. factIS that an administrator that sees 1.9 beside

Léader of the Pack, Student Body President, mate intellectual, able to seriously converse/2:;Student Senate President and Student Body about deepissues. Think about it. . ’ ' I, that’sTreasurer all the way to Senior Class , Not that we, as students don’thavethe rightPresident, many of our African American to meet with high-ranking school administra-brothers began to emerge as leaders Not to be tors; just last week all of us received an invi :outdone, the sisters share the leadership spot- - tion from Chancell lginOX to voice our con-light with presidential positions in SAAC and cems aboutevery aspect of unwersrty life55A1AASAC as well as:Ms. Tracey Ray’s position , , ‘. ,. .5as Coordinator of African American Student as African—American students are Judged (yes,Affairs. Although it’s stillVery early, 2000 has judg d) by a different standardthan ”thers.all the makings of a monumental year. If .. Ithereisalwaysan “if”Ithas been said a mil-lion times already (and it’s only September),.-

not RE—action within the black community.This necessity reaches much farther than theN.C State campus, but I am going to focus on.us.Many of the brothers and sisters that I have

talked to in recentweeks. told me that theydon’t have timeto dream;;One sister patientlyexplained the reality of financial, academic,and personal pressures that, left" her with littletime to dream Now we all know about fre— foundation and among its highquenting the financial aid office, about teach: America and N»:C.-. State bothv'strugg‘ing assistants that teach worse thanthe profes- age the uneasy equilibri ‘sor, and about how that guy/ girl will Work In other words,your nerves (And the church said “Amen..”) ated equal, but;But how do youthink it.looks to the adminis-:_ 'ly. Let me bret-tration when a brother or Sister claiming to be , If North-Carol