Life, outside my windowIs Yesterday’s newsColored by mind’s paintMiles’ “Flamenco Sketches”Yesterday’s bluesBlown for a foolIn Heart’s Yesterday’s hues Life outside, my windowRelives a tearless painColored, red, bloods vain descriptionTearless rejectionNo hope of resurrectionBlown pains, so painfulYet, playful destination To wonder At just what wonders, whishes whyTo hold, to thoughts so […]

I arise in the morning with questions on my mindWhy when troubles seem to follow, I’m the one it findsAt birth, my presence alone brought heart-ache and painNot knowing that through childhood, I would have moreto lose and nothing to gainA grandmother, whom no one could replace the thingsthat she […]

Sex is a major issue, it seems, among many college students. Yet, as with everything you do, there is ultimately a consequence. Many things should cross your mind before you engage in this activity, “Is the person safe? Do condoms really work? I could become pregnant. What if I become […]

With the cheers of his performance at the 2002 Olympic games still audible, R&B recording artist, R. Kelly must now answer allegations of having sex with an underage female. Apparently, videotape that conclusively identifies Kelly having sex with a minor has surfaced. Considering his prior marriage to Aaliyah when she […]

Rejoice, black women. White Hollywood has thrown us a bone.Halle Berry won an Oscar nomination for her role of Leticia Musgrove in “Monster’s Ball.” She has the opportunity to become the first black woman to ever win best actress in a leading role since the first Academy Awards ceremony seventy-four […]

February is supposed to be the time of year when we take a little time out to celebrate black history. Though we should be knowledgeable about our history throughout the year, February is the time when there is more reflection on our past and high aspirations for our future. Unfortunately, […]

History isn’t created while standing still, a former Student Government Association President told an audience at convocation Friday. “We don’t have time to stand still,” said Board of Trustees Chairman Art Collins. “As the circle of life moves around, you must move.” In his speech, Collins cited several figures in […]

Being one of the coordinators of the recent summit appropriately titled, “How High Is Too High,” I find it offensive that Dr. Sharon Ames-Dennard would use her regularly scheduled column to bring bad press to an event she was invited to attend because of her professional, as opposed to personal, […]

There was a time not long ago when the only thing black in professional sports was the ink that reporters used to write their stories. Then boxing legends like Jack Johnson and Joe Louis jumped into the arena. This made professional sports more heavily integrating. Every major professional sport, from […]

After a heartbreaking loss to Howard Saturday, the Rattlerettes look forward to a rematch against Delaware State today. “If we controlled ourselves against the No. 1 team in the conference, we can beat anybody. We just need to come out harder” said senior forward Phaedra Mashburn. In control for most […]