THIS ISSUE Letter from the editor

Hey, hey, hey,

Happy early Valentine’s Day from Nubian Message to you!

If you want to hear all about love, check out our media summaries and playlist where we focus exclusively on amor. One writer tackles the issue of Black love in film, another reminds us that stalking is not romantic.

If you’re sick of love this romance season, we have a variety of non-romantic topics. If you’re in the mood for arts and culture, we have articles on Beyoncé’s concert, fashion and a Latinx artist. Learn more about long-Covid and your possible gullibility in our other articles.

Be sure to check out ourValentine’s Day themed gallery. The team worked really hard on it.

Stay warm and stay motivated.

4 MUSIC PRODUCTION

Femme Beat-Making Night

5 COUTURE WEEK

What Influenced Paris’ Couture Collections

10 BEYONCE DUBAI CONCERT

Beyonce and Not so Obtainable Privacy

11 OOPS LOOK AGAIN

There’s More Than What Meets the Eye

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Jaz Bryant nubian-editor@ncsu.edu managing Editor

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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.