By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| February 15, 2023
In honor of Black Heritage Month, here are five rapturous films that center Black stories.
Love Jones (1997)
Set in Chicago, Nina (Nia Long) and Darius (Larenz Tate) are two artists who meet at a club one night and decide to take a chance on each...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| February 14, 2023
Celebrate Black authors this month with these enchanting, thrill-seeking novels.
A diversity baseline survey conducted by Lee & Low Books in 2019 showed that in the book publishing industry, only 5% of authors are Black and 76% of authors are white....
A lot of the apps you may have on your phone were most likely created by a white person, but they’re not the only ones who make them. Here are five app recommendations that cover a variety of topics and are Black-owned.
Miiriya
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By Kyron Lewis, Lifestyle Writer
| February 6, 2022
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic in music, art and literature that combines themes in science fiction, fantasy and even history to explore the broader, Black experience. It connects people from the African diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry....
Throughout the decades, music has created several legends.In honor of Black History Month, here are five black recording artists who have made amazing strides in the music industry throughout the decades:‘70s: “Innervisions” by Stevie WonderOn Aug....
NIU's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers will host a speaker on Thursday as part of Black History month.The speaker, Turron Clayton Sr., is a community activist and youth mentor. He will speak at 6 p.m. in the Stevenson Multipurpose Room.Email...
The Student Association Senate’s guest speaker spoke about the origin of Black History Month, leading to some disagreement among senators Sunday.Guest speakerDerrick Smith, academic counselor at the Center for Black Studies and adviser to the Black...
In recognition of Black History Month, NIU’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is hosting two events to encourage dialogue of black and LGBT identity. “This event was to felicitate dialogue and discussions and talk about the...
"You're going to relegate my history to a month?" asked Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman in a 2008 interview for CBS's 60 Minutes when asked his opinion about Black History Month. Four years later, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg briefly groans...
A new student association, Helping Hands Community Service Organization, plans to follow the mission of spreading diversity on campus, said Helping Hands President Latasha Bennett.Bennett created the organization two years ago to begin her path to having...
NIU closed Black History Month Monday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The event, titled "Black Pride Renewed, Refreshed, Redefined" was sponsored by the Center for Black Studies and Campus Activities Board. The program featured performances from...
