Centennial Edition 5.15.2010

Campus EchoN O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y

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NCCU CELEBRATES A CENTURY OF GROWTH

Family affairs, NCCU shares

BY BRITNEY ROOKSECHO OPINIONS EDITOR

Both the struggle and the characterof N.C. Central University’s foundingdays are revealed in recent archivaldocuments provided to the CampusEcho.

The documents, provided courtesyof the Rockefeller Archive Center inSleepy Hollow, N.Y., offer a fascinatingaccount of NCCU’s first two decades:from its days as the National ReligiousTraining School and Chautauqua in1910 to its transformation into theNational Training School, then to thestate-supported Durham State NormalSchool, and then to the North CarolinaCollege for Negroes.

The documents include founderJames E. Shepard’s correspondence,various appeals for financial supportand Rockefeller General EducationBoard reports.

The documents tell the story of theinstitution’s early financial struggles,its religious foundation, and its philos-ophy of education.

NCCU began as a normal school — aschool that trains high school gradu-ates to become teachers.

One 1921 document providesShepard’s background: He graduatedfrom Shaw University in 1894 at theage of 19. He was employed as a phar-macist in Durham, worked for theInternal Revenue Service, and wasappointed General Field Secretary ofthe International Sunday SchoolAssociation in 1905.

In a 1909 handwritten appeal forsupport to a Dr. Wallace Buttrick ofNew Jersey, Shepard writes, “Therecan be no question that if such institu-tions are needed for the white race …that to a greater degree ... one wouldbe of much help to the colored race.”

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BY ASHLEY GRIFFINECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

“The roaring 20s” con-jures images of jazz leg-ends like Duke Ellingtonand Louis Armstrong.

Then the good timescame to an end and theGreat Depression loomed.

At the North CarolinaCollege for Negroes, a fami-ly tradition was being born.

The Williams clanboasts eleven N. C. CentralUniversity alumni includ-ing aunts, cousins andgreat-aunts.

The first of the clan wasBeulah “Gigi” LuveniaKearney-Williams, whoarrived in 1928.

She established a familytradition that continues tothis day.

Kearney-Williams, now

99, is one of NCCU’s oldestalumni.

She graduated 75 yearsago with a degree inaccounting. Tuition, roomand board then cost $300.

Born in 1910, Kearney-Williams grew up in therural town of Franklinton,N.C. where she spent mostof her childhood helpingher sharecropper father inthe field.

Her mother was thecook for white plantationowners.

Although Kearney-Williams’ parents were notwell-educated, theydreamed that their chil-dren would attend college.

At 18, Kearney-Williamsarrived at North CarolinaCollege for Negroes inDurham where she and herfather were greeted by

founder and presidentJames E. Shepard.

Kearney-Williams said

she could rememberShepard’s approach as“kind and heart-warming.”

“He was a nice-lookingman,” she said.

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Fellow Eagles, familyand friends, in yourhands you hold a

piece of history connected tothis Centennial year.

In thesearch for N. C. CentralUniversity’spast, theCampus Echom e r e l yscratched thesurface.

There arecountless sto-ries ofNCCU’s rich

history since its humblefounding 100 years ago.

It would be next to impos-sible to record all the tales ofstrength, perseverance andbravery that have played outon this prestigious campus.

These pages contain onlya few of these stories. It is asampling of people, ideasand situations.

From founder James E.Shepard’s early strugglesand triumphs to establish hisdream for African-Americans, to this year’scentennial festivities, wehave tried to capture a senseof the significance of NCCU’sCentennial.

Some of the stories herehold painful memories; oth-ers hold the promise of abrighter tomorrow.

All the University’s sto-ries, told and untold, chal-lenge us to revisit and toremember the long dustyroad that has been the trailfrom slavery to freedom.

It has been an honor toserve as the Campus Echo’sCentennial editor-in-chiefand for our staff to share thishistory with all Eagles, nearand far.

We hope this edition com-pels you to research moreUniversity history so thatfuture alumni may continueto fly high.

As we look forward to thenext century, the CampusEcho asks everyone to joinus in remembering.

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BY DIVINE MUNYENGETERWAECHO STAFF REPORTER

When you read that N.C. CentralUniversity was instituted in 1910 asthe National Religious TrainingSchool Chautauqua, you might won-der: “What exactly does this‘Chautauqua’ mean?

“It translates into ‘meeting place,’”said Terry Huff, coordinator ofUniversity Dimensions of Learning.

The idea behind the Chautauquasummer-camp movement, which wasrooted in Christian instruction andpopular education, was to bring cul-ture, lectures, plays, music and edu-cation to rural and small-townAmerica.

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BY ASHLEY ROQUE

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

The September 1971memo from then-ChancellorAlbert N. Whiting was clearenough: “I am hereannouncing that all fundsfor the publication of theCampus Echo have beentemporarily suspended …”

The chancellor’s memothreatened to permanentlysuspend University sponsor-ship of the Campus Echounless a consensus could bereached with the CampusEcho editor regarding “stan-dard journalistic criteria.”

Another University-spon-sored edition of the CampusEcho would not appear untilthe fall of 1973. During theintervening two years, thematter was tried first in dis-trict courts and then in fed-eral appeals courts.

When the dust finally set-tled, the Campus Echo’s edi-tor-in-chief, JohnnieEdward “Jae” Joyner, andSGA president HarveyWhite were the victors inone of the nation’s landmarkcases in student press law.

The case, officially titledJoyner v. Whiting, ruled thatthe University had violatedthe First Amendment by cut-ting funding for the CampusEcho.

In a 3-1 ruling, the FourthCircuit U.S. Court ofAppeals in Richmond over-turned the lower court’s rul-ing in favor of Whiting withthe following:

“We reverse [the lowercourt’s decision] becausethe president’s irrevocablewithdrawal of financial sup-port from the Echo and thecourt’s decree reinforcingthis action abridge the free-dom of the press in violationof the First Amendment.”

Joyner, recalling the ver-dict, said his first reactionwas relief.

“I just sat down in thestairwell and cried,” hesaid.

Since the verdict, Joyner

v. Whiting has been repeat-edly cited, according toMike Hiestand, an attorneyand legal consultant for thenational Student Press LawCenter, which is dedicatedto protecting the free speechof students.

“Any sort of case involv-ing college press laws defi-nitely has Joyner v. Whitingas support for the defense ofcollege students’ freedom ofspeech,” said Hiestand.

The trouble began withthe September 16, 1971 issueof the Campus Echo. Thefront-page banner headlineread: IS NCCU STILL ABLACK SCHOOL [sic]. Theheadline to the top storyread: LOOK AND YOUSHALL SEE.

No byline is given to thewriter of the article –—which reads more like aneditorial than a news story— but court documentsindicate that the story waswritten by Joyner.

In the article, Joynerexpresses his concern thattoo many white students areattending NCCU.

“There is a rapidly grow-ing white population on our

campus,” he writes. “Black students on this

campus have never made itclear to those people that weare indeed separate fromthem … and wish to remainso ... and until we assumethe role of a strong, proudpeople we will continue tobe co-opted.”

White students, he writes,are getting “special privi-leges” and “don’t have tostand in long registrationlines.” And now, he writes,whites are “teaching us.”

“Our institutions arebeing taken away from us,”writes Joyner.

He supports his case witha quotation from civil rightsactivist H. Rap Brown: “‘I dowhat I must out of the lovefor my people. My will is tofight. Resistance is notenough. Aggression is theorder of the day.’”

Page two of the editionincludes this announce-m e n t : “ A T T E N T I O N :Beginning next issue TheCampus Echo will not runwhite advertising.”

The edition’s Afro-centri-cism is highlighted by theCampus Echo nameplate, on

which the words “Campus”and “Echo” are separatedwith an image of Africa andthe word “KoKayi”— sum-moner of the people.

