NUBIAN MESSAGE WEDNESDAY | APRIL 27 | 2011
ISSUE 22
Raleigh Unites in time of Crisis CJ Guion | Staff Writer The city of Raleigh is still in the process of recovery after a tornado ravaged through the area on April 16th. Many homes and businesses were damaged. Shaw University was forced to end eight days early due after several dormitories and the university’s student center was damaged. In a report released by the city of Raleigh last weekend, it was announced that the area received over $115 million dollars worth of damage to homes and commercial establishments. An estimated 138 homes and six businesses were damaged, and another 2,269 homes and businesses received either major or minor damage. Northeast and Southeast Raleigh were the areas that were hit the hardest. Residents and students in the Triangle area have branched together to help out the victims of the tornado. Last week, students from around the Raleigh-Durham area joined together to clean up The Boys and Girls club of Raleigh on Wednesday and Shaw University on Thursday. Students from UNC, Duke, St. Aug, Shaw, NC State, Meredith, Peace, A&T, and North Carolina Central were able to place their rivalries aside for a couple of hours to help out the community in their time of need. It is said in times of crisis we rush to the aid of others, but fail to help our own. In this case, the Raleigh residents and students in the area have truly proved that this saying is false. On Friday, Radio One of Raleigh hosted a tornado relief food drive at Kroger on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Some people donated entire carts of food and water, taking the time to think of others rather than themselves.
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Al Sharpton Vs. Cornell West Madavia Johnson | Staff Writer
Al Sharpton is easily manipulated by the people in the White House and is giving him a bad look as an African In recent news there has been a strong and heated American leader. Sharpton responded as if Cornell was debate between Al Sharpton and Cornell West, two seeking security behind the ivory towers and not speakprestigious leaders within the African American coming out. Sharpton believes that addressing some certain munity. The debate took place on MSNBC on the Black issues is not Obama’s job, but the job of African AmeriAgenda. The debate stemmed from points of views of can leaders such as himself. Sharpton felt that Cornell Obama and the Health Care system. West was scared to step out and speak about issues Questions were asked concerning whether the that are affecting the African American community. government was helping or hurting the poor people He also expressed that Cornell West is sitting around with the new plan. Al Sharpton came from the point of waiting for bills to pass instead of being active within view that they are cutting funds in certain places, and the African American community and politics. Cornell that the rich people should make more economical sacri- West disagreed and stated that Obama, being president, fices. He stands by Obama is obligated to address things Republicans are shooting a lot of his and his effort to improve that are going on in the African healthcare, he says that ideas down, which is making it hard to American community. all Obama needs is time. Cornell West is often see the change that he has promised He made the reference to seen as a more respectable man from the beginning. the Civil Rights movement in the public eye than Al Sharpand how it took nine years ton, but Al Sharpton’s point for Martin Luther King of view is very valid. President along with others to reach their goals. Cornell West had Obama is taking a lot of hits and to me he is taking them a different opinion he believes that Obama has made well. He is an African American, but he just can’t focus empty promises to the people, and that black leaders on events such as African Americans being frisked by such as Obama are being silent about the issues that are police. That is a job for other African American political going on in lower class African American Communities. leaders such as Al Sharpton and Cornell West. Obama He feels as if Black leaders are focusing on the middle has other issues to worry about such as passing bills to class and not the working class. There are many people improve all of America. This year has been a very chalwho feel as if Obama is being spineless and weak in lenging year for Obama and policy making due to the rethe White House’s decision on Health Care and helping cord amount of filibusters that has been made this year. impoverished citizens. Republicans are shooting a lot of his ideas down, which Al Sharpton felt as if too many people are is making it hard to see the change that he has promised putting the blame on Obama and expecting him to be from the beginning. responsible for jobs that are not his. Cornell felt as if
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Workers clean up the damage from a destroyed tree on the steps of the James E. Creek Learning Resource Center at Shaw University
Ebony Harlem Awards pg. 2
SnowShoez pg. 8