THIS ISSUE Letter from the editor

Hey y’all,

I can hardly believe the first round of midterms are about to begin. Seriously. The semester just started.

I hope y’all are practicing self-care as the semester progresses. Maybe reading the Nubian Message is one of the ways you destress. If so, you’re really going to enjoy this issue.

Our writers cover a variety of topics. Check out our articles on New Year’s resolutions and Detty December to see how our writers view these topics. Read about our staff’s opinions, including the “Avatar: The Way of Water” movie and queer relationships. We have a range of news to read, from the NYC nurse strikes to our “Here’s What You Missed.”

As always, stop by the upcoming events and gallery section to see what’s happening on campus. Check out the playlist and “Media Summaries” to see what staff has been up to.

Hang in there!

Jaz Bryant

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.

-R. Buckminster Fuller

4 DETTY DECEMBER

A month of celebrations in Nigeria

5 POLICE REFORM

Protests against Cop City

5 WINTER WELCOME WEEK IN BSB

BSB hosts engaging events

11 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

Tips to maintain your goals

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Editor-in-Chief

Jaz Bryant nubian-editor@ncsu.edu managing Editor

Ugonna Ezuma-Igwe nubian-managineditor@ncsu.edu

Copy Editors

Jeanine Ikekhua

Jo Miller

Milan Hall

Layout designers

Abigal Harris

Milan Hall

Only with the permission of our elders do we proudly produce each edition of Nubian Message:

Dr. Yosef ben-Yochannan, Dr. John Henrik Clark, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, The Black Panther Party, Mumia A. Jamal, Geronimo Pratt, Tony Williamson, Dr. Lawrence Clark, Dr. Augustus McIver Witherspoon, Dr. Wandra P. Hill, Mr. Kyran Anderson, Dr. Lathan Turner, Dr. M. Iyailu Moses, Dokta Toni Thorpe and all those who accompany us as we are still on the journey to true consciousness.