The article ends with:“Now will you tell me,whose institution is NCCU?Theirs? Or Ours?”

Elsewhere, Joyner hadannounced that only blackstudents would be allowedto work at the Campus Echo.

Chancellor AlbertWhiting’s response wasswift. In a memo announc-ing that University fundingwould be cut from the paper,he wrote that the September16 issue of the Campus Echodidn’t meet “standard jour-nalistic criteria” and that itdidn’t “represent fairly thefull spectrum of views onthis campus.”

He said that Joyner’s arti-cle was full of “racial divi-siveness and antagonism.”

Whiting, who had beenadvised by North Carolina’sattorney general that theUniversity could lose feder-al funding, stated thatJoyner was promoting segre-gation and that he violatedequal protection guaranteed

by the FourteenthAmendment and the CivilRights Act of 1964.

“The point that I wish tomake,” wrote Whiting in thememorandum, “is that as aState-Supported Institutionespecially, but also in termsof what is morally and legal-ly right, this institution isnot a ‘Black University’ anddoes not intend to becomeone.”

In a recent interview,Whiting said, “The schoolswere already integratedwhen Joyner became theeditor. Joyner was violatingthe law by not allowingwhite students to write forthe Echo.”

Immediately afterWhiting cut funding, stu-dents began picketing infront of his home.

Whiting’s decision to cutfunding, students beganpicketing in front of hishome.

Whiting’s decision to cutfunding was backed by theUNC Board of Governors.

The case became a show-down between free speech,protected by the First

Exile and trial of the Campus EchoA 1973 federal appeals court reinstated student paper after two-year hiatus

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The appeal is accompa-nied by testimonials fromTheodore Roosevelt andDurham Mayor W.J.Griswold.

“Your plan is certainly anadmirable one, as you intendto supplement the industrial

and higher education of yourpeople by a special religioustraining,” wrote Roosevelt.

Griswold wrote that theschool would be “a greathelp to the educational,moral and religious upliftingof the colored race.”

There’s also the accountof the financial crisis of 1915when the school, describedas “badly involved financial-ly,” was sold at auction to theGolden Belt Realty Company.

But in 1916 the school,which consisted of 34 acres

and nine buildings, wasbought back for about$42,000.

Key to the repurchase wasa $25,000 donation from NewYork philanthropist Mrs.Margaret Olivia RussellSage. In today’s dollars thedonation would be equal to$500,000.

“We owe a great deal toMrs. Russell Sage,” saidAndre Vann, currentUniversity archivist.“Without that contributionthe school would have, inessence, closed its doors.”

Over her lifetime Sage,founder of the Russell SageFoundation, gave $120,000 —about $2.5 million in today’sdollars — to support the col-lege in its early days.

In 1923 the state of NorthCarolina purchased theschool for $80,000 andassumed its $50,000 debt.

In documents recountingthat transition from the

National Training School tothe Durham State NormalSchool for Negroes, theschool’s philosophy of educa-tion and rules are itemized.

“The institution stands fora sound Christian character,a sound body, a trained mind,and a well-directed industri-al training,” says one docu-ment.

Profanity, pool playing,dancing between the sexes,and leaving the groundswithout permission wereprohibited.

Students were limited toparticipation in two campusorganizations; two hours ofBible study were requiredeach week.

Students failing to pro-vide a minimum of 28 hourswork at the school had to paythe school 10¢ for each hourthey did not work.----------------------------------Dr. Wallace ButtrickTeaneck RoadEnglewood, N.J.

Dear Sir:The helping hand which

you have always extended tohelp the Negro race along edu-cational lines, has prompted awell wisher in the cause I rep-resent to suggest to me that Iwrite and ask your help in the

establishment of the "NationalReligious Training School andChautauqua for the ColoredRace" at Hillsboro, N.C.

The testimonials enclosed(including one from the VicePresident of the United States)are guarantees that this proj-ect has been well consideredand has the support andencouragement of some of theleading men of the country.

There can be no questionthat if such Institutions areneeded for the white racewhose opportunities for selfimprovement are unlimited,that to a greater degree, incomparison, one will be ofmuch help to the colored race.

My work for many years asGeneral Secretary of theInternational Sunday SchoolAssociation has given me spe-cial facilities to know of whatpractical benefit such an insti-tution would be in the uplift ofmy race. I sincerely hope thisundertaking will meet withyour sympathy and that youwill help us in our effort for soworthy an object.

Any information you mayrequire I will be glad to give. Ifyou so desire, I shall call andsee you on my next visit to NewYork.Yours very respectfully,James E. Shepard

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At their peak year in 1924,Chautauquas appeared inabout 10,000 communitiesand served roughly 45 mil-lion Americans.

The Chautauquas, whichoriginated in Chautauqua,New York, would often setup tents beside lakes or ingroves.

Former presidentTheodore Rooseveltdescribed the Chautauquamovement as “the mostAmerican thing in America.”

According to historians,the Chautauqua movementis best viewed within thecontext of late-19th-centurypopulism’s concern for thecommon man and disdainfor political corruption.

The first Chautauqua wasan assembly to train Sundayschool teachers in westernNew York in 1874.

Over the years,Chautauquas became lesscentered on religiousinstruction.

“The earliest classesincluded upholstery, sales-manship and printing,” saidHuff.

According to Huff, voca-tional courses were lateradded to teach skills likecement work and cloth dye-ing.

“Once the Circuits wereestablished, there was noth-ing during their heyday thatevoked the excitement andpromise of summer morethan the coming of thebrown tent,” writesChautauqua chroniclerCharlotte Canning.

An 1891 Chautauqua pro-gram promised to give “thecollege outlook on life.”

While the Chautauquaswere oriented to whites,some travelling assembliesincluded African-Americangospel singers, giving somewhites a rare opportunity towitness black culture.

The Chautauqua circuitdied out during the GreatDepression, with a few ofthe assemblies remaininguntil the mid-1940s.

“We reverse [the lower court’s decision] because the president’s irrevocablewithdrawal of financial support from the Echo and the court’s decree reinforc-

ing this action abridge the freedom of the press in violation of the FirstAmendment.”

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Echoes ofNCCU,

Durham history

1945 alumna shares her memories of University’s past

54 years later, Echo editor reflects

Former editor pushed students, faculty to take activist stance

BY CARLTON KOONCEECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The 1950s were a dynam-ic time on the campus ofNorth Carolina College atDurham.

As a center of learningfor colored people through-out the South, the Collegeattracted a variety of stu-dents who would go on tobecome future educatorsand community activists.

Shirley Temple James-Holliday, the 1956 editor ofthe Campus Echo newspa-per, recently dusted off hermemories of Chuck Berry,B. B. King and BillieHoliday to share with pres-ent-day Eagles.

“I was the hostess forLouis Armstrong and hiswife when they came tocampus in the spring of1956,” said Holliday. “That was a memory.”

Holliday remembers N.C. Central University leg-ends Sam Jones, who

played for the BostonCeltics, Tex Harrison of theHarlem Globetrotters, andactors Robert Cheek andIvan Dixon.

She also rememberslearning to swim in the poolat the old women’s gymnasi-um, located in what is nowthe Student Services build-ing.

“The only things thatwere here when I was werefour dorms and four otherbuildings,” she said, “thatwas it.”

“We still had mandatoryvespers [church sermons]on Sundays and had to sitin assigned seats in B. N.Duke Auditorium,” saidHolliday.

She said the serviceswere stopped because theyeventually ran out of seats.

Holliday said that asidefrom vespers she didn’thave much time forextracurricular activities.

“I didn’t have time towatch TV because I was in

charge of the studentUnited Way on campus andI would go on TV to talkabout money we had raised.It wasn’t much,” she said.

