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Men on the Move present: Letters to Kalief Browder

February 21, 2019

Virginia Governor faces blackface backlash

Donecia Dunk, Contributor

February 20, 2019

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is facing backlash due to a recently resurfaced 1984 yearbook picture in which he was shown in a blackface Michael Jackson costume. Several citizens and government officials are calling for Northa...

Two minorities, one person: the plight of intersectionality

Taylor Mitchell, Contributor

February 20, 2019

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As a society, we have created many ways to separate ourselves. We are labeled and categorized from birth without no perception of who we truly are. As we grow older, those labels seem to grow, change and evolve. Are these...

The most forgettable Presidents

Lauren Mitchell, theWord Lead Reporter

February 19, 2019

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Presidents' Day is typically associated with George Washington because it celebrates his birthday, but what about the less memorable men who have passed through the Oval Office? Martin Van Buren (President #8, 1...

Evolution of Black Fashion

February 14, 2019

This ends with us

February 14, 2019

Will you be my Valentine?

Jasmine Jones, Contributor

February 13, 2019

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Pink, red, roses and chocolates are just a few of the things that make up one of the most romantic and oldest holidays to date, Valentine’s Day. Often known as the holiday for love and romance, the day is targ...

5 things you didn’t know: black history edition

Ayanna Miller, Social Media Assistant

February 13, 2019

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Every Black History Month, we highlight the figures and events that have paved the way for our lives today. However, during Black History Month, we should not only pay homage to the well known but also to the more obscure fig...

Growing in and out of a relationship

Jaylin Saunders, Editor of theScene

February 12, 2019

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Whoopi Goldberg wrote a book in 2015 titled “If Someone Says ‘You Complete Me,’ RUN!: Whoopi’s Big Book of Relationships,” and it has stuck with me ever since. There needs to be growth both in and out of a relationship, and ...

Do you know your A&T history?

February 8, 2019

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https://youtu.be/UPo_-AAUENQ Students get quizzed on some important Black History at the institution.

Charm City Aggies incite conversation about blackness

February 7, 2019

Sorry for the inconvenience: the government shutdown

February 6, 2019