Recent Articles
From East Lansing to Birmingham, Alabama: NABJ gears up for the 2023 National Black Journalism convention
“NABJ isn’t just another RSO on campus, it's a family," NABJ President Lily Cross said. "We like to call each other 'NABJ Fam' and at the end of the day it's NABJ Fam all the way until August and past August and after you cross the stage at the Breslin. We welcome one and all.”
The art of code-switching: How Black students adapt to predominantly white spaces
Code-switching presents itself in numerous ways, not just in verbal communication. Code-switching requires extra effort — making the internal decisions to know your surroundings and to be aware of what you're saying, how you're saying it and how you present it.
'We’re trying to bring the Black excellence together': Students discuss Black love in media, on campus
February is a time for love. Following the Feb. 13 mass shooting, February has become a time to show how much Spartans mean to each other and themselves. This includes Black love — Allen wants to see media that exhibits Black love as strong, healthy and beautiful to help paint the correct picture.
The Black Poet Society helps students at MSU embrace their creative side
“Come and see what we’re about,” Advertising management junior Kaj McFarland said in an email. "You don’t have to be an amazing writer or poet. Everyone is welcome to join and share anything.”
‘These are our narratives we’re talking about’: The Black mental health experience at MSU
“The lack of representation for Black mental health makes me feel like the school doesn’t really want to help us,” Hughes said in an email. “I definitely feel like it is making others like me feel unheard because of how the school says that they want to help but not really doing anything to actually help.”