“The Echo was inthe library on the first floorback then, before they builtthe porch.”

“We had two desks andtwo typewriters, one for theadvisor and one for the edi-tor.”

The year that Hollidaywas editor, the CampusEcho won an “Excellent”rating from the AssociatedCollegiate Press.

She also was the AlphaKappa Alpha sorority rep-resentative to the Pan-Hellenic Council and amember of the NationalSocial Science HonorSociety, Pi Gamma Mu.

“I had to set type and Ihad to get special permis-sion from the dean ofwomen, Dean Latham, tostay out past 9 p.m. If youbroke curfew you could get

kicked out,” said Holliday.“We had to go to the ServicePrinting Company onPettigrew to print backthen.”

By college, Hollidayalready knew a little some-thing about working hard.As a child in Jamesville, inrural Eastern NorthCarolina, Holliday workedin tobacco and choppedpeanuts as well as workingin her father’s restaurant.

Holliday’s adviser at theEcho was Horace Dawson,professor of English. Sheand her staff of about sixpeople. including thesports editor and an artseditor, put the papertogether.

Back then, the CampusEcho was six pages longand covered news thataffected AfricanAmericans.

Holliday also wrote edi-torials; she received $50 a

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“He was a good man inmany ways to me, the stu-dents and his faculty.”

Once Kearney-Williamstold Shepard of her family’s

financial situation, Shepardwas able to provide her withjobs on campus to pay for hertuition, room and board.

Some of those jobs consist-

ed of washing dishes in thedining hall, ironing, cleaningresidence halls and cleaningand catering for the Shepardhome.

Next in line to attendNCCU was Kearney-Williams’daughter Kaye Rogers.

Kaye Rogers, Kearney-Williams’ youngest daughter,was one of the first AfricanAmerican students to inte-grate Durham High School,now Durham School of theArts.

She came to NCCU to earnher master’s degree in educa-tion because it was conven-ient after she married andhad children.

Kaye Rogers is a graduateof the class of 1975.

“My mother influenced mydecision to come to NCCU,”she said .

“The small campus, thesmall-town atmosphere andthe professors here are trulyconcerned with giving thestudents the best education,”she said.

“My graduate school expe-rience was wonderful, theprofessors were inspiringand motivating to me, and Ireally enjoyed my experiencethere,” said Kaye Rogers.

Although she praisesNCCU on some subjects, she

raises a few concerns aboutthe campus today.

Rogers said she believesthe administration shouldfocus more on students andless on “politics.”

“They must be remindedthat they have jobs herebecause of these students,”said Kaye Rogers.

“We need to focus on grad-uating more graduates fromHBCUs. A lot of the time stu-dents get frustrated with allthe extra things from theadministration and they endup leaving.”

Today Gigi’s granddaugh-ter, Jean Rogers, whoreceived her B.A. in masscommunication from NCCUin 2006, is working on hermaster’s degree in speechpathology.

She transferred to NCCUafter a year at HowardUniversity.

“When I arrived atHoward University, I wasvery unhappy,” said Rogers. “The people weren’t thatfriendly. I decided to leaveand come to NCCU.”

“Coming to NCCU meant a

lot to me,” she said.“When I transferred here

my grandmother was sohappy with my choice. I hadto leave to get an apprecia-tion for it.”

“My grandmother wassmart and very good in math,”said Jean Rogers.

“She spent a lot of timehelping her father read docu-ments and helped him withmath so he wouldn’t getcheated by the whitelandowners,” she said.

Another family member,Jean Rogers’ cousin AmuraCameron, also joined thefamily tradition and graduat-ed in 2007 with a B.A.

She will graduate this yearwith a master’s degree in psy-chology.

“For me NCCU has been astepping stone and hasbranched together newfriendships, cultural andsocial experiences that Iwould not have received any-where else,” said Cameron.

“There’s security in feel-ing like it is home because itis a familiar place.”

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“We paid $546 for room, board and everything. The Echo was in the library onthe first floor back then, before they built the porch. We had two desks and two

typewriters, one for the advisor and one for the editor.”SHIRLEY TEMPLE JAMES-HOLLIDAY

1956 CAMPUS ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF


Try to imagine N. C.Central University andDurham on a spring day inJune about 65 years ago.

World War II is in its lastdays, Durham is consid-ered the Black Wall Streetand the North CarolinaCollege for Negroes is hold-ing its 20th commence-ment. The school’s motto:“I serve.”

It’s 1945 and Mary JeanMcKissick McNeill, knownthen as “Kissie,” is gradu-ating.

McNeill, now 84, was oneof 102 in her graduatingclass.

McNeill had served the1944-45 academic year asthe editor of the CampusEcho.

“John Hope Franklintaught Negro history,” saidMcNeill, a resident ofDurham who retired hereafter teaching for much ofher adult life inWashington, D.C. at Easternand Anacostia HighSchools.

“He taught history fromslavery to freedom. Likethe name of the book,” shesaid.

“I made an A in it and Iloved it.”

If you’ve ever wonderedwhere the name for theF a r r i s o n - N e w t o nCommunication Buildingcame from, McNeill has theanswer.

She studied underPauline Newton, the chairof the speech departmentand W. E. Farrison, thechair of the English depart-

ment. “I would study the dic-

tionary for PaulineNewton’s class,” saidMcNeill shaking her head.

“They were my teachers,but became my co-work-ers.”

A member of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,McNeill grew up inAsheville and relocated toDurham to attend JamesShepard’s North CarolinaCollege for Negroes.

She received a bache-lor’s degree in English andlibrary sciences.

McNeill’s grandfatherswere ministers and in thosedays, every student wasrequired to attend vespers,sermons or prayers onSundays. She also sang inthe choir at B. N. DukeAuditorium.

“There were Sundayschool classes in theadministration hall thatwere well attended,” saidMcNeill.

“Not many attended theHoly Cross Church. Therewere not many blackCatholics in the South backthen.”

McNeill’s dormitory wasthe original Chidley Hall,now Rush Hall, located offof Fayetteville Street at thecampus main entrance.

At the time, tuition,room and board ran in thehundreds, not thousands ofdollars. The largest schol-arship available from theUniversity was for $500.

McNeill said the schoolhad many inspiring speak-ers and visitors, includingministers, actresses and

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month for her services. Holliday said students

should take pride in whatpast students built.

One of the most memo-rable stories Holliday pub-lished was the 1956 summerOlympic trials, in which N.C. College student LeeCalhoun qualified for theMelbourne, AustraliaOlympics.

Calhoun won gold medalsin the 110 m hurdles in the1956 and 1960 Olympics, thefirst Olympic athlete to doso.

The Echo ran many sto-ries about desegregation atthat time, following theBrown versus Board ofEducation decision of 1954.

“Martin Luther Kingcame to Hillside in ’55 butno one went. I couldn’t getanyone to go,” said Holliday.

She also had trouble per-suading professors to par-ticipate in civil rights boy-cotts.

“They said lots of thingswere tried and nothing stillworked.”

Holliday said one day awhite man with a groupcalled ‘Democrats in Action’came to campus to try to getstudents to organize.

“Dr. Elder said studentscould lose funding from thestate legislature for becom-ing involved in politics.

“Dr. Dawson told me tojust ‘let it go’ so I did.”

Holliday said she and hermother, Iona James, were

interested in the NAACP,and in 1954 Holliday went toan NAACP convention inDallas. It was after thismeeting that she started thefirst NAACP chapter at theUniversity; about 15 stu-dents would meet in the oldlaw building to discuss inte-gration and voting.

The old law building,where the William JonesBuilding now stands,burned down around thistime under suspicious cir-cumstances.

“We were warned to stayaway from UNC and Dukeor we would be arrested,”said Holliday. “Period.”

