There are over 400 student-led organizations at the University of North Texas, but the UNT Black Student Union, serves a tailored purpose to create an empowering community amongst black students on campus. For a week-long Black History Month celebration, Feb. 20 through Feb. 25, UNT BSU hosted a B.E.T. themed celebration for Black Excellence. This
Lights! Camera! Action! I see fashion everywhere as I step into the ballroom where the tabling event showcasing student-run businesses and art is located. When I walked into the room, people were setting their tables and the smell of perfume brushed past my face. I saw hair businesses that specialized in braids, financial corporations, and
Having been worked and reworked again, Atomokazi, a band here on UNT’s campus has been born only just a month ago. The musical group consists of 4 members, Gabe, Mak, Kenny, and Antonio. According to the guitarist and singer of the band, Gabe, they had formally come together towards the early middle of the fall
The Ambassador program is a subgroup within the UNT-NABJ that is for people looking to become more involved in the organization.
On August 27,2021, the world was blessed with the third album of the band Southern Avenue, an LP titled Be The Love You Want. Like its predecessors, self-titled debut album Southern Avenue (2019) and sophomore album Keep On (2017), the third installment is a brilliant compilation of the sounds of Memphis blues/roots, r&b, gospel-infused soul
Juanica Preston is redefining the world of beauty through her online earring business. She is on a mission to bring more inclusivity into the beauty industry, one pair of earrings at a time. (HALTOM, Texas - Feb.10, 2022) A sense of satisfaction fills Haltom-based jewelry maker Juanica Preston, 24, as she attaches the final beads
According to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S with Texas being ranked 40 in the country . The Netflix show “13 Reasons Why�? has been praised for its storytelling dealing with controversial topics such as suicide but, many are concerned the show isn’t helping
An influence that started a different generation of R&B. Artists such as Drake, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, Brent Faiyaz, Tyus, Ty Dolla Sign, Majid Jordan, and so many others who have dabbled in this new style of R&B, we all can thank The Weeknd. However, while his great success and influence has brought him a lot
In late 2015, in the wake of a chain of events that happened at University of Missouri, black professors and students took to twitter to explain what it was like for them to be black on their respective campuses. The digital conversation allowed many to see how particular some of these events can be, and
In 2016, Buzzfeed released a video in which case black people had questions for themselves. While the idea seemed harmless, the nature of the dialogue in the video lead to major digital backlash, even to the point of the buzzfeed media personalities in the video having to defend themselves online. While we have discussed the
During a political meeting we held earlier this year, we asked our members if they really knew which party their beliefs lined up with. Some were sure, others were shocked, but all were willing to watch this humorous video from All Def Digital and listen in on which views aligns with different political parties. We
BLM is a popular topic in our meetings, and we usually have videos playing in our meetings to give different perspectives as we hold these conversations for our members. Here’s one of our past favorites.