Holliday said she wantedto use the Campus Echo topromote the NAACP butthat then-Chancellor Eldertold Holliday that she couldnot do that.

“I told them this paperwas just mental Pablumbecause I couldn’t writeanything controversial,” shesaid.

Holliday explained thatPablum was the name of aninfant cereal food duringthe 1930s.

Holliday said one day aprofessor told her, “Yourname is in the McCarthypapers.”

The McCarthy paperswere a list of names of sus-pected communists operat-ing in the U.S. during theperiod known as the RedScare.

She said she had met a

man whom she only remem-bered as “Nathaniel” inTexas who happened to be amember of the NorthCarolina Communist Party.

“I didn’t know him,” shesaid.

“We just met. I didn’tknow anything about it.”

“My mother said I would-n’t be able to get a job inNorth Carolina because ofit.”

After graduation, Holli-day went to SimmonsCollege in Boston, whereshe earned a master’sdegree in library sciencebecause at the time NCCUwas not accredited.

From there, she moved toRhode Island, where shebought her first house for$5,500 and a $500 down pay-ment.

She worked at a libraryfor five years and then livedin New York City for 30years where she worked atMorris High School in theBronx, the high school ofGen. Colin Powell (ret.).

In 1992, Holliday movedto Creedmoor, N.C., whereshe still resides.

Holliday said studentsshould work hard and stayfocused in order to developa career.

“Regardless of yourgrades, take instructions,follow instructions, and seea job through,” saidHolliday. Anything worth having youhave to work hard for it.”

actors. President FranklinD. Roosevelt and his wifeEleanor were among thevisitors.

“The biggest story Ireported was the death ofRoosevelt,” said McNeill.“It was sad.”

President Rooseveltdied in April 1945. He hadheld office for four termsand had seen Americathrough the GreatDepression and much ofWorld War II.

According to McNeill,most men were serving inthe war and very few menwere seen on campus.

“Sororities and fratshad little things going onlike service projects andgood deeds,” she said.

McNeill describedNCCU founder James E.Shepard as “straightlacedand no-nonsense.”

She said he was forcedto be cautious as theleader of a state-support-ed black college.

“Dr. Shepard didn’twant to rock the boat,” shesaid.

“He was stern but fair,and I admired him greatly.”

As editor of the CampusEcho, McNeill said herbiggest worry was printingsomething that wouldoffend Shepard.

“It wasn’t fear, justrespect,” said McNeill.“Young people respectedtheir elders then.”

Then, each issue of theCampus Echo was aboutfour pages.

The adviser, IsadorOglesby, was a businessteacher.

McNeill said about 20students worked on theCampus Echo, but usuallyabout 10 helped during

production nights.“We didn’t have a large

budget, but Dr. Shepardwanted to promote thepaper,” she said.

“If we published once amonth, we were doingOK.”

Shepard approachedher about working atNCCU just before shegraduated.

“He said, ‘Ms.McKissick, you’ve donewell here. Come back foryour master’s and we’llgive you a job.’ ”

And this is exactly whatshe did.

McKissick earned hermaster’s degree in Englishin 1954 and taught Englishand speech for about 10years while living onRosewood Street and rais-ing a family.

After teaching at NCCU,McNeill moved toWashington, D.C., whereshe taught high school.

While McNeill wasteaching in the 1950s,NCCU was called N.C.College at Durham.

Durham’s black societyand economy were flour-ishing.

“Anyone who was any-one in black society cameto Durham in those days,”she said.

“There were so manynegro entrepreneurs oper-ating businesses in town,then — the Mechanics andFarmers Bank, movie the-atres — we had everythingwe needed.”

McNeill also witnessedand supported the firststirring of the civil rightsmovement.

“It was a different timeand place,” she said.

“NCCU students would

meet secretly with Dukeand UNC students to dis-cuss plans for the move-ment.”

McNeill said the Rev.Martin Luther King, Jr.met with her brother,Floyd McKissick, abouttraining people for sit-insand preparing them incase they were jailed.

“They taught peoplehow to stay passive, takeblows and trained them todeal with abuse,” she said.

“There were no base-ball bats. You went in withjust the good Lord on oneshoulder and an angel onthe other.”

McNeill also lent hersupport to students organ-izing the historic June 23,1957 Royal Ice CreamParlor sit-in in Durham.

This sit-in was the firstof several historic sit-insthat occurred in NorthCarolina.

The parlor, once locat-ed at the corner ofRoxboro and Dowd streetshad a side door on DowdStreet that had a separatewindow to serve blacks,while the main entranceon Roxboro Street wasused by whites.

The sit-in, organized todefy Jim Crow laws thatenforced segregation, wasled by Rev. Douglas Moore,who went on to become thefirst North Carolina dele-gate to Southern ChristianLeadership Council.

Moore is credited withhelping to convinceMartin Luther King, Jr. toadopt a non-confrontation-al policy to Americanapartheid.

The parlor is now hometo Union IndependenceSchool, a tuition-free, fullyendowed private elemen-tary school servingNortheast Central Durham.

McNeill, a self-described Obama fanatic,said she wants young peo-ple to “know their history”and “be ambitious.”

“Have value andrespect for all the effortsour forefathers put forthto put us where we aretoday,” she said.

She said too manyyoung people place athlet-ics above higher goals.

“Times change, condi-tions change, peoplechange.

“Do what’s demandedfor the times.”

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NCCU topsNamed best public HBCUBY AMARACHIANAKARAONYE

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

In its centennial year N.C.Central University has beenranked the top public HBCUin the nation.

U.S. News and WorldReport’s “Best Colleges 2010”also ranked NCCU 10th out of80 public and private histori-cally black colleges and uni-versities. Private HBCUstook the top nine rankings.

“I think it’s good,”saidAinsley Owens, president ofthe Greensboro chapter ofthe NCCU AlumniAssociation, Inc.

Owens graduated fromNCCU in 1999 with a B.A. inpolitical science and a B.S. incriminal justice.

“It speaks well on our cur-rent academic program,”said Owens, “and on thestrength of past administra-tions. NCCU has somethingto offer that is equal to otherprestigious HBCUs.”

This is the third consecu-tive year U.S. News andWorld Report has rankedundergraduate programs atHBCUs.

NCCU has risen throughthe rankings from #30 in 2008and #15 in 2009 to its currentrank.

“I was impressed,” saidbiology freshman NzinghaSaunders. “I felt like I madethe right choice about whereto go. Being the top publicHBCU is very impressive.”

HBCUs ranked in the topfive were Spelman College,Howard University,Morehouse College, FiskUniversity and XavierUniversity of Louisiana,respectively.

In North Carolina,Elizabeth City StateUniversity was ranked 11,Winston-Salem State Univer-sity 17, and N.C. A&T StateUniversity 25. “That’s so awesome, consid-ering we’ve outranked otherprivate universities,” saidjazz studies freshman DeenaMurrell.

“I’m proud we’re in thecompany of such prestigiousinstitutions,” said Murrell. “Ifeel like we’re in the IvyLeague of HBCUs.”

Public universities aretypically ranked lower thanprivate universities becausethe ranking methodologygives substantial “points” forstudent selectivity based onSAT and ACT scores.

Additionally, larger classsizes, lower retention rates,and smaller endowmentslower rankings are higher atpublic universities.

“We are taking a momentto appreciate this good news,but only a moment,” saidChancellor Charlie Nelms inan NCCU press release.

“Our objective is tobecome even stronger.”

Students like Murrell arestill excited. “I feel like we’rein the Ivy League of HBCUs,”said Murrell.

BY AMARACHIANAKARAONYE

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

June 2, 1959 was the 45thannual commencement ofthe N.C. College at Durham,now N.C. CentralUniversity.

That year’s class com-pleted its secondary educa-tion in an era of legalizeddiscrimination, and withoutthe efficiencies of moderntechnology.

Most students cannotimagine life without cellphones, computers, iPodsand Facebook — but pastalumni paved the way with-out these “necessities.”

Among the graduatesthat year was Mattie Giles,convocation speaker ofNCCU’s 62nd annualFounder’s Day.

A major in sociology witha double minor in educa-tion and library science,Giles is a retired professorof social work at theUniversity of the District ofColumbia.

“I am grateful for all theUniversity has done for meand countless others,” saidGiles on Friday.

Giles said she was partic-ularly honored to be theconvocation speaker duringNCCU’s centennial year.

She said NCCU graduateswere stronger and wiser and

more educated because ofthe University’s founder.

“Dr. Shepard made itpossible, no matter theschool’s name.”

Giles’ convocationspeech connected the richpast of NCCU with the pres-ent state of the institution.

She recounted her fresh-man year at the N.C.College at Durham withpride.

She recalled the humili-ation of wearing “beanies,”or skull caps, to signifyfreshman classification,and witnessing the vocalgift of her classmate,Shirley Caesar, at the fresh-man talent show.

“What a difference time,need and resources make,”said Giles.

Under the guidance ofMarjorie Shepard, daughter

of founder James E.Shepard, Giles earned 55cents an hour for work-study in the James E.Shepard Memorial Library.

She told the audienceabout a Mr. Alston and hisdog, who constituted “theone-man, one-dog, one-nightstick” campus securityforce from 1954 to 1959.

“For us to look wherewe’re going, we’ve got tolook where we’ve been andfrom whence we’ve come,”she said.

Giles discussed the prej-udices of the Jim Crow eraand social activism.

She and her peers wereinvolved in civil rights sit-ins and boycotted down-town Durham departmentstores and diners.

Education offered theman escape from the short-comings of society as wellas the tools to combat it.

“Education allowed us toget away from picking cot-ton, harvesting tobacco,working in mills and work-ing in white folks’ homes forminimum wage,” she said.

“Be well, carry the torchand fly high,” said Giles,closing her speech. Gilesexpressed appreciation toDr. James E. Shepard.

“For his vision, dedica-tion, tenacity and courage,we are stronger, wiser andmore educated individu-als,” she said.

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5CentennialN O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y

SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010Campus Echo

CARLTON KOONCEECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The art of alumnus ErnieBarnes was the centerpieceof N.C. Central University’shomecoming and centennialcelebration.

His art, which he calledneo-Mannerist in style, hasbeen described as unequaledin the world of modern art.

Throughout his artisticcareer, Barnes focused onAfrican-American cultureand the world of sports. In his obituary — Barnesdied last April — the NewYork Times described hiswork as “kinetic and oftenvividly bright.”

The Los Angeles Timesdescribed his sports paint-ings as “haunting portraits ofagility, strength, and theemotional cost of fierce com-petition.”

A notable feature of hisart is that his charactersoften have their eyes closed. “We don’t see each other. Weare blind to each other’shumanity,” he often said.

“Sugar Shack,” was hismost famous painting andwas used for Marvin Gaye’s1976 album “I Want You.”Barnes said inspiration forthe painting came from thememory of being refusedadmittance to a dance as achild.

Barnes was the behind-

the-scenes artist of JimmyWalker’s character J.J. on the1970s TV series “GoodTimes,” and his workappeared on the closingcredits of the show.

Barnes was born inDurham on July 15, 1938. Hismother was a domestic andhis father a clerk with aDurham tobacco firm.

His mother, Fannie Mae,encouraged him to expresshimself artistically.

As a child Barnes wastimid and overweight. Hewould draw to escape bul-lies, but he lifted weights inhigh school, slimmed down,and became captain of thefootball team.

He attended NCCU, thencalled North CarolinaCollege of Durham, on a foot-ball scholarship and wasdrafted by the WashingtonRedskins in 1960 as an offen-sive lineman. He went on toplay for several professionalteams over the next fiveyears.

Through his pro footballcareer, Barnes sketched histeammates and earned thenickname “Big Rembrandt.”He was the AFL’s officialartist. In 1965 he traded his“cleats for canvas” andstruck a deal with the NewYork Jets’ owner who paidhim to start his art career.

Barnes was the officialsports artist for the 1984 Los

Angeles Olympics and wasdubbed “America’s Best

Painter of Sports” by theAmerican Sports Art

Museum. He was commis-sioned to paint by the NBA,

Kanye West, Harry Belafonteand Charlton Heston.

BY TOMMIA HAYESECHO STAFF REPORTER

The name Alex Rivera issynonymous with photojour-nalism.

Well known for portray-ing the civil rights move-ment through his cameralens, he told stories thecountry would never forget.

“I never thought I wasinvolved in anything thatwas history-making or great.To me, it was just anotherday-to-day assignment,” hetold the New York Times.Rivera died on October 23,2008 at 95.

In honor of N.C. CentralUniversity’s centennialanniversary, some ofRivera’s photography wason display in the Universityart museum through April.

Rivera was born inGreensboro in 1913. Hisfather, a dentist, was activein the civil rights movementand a member of theNAACP.

Rivera attended HowardUniversity but hard times

during the 1930s forced himto leave school and seekwork.

His first job was workingas a photojournalist andarts editor for theWashington Tribune, a blackweekly in Washington D.C.

Rivera’s first major photoassignment was to shootMarian Anderson’s historicconcert on the steps of theLincoln Memorial in 1939.

Fearing he was havingtoo much fun, Rivera’sfather and Dr. JamesShepard, NCCU’s founder,“conspired” to get him offthe streets of D.C. and backto the South.

Rivera arrived at NCCUin 1939, then called NorthCarolina College forNegroes, to finish his educa-tion and establish theUniversity’s public relationsoffice.

He was elected studentbody president his senioryear and received his BA in1941.

Rivera often took pic-tures of football games for

other black colleges whenthey had no photographers.

The famous photographof Zora Neal Hurstonattending a football game atthe University in the 1940swas taken by Rivera whenthe current Greek bowl wasthe football field.

Following graduation,Rivera served in the mili-tary with the office of NavalIntelligence from 1941-1945.

After the war, Riveraworked for PittsburgCourier, a black newspaperwith a circulation of200,000.

It was for the Courierthat Rivera took hisrenowned photos of the seg-regated South, called “TheSouth Speaks.”

Between 1947 and 1948Rivera traveled to SouthCarolina and Georgia toinvestigate the last reportedlynchings in those states.

He became well known forhis articles and photos thatdocumented segregation.

Rivera wrote several arti-cles about the first blacks to

integrate UNC-Chapel Hill’slaw school in the early1950s, among them FloydMcKissick, Kenneth Leeand Harvey Beech.

Kenneth Rodgers, direc-tor of the NCCU art muse-um, said Rivera’s photogra-phy of the Brown vs. Boardof Education saga is whatcatapulted Rivera to fame.

“He never went any-where without a chauffeurcap and bowtie,” saidRodgers. “He said if he wasstopped [by police] he couldsay he worked for such andsuch.”

Rivera photographedDurham’s first black malepolice officers in 1944 whenthe force was integratedand did the same for thecity’s first African-Americanfemale officers in 1973.

Rivera worked asNCCU’s public relationsdirector from 1974-1993. Hechronicled the University’shistory in all for over 66years.

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BY CHARITY JONESECHO STAFF REPORTER

It’s not just our library thatbears the name of N.C.Central University founderJames E. Shepard.

There’s also a nearby mid-dle school that carries hisname.

At James E. ShepardMiddle School, students aretaught about Shepardthroughout the school year.

And at the end of the year

they have a Shepard celebra-tion.

About half the teacherswho work at the magnetschool graduated fromNCCU, which goes to showthat “Eagles flock together.”

Seventh grade humanitiesteacher Roland McDaniel, anNCCU alumnus, coaches bas-ketball, football and track atShepard Middle.

“I believe it is an ongoingdream that has instilled asense of success to young menand women,” he said.

“Dr. Shepard’s dream willnever stop growing and neverbe fulfilled but will continueto grow.”

Located at 2401 DakotaStreet, the school is just a fewblocks from NCCU and wasbuilt in 1963.

Shepard Middle currentlyhas 413 students. Of these 85

percent are African American,7 percent are Hispanic and 5percent are white.

The school offers studentsa variety of programs andopportunities.

“One year the students hada chance to meet John HopeFranklin, where they present-ed him with their biographiesthat they had written for anassignment in class,” saidEricka Boone, the school’sassistant principal and a 1994

NCCU alumna.“The students seemed

very excited to see the personthey had written about in per-son.”

Shepard Middle has astrong relationship withNCCU, Boone said.

“Some of the law studentsfrom NCCU come over andassist students with basiclaws, and speeches,” she said.

The school also has a mockcourthouse where students

hold trials on court cases thattook place in the past, or theymake up their own.

NCCU also offers studentmentors who come over to themiddle school and spend one-on-one time with students.

“I think Dr. Shepard wouldbe proud of the students andthe program that we offer tostudents and would like tosee both NCCU and Shepardto become top-notch schools,”said principal, James Ingram.

Shepard’s dream lives for ‘tweens


As we pass the one yearanniversary of historianJohn Hope Franklin’s death,the recent release of the 9thedition of his epic book“From Slavery to Freedom: AHistory of AfricanAmericans” continues to fas-cinate scholars.

Completely revised andupdated to include recentevents such as the presiden-tial election of BarackObama, the premiereresource of black Americanhistory was first writtenbetween 1943 and 1947 whileFranklin was a history pro-fessor at N.C. CentralUniversity, then called NorthCarolina College forNegroes.

The book was first pub-lished as “A History of NegroAmericans.”

Franklin’s son, John W.Franklin, said his father’sfields of study were 18th and19th century Southern andAmerican history.

“He believed that every-one’s story is important, notjust the stories of ‘importantpeople,’” said John Franklin.

“He was shocked by whathe learned of the inhumantreatment of Africans duringthe slave trade and in theAmericas,” he said.

John Franklin said thathis father realized that thehistory of African Americanswas missing, incomplete andincorrect.

Since its release, the bookhas been translated intoGerman, Japanese, Chinese,French and Portuguese. Ithas sold more than 3 millioncopies to date.

“It’s filled with all kinds ofamazing stories and includesall new bio-sketches and‘window in time sections,’”said Evelyn BrooksHigginbotham, the book’sco-author.

Higginbotham is a profes-sor of history and the chair-person of African Americanstudies at HarvardUniversity.

Higginbotham saidFranklin handed her thebook to rewrite a few yearsafter the 2000 revisionbecause he was working on

his autobiography.“He read the book in 2004

and said it was outdated,”said Higginbotham.

“It was a challenge to fitnew information into the oldso I had to start with a cleanslate.”

Higginbotham said shestarted from scratchresearching and incorporat-ing information into the newedition.

She said the scholarshipin the book is about 80 per-cent updated. She said it wasimportant that the bookhave the same power andrespect it had in 1947.

“Little things like the sec-tion on Malcolm X have beenrevised and the Africanchapter is completely differ-ent,” said Higginbotham.

“There was no chapter onthe black power movementin the old editions and thereis discussion of hip-hop andits global expansion."

Higginbotham said blackstudies came out of the blackpower era and singers likeNina Simone and JamesBrown.

The 9th edition pays moreattention to black womenand their contribution to his-tory and black culture,including artists, writers andmusicians.

“I looked back in historyand asked ‘where are thewomen?’” she said.

“They were there but youdon’t see them because peo-ple didn’t ask.”

“Because women werethere, I tried to include moreabout them by providing bigsections on their work in theera of self-help,” she said.

Carlton Wilson, NCCU his-tory department chair, saidhe first read the book duringthe summer of his sopho-more year at NCCU.

He described it as “one ofthe most essential books ofthe second half of the 20thcentury.”

“It was the first book ofblack history I had everread,” he said.

“The flowing prose andresearch taught me how towrite narrative history. Ittaught us all, anyone who is ahistorian.”

“It is a significant part ofAmerican history and

African American history,”said Wilson.

“Other scholars had writ-ten black history but eventu-ally Franklin’s book institu-tionalized African Americanhistory for high school andcollege textbooks.”

Wilson said that every edi-tion and co-author has addedto its significance and thenew edition continued thetradition.

He said the new additionis more appealing and looksmore like a textbook.

“Even whites had a validtext to teach without usingbiased resources,” saidWilson. “It’s a universal workthat surpasses time andplace.”

Wilson said he remem-bered a Fulbright study tourto China back in the ‘90s inwhich he and his compan-ions met with Chinese pro-fessors who were teachingAfrican-American history totheir students.

“We asked them whatresources they were using toteach,” said Wilson. “Theylooked at us strangely and

said ‘John Hope Franklin.’ Itshows the reach of the bookand Franklin as a scholar.”

Higginbotham saidFranklin saw about 15 of thechapters before his deathand called it “wonderful.”She said he said it was justwhat he wanted, “to makethe book new.”

Higginbotham knewFranklin all of her life andsaid he had a “generous spir-it and always tried to helpothers.”

She said while pursuinghis research, Franklinendured all kinds of injus-tices, including having to sitin the back of libraries toconduct his research.

“He endured insults forlater generations that couldread history, love history anduse it to demand equalrights.”

Higginbotham describedFranklin as“ a wonderful giftto black people andAmerica.”

“He used to say ‘there’s nogreater gift America couldgive to the world then tosolve its race problem’.”

Resurrecting black historyEpic study of African American experience

BY ASHLEY ROQUEECHO STAFF REPORTER

LeRoy Walker. MickeyMichaux. Annie DayShepard. W.G. Pearson.Julius Chambers. C.C.Spaulding. Alphonso Elder.Jeanne Lucas. CharlieNelms.

These are the nine newportraits of leaders in theblack community now dis-played in the lobby of theFarrison-Newton Building.

Each leader has con-tributed to the growth anddevelopment of N.C.Central University over its100 years.

Fine arts students con-tributed to the celebrationof the Centennial whilelearning about the past andpresent African-Americanleaders.

Each portrait was creat-ed by art students from theart club, under the leader-ship of adjunct professorChad Hughes.

“The appearances ofthese faces demands ques-tions,” said art professorAchamyleh Dabela.

“We want to share thestories of these leaderswith the whole studentbody because we don’twant students to spendfour years here and notknow who are our mainleaders.”

Though some of the por-traits are of former chan-cellors and presidents, oth-ers depict civil rights lead-ers and government repre-sentatives, such as JeanneLucas.

Lucas, an alumna ofHillside High, became, in

1993, the first African-American female to servein the state senate.

“I think it’s amazing thatwe get to see the faces of somany historical figures dis-played like this,” saidOlivia Scott, junior Englishmajor.

“It sort of inspires you asyou walk in because theseportraits remind us of howfar we can really go.”

Another portrait is ofLeroy Walker, head coachof NCCU’s track team in1945. Walker went on tobecome the first blackpresident of the U.S.Olympic Committee.

NCCU track and fieldathletes competed in allthe Olympic Gamesbetween 1956 and 1980.

“I love how they are bigenough to where you cansee them clearly whiledriving on FayettevilleStreet,” said IvorieSangutei, English senior.

According to art juniorBobbi Cherry-Davis, theprints are based on photo-graphs from NCCU’sarchives.

“We projected theimages to make them big-ger and used black char-coal to trace the images ona huge piece of paper,”said Cherry-Davis.

“We then put an ‘x’ inareas that we were going topaint all black. It’s a lot offun because, when you firstlook at the huge outline,you don’t know exactly howit’s going to turn out,” shesaid.

“So when you see thefinished work, it looks real-ly amazing.”

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N.C. CentralUniversity’s 2009Founder’s DayConvocation saw the induc-tion of the latest batch ofalumni into the GoldenEagles Society.

The society acknowl-edges the achievements ofgraduating classes after 50years.

Some Golden Eagleslimped to receive their cer-tificates while otherswalked with canes. Stillothers moved with thespeed they did over a halfcentury ago.

During the induction,Chancellor Charlie Nelmsand Provost Kwesi Aggreypresented certificates tothe inductees. Nelmsdescribed the GoldenEagles as “trailblazers forthe rest of us to follow.”

Sarah Bell-Lucas, direc-tor of the engagement pro-gram in the University col-lege and one of theinductees, compared theinduction to a marriageproposal.

“It’s an emotional time,”said Bell-Lucas. “I criedtears of happiness.”

The 2009 Golden Eaglesentered the North Carolina

College at Durham in 1955with 217 undergraduates

at the 1959 commence-ment.

Nelms told the audiencethat every NCCU student’s

“destination is graduation”and student goals should

be not that they attendedthe university but that theygraduated.

“I never dreamed when Ileft NCCU in 1959 whatwould later happen,” saidBell-Lucas.

Shirley Holliday, a 1956graduate of NCCU wasinducted into the GoldenEagles Society three yearsago, said it feels great to bean Eagle after 50 years.

“It is wonderful to seeall the great changes on thecampus,” said Holliday.

“I am still in wonder athow much for the betterthey have changed AnnieDay Shepard Dorm and ofcourse the library.”

According to Bell-Lucas,each class gives back to theschool and this year’sGolden Eagles as a groupgave $45,000 to an endow-ment fund they have in theUniversity foundation.

The money is used forscholarships and otherUniversity needs.

Holliday and Bell-Lucassaid students should lookforward to becomingGolden Eagles.

“Prepare for life-longlearning and embracechange as it comes,” saidHolliday to graduating sen-iors.

Golden Eagles soar through 50 yearsClass of 1959 inducted on University’s Centennial Year

NCCU OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Six people with ties toNorth Carolina CentralUniversity will be recipientsof a newly created honor,called the ShepardMedallion, as part of the uni-versity’s 100th anniversary.

The six are:Julius Chambers, an

NCCU alumnus, legal cham-pion for civil rights andChancellor Emeritus; H.M.“Mickey” Michaux Jr., anNCCU alumnus whose longcareer as a member of thestate House ofRepresentatives has focusedon the fight for higher edu-cation, particularly forminority students; MattieSharpless, an NCCU alum-na, former U.S. ambassadorand longtime foreign agri-cultural envoy; LeRoyWalker, chancellor emeritusand past NCCU and Olympictrack coach, and the firstblack president of the U.S.Olympic Committee; PeggyWard, an alumna, formerNCCU trustee and award-winning agent for a nationallife insurance company, andNCCU Chancellor emeritusAlbert N. Whiting.

Five of the six are sched-uled to receive the speciallydesigned bronze medallionsat the university’sCentennial Gala on May 22at the Durham PerformingArts Center.

Whiting’s travel plansfrom his home in Marylandwere uncertain on Tuesday.

Nominees for theShepard Medallion weresolicited from the campusand nationally.

From that pool, a campuscommittee recommended ahandful of finalists to NCCUChancellor Charlie Nelms,who picked the honorees.

Nelms commissioned themedal to recognize people,associated with the universi-ty, who have made signifi-cant contributions to theschool, to their communitiesor to their professions.

The contributions mustbe in keeping with the pub-lic university’s motto, “Truthand Service.”

“Our rather small univer-sity has produced more thanits share of leaders, in everysphere of endeavor,” Nelmssaid in announcing the

awardees.“We’ve sent legislators to

Washington and Raleigh,and scientists to the mostprestigious laboratories inthe nation. Our faculty andstudents served in thetrenches of the civil rightsmovement.

Hundreds, maybe thou-sands, of NCCU-trainedteachers have educated ourschool children and collegestudents. These people wehonor rise to the top of any-one’s list of exemplars ofservice and achievement.”

Chambers was NCCU’schancellor from 1993 to 2001.A 1958 graduate of theschool and a president of thestudent body, he went on toobtain a law degree andfought key civil rights courtcases.

His Charlotte law firm,the first integrated firm inthe state, is credited withinfluencing more landmarkstate and federal legislationin school desegregation,employment and votingrights than any other in theUnited States.

Michaux received hisundergraduate and lawdegrees from NCCU, in 1952and 1964, respectively.

He became the firstAfrican-American U.S.Attorney for the EasternDistrict of North Carolina,and first won a seat in thestate House ofRepresentatives in 1972.

He is considered the deanof the General Assembly, andin recent years, has guidedthe annual state budgetthrough the chamber.

He has tirelessly cam-paigned for adequate fund-ing for NCCU and otherminority universities.

Medallion 2Sharpless received a

bachelor’s in business edu-cation in 1965 and a master’sin business administration

and economics in 1972 fromNCCU.

She joined the U.S.Foreign Agricultural Servicein 1965 and was its actingadministrator for much of2001.

Following that position,Sharpless was named U.S.Ambassador to the CentralAfrican Republic, where sheserved until a coup toppledthat nation’s government in2003.

With that posting, howev-er, Sharpless became thefirst woman agriculturalattaché to serve as anambassador. She retired in2006.

Walker was chancellorfrom 1983 to 1986, but he wasa familiar figure on theNCCU campus.

Walker became headtrack and field coach atNCCU in 1945.

He went on to chair thephysical education andrecreation departments. Histrack teams at NCCU werelegendary, and many of themembers competed in theOlympics across the span ofdecades.

He was president of theU.S. Olympic Committee andin 1987 was inducted intothe U.S. Olympic Hall ofFame.

Ward is a 1974 alumna ofNCCU. She is a longtimeagent for New York LifeInsurance Co., where shehas won numerous awardsfor her service to the compa-ny and to her clients.

Ward served on the uni-versity’s Board of Trusteesfrom 1993 until 1997, andwas chairman of the boardfrom 1995 until 1997.

She also served on theboard of trustees of UNC-TV,part of the University ofNorth Carolina system, andchair of that board’sAdvancement Committee.

Whiting was NCCU’s last

president and first chancel-lor. Named president ofNorth Carolina College in1967, Whiting was chiefexecutive when the universi-ty was made part of the UNCsystem in 1972 and the nameof his position changed tochancellor.

Under Whiting, NCCU’sSchool of Business was cre-ated and programs in publicadministration and criminaljustice were launched.

The medallion features alikeness of Shepard’s statuein front of NCCU’s adminis-tration building and the dateof the school’s opening.

On its reverse, the phrase“The Shepard Medallion” iswritten in raised letters. Therecipients’ names will beengraved on each.

The May 22 gala is one ofthe more formal events inNCCU’s yearlong centennialcelebration.

Dr. James E. Shepard, apharmacist and academicand business leader, char-tered his school in 1909.

Then called the NationalReligious Training Schooland Chautauqua, the schoolformally opened its doors tostudents on July 5, 1910.

Tickets to the gala are$100, and can be purchasedonline at www.nccu.edu/gala.

The medallion was struckby Recognition ProductsInternational, a Marylandcompany that manufacturesthe Pulitzer Prize medal aswell as the University Awardmedallion, presented annu-ally by the board of gover-nors of the 17-campusUniversity of North Carolinasystem for illustrious serviceto higher education.

Sponsors of the Galainclude State FarmInsurance Co., The Forest AtDuke and The FreelonGroup.

BY ASHLEY ROQUEECHO STAFF REPORTER

At N.C. CentralUniversity’s 61st convoca-tion, Ernie Suggs, areporter with the AtlantaJournal Constitution,described the CampusEcho as an “incubator”that propelled him into asuccessful career in jour-nalism.

Suggs, a 1990 Englishgraduate and CampusEcho editor-in-chief from1987-1989, was thekeynote speaker atNCCU’s April 9th annualHonors Convocation, anevent that celebrates stu-dents’ academics, commu-nity service and creativeachievements.

Suggs described theday as one he will neverforget. “To see all of myold professors, class-mates, and fraternitybrothers, who came allthis way to hear me speakwas definitely a highlightof my life,” he said.

Suggs established hisreputation early in hiscareer with an in-depthseries of articles in 1997about HBCUs called“Fighting to Survive.”

The stories ran in an 8-day series in the DurhamHerald Sun which wonhim numerous awardsincluding, Journalist ofthe Year by the N.C. BlackPublishers Association.

As an English under-graduate, Suggs was thesports editor at theCampus Echo his fresh-man and sophomore yearsand editor-in-chief hisjunior and senior years.

“Working at the Echowas the most significantthing I did during myundergraduate years,” hesaid.

Suggs said Echoreporters did not shyaway from controversialnews stories while he waseditor-in-chief, but notedthat NCCU administra-tors respected the stu-dents’ freedom of speech.

After graduating, Suggsfirst worked with GannettWestchester Newspapersin N.Y. for two years andthen the Durham HeraldSun for five years.

While at the Herald

Sun, Suggs was assignedto cover NCCU.

“I was able to giveNCCU good coverage, fre-quently," said Suggs.

“It’s important for jour-nalists to cover everythingand not simply the thingsthat go wrong.”

Suggs was awarded aNieman Fellowship in2008 by HarvardUniversity, an awardgiven to an accomplishedjournalist in mid-career.

During the fellowship,Suggs studied atHarvard’s African andAfrican American StudiesDepartment.

He has since beennamed a trustee with theNieman’s FoundationBoard.

Suggs was emphaticduring his speech and hisinterview about NCCUstudents realizing thatthey can succeed any-where, including an Ivyleague school likeHarvard.

“At Harvard, there isthis sense of entitlementthat the students have,”he said. “And that’s notnecessarily a bad thing.”

Suggs said African-American students needto feel that sense of enti-tlement.

“We have a sense ofcontentment, when weshould be walking aroundknowing that we are enti-tled to good things, just asmuch as anyone else,” hesaid.

Ernie’s backin town

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Campus EchoSATURDAY, MAY 15, 201010 Centennial


In 2002 Rivera said thephoto he took of a motherand child seated on a segre-gated bus was one of hisfavorites.

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was “humble and took pridein his work.”

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“Where else will one finda history in pictures andtext of North Carolina’searly days, Durham’s blackwall street, celebrities of

national and internationalstature and some of the mostcelebrated civil rights pho-tographs in the nation?” hesaid.

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BYDIVINEMUNYENGETERWA

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

In its Centennial year, aUniversity staple has beenrelocated.

Holy Cross CatholicChurch will soon be knownas “the little church thatmoved.”

The brick and mortar edi-fice journeyed from AlstonAvenue to 1912 FayettevilleStreet, next to the James E.Shepard House.

The church began its movethe weekend of April 23 and24 and is currently waiting tobe fixed permanently on itsnew foundation.

The church was lifted offits previous foundation andrelocated to make way for

N.C. Central University’s newnursing school building andadditional parking at theAlston Avenue location.

Holy Cross has been a fix-ture at 1400 South AlstonAvenue since 1953.

Its move to FayettevilleStreet illustrates NCCU’sdesire to hold onto thechurch’s rich history.

Holy Cross is one of a fewAfrican American Catholicchurches in the Southeast.

NC Catholics, the onlinemagazine of the Catholic dio-cese of Raleigh, notes that inthe early years many mem-bers and leaders of the HolyCross parish would comefrom the student body ofwhat was then called NorthCarolina College for

Negroes.Holy Cross was estab-

lished in the community in1939 to evangelize the blackcommunity.

Mass was held inmakeshift venues until thechurch found a home onAlston Avenue.

Throughout the years thenumber of members grewfrom one black family in 1939to approximately 350 fami-lies today, according to NCCatholics.

With the exception of 3.6acres, the property surround-ing the church was sold to thestate to allow NCCU toexpand.

The Holy Cross congrega-tion, was relocated to 2438South Alston Avenue in 2007.

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CARLTON KOONCE/Echo editor-in-chief

Chambers reflectsFormer Chancellor established a record of

bringing resources to NCCU

Julius L. Chambers wasborn in Mt. Gilead, NorthCarolina in 1936. He wasstudent body president atN.C. Central University in1954. In 1962, he ranked firstin his law school class at theUNC-Chapel Hill.

He was selected byThurgood Marshall as firstintern for the NAACP LegalDefense Fund. He practicedlaw at the first law firm inNorth Carolina to intergrate.His car was firebombed whenhe challenged Charlotte’ssegregated schools in 1960s.

After he argued andwon the case to integrateCharlotte’s Shrine BowlHigh School football game,his home was firebombed.

In 1984 he becameDirector-Counsel for theNAACP Legal Defense andEducation Fund. He wasChancellor of N.C. CentralUniversity from 1993 to2001.

Chambers was inter-

viewed by incoming assis-tant editor Ashley Roque onMay 11, 2010.

Campus Echo: How impor-tant is it that N.C. CentralUniversity is still here, ahundred years later?

Julius Chambers: It’s veryimportant. Not only fromthe prospective of Dr.Shepard and those whodreamed with him aboutproviding a means for edu-cation for minorities andpoor children, but also forproviding an exchange oran opportunity for allAmericans to learn some-thing about minorities andothers and to understandhow they too can make acontribution to society.

I think that Dr. Shepardwould have dreamed thatthe institution would notonly serve to provide ameans for an education forminorities but also for allAmericans. He would have

been extremely happy withwhat the school has suc-ceeded in becoming.

Campus Echo: What areyour thoughts on HBCUstoday?

Julius Chambers: I thinkthat they have played a sig-nificant role and havebrought us — all of us — along way in ensuring thatminorities have been ableto get an education.

NCCU provided anopportunity for me to get aneducation. And it providesan opportunity for minori-ties all across the way.

But equally important,HBCUs have provided ameans for a diversity ofAmericans to gain a bettereducation.

I think it’s crucial forAmerica and all of us thatwe have the opportunity for

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Centennial

Iremember it like it was yes-terday. I was in BenjaminRuffin Residence Hall in a

suite waiting anxiously withMs. Ginelle Hines.

It was the day of the N.C.Central University SGA elec-

tions and littledid I know thatwithin the nextten minutes, mylife would bechanged forever.

Someonecalled Ginelleand told her that

the results werein and that weboth had won.

As we loggedinto Blackboard I couldn’t holdback my tears of joy and relief.

There it was in black andwhite. Dwayne Johnson – 2009-2010 NCCU SGA President.

As I read those words, Iknew that the easy part wasover.

I knew that the upcomingyear would be one of the hard-est in my life. I was expected tobe one of the most visible stu-dent body presidents ever dueto the celebration of ourCentennial; and to also main-tain a strength of advocacy, andan excellent GPA.

The Centennial year hasbeen a monumental year, whichhas affected not only Eagles,but other people across thenation.

As we reflect on theCentennial, there are a fewthings that I would like to point

out. At many institutions success

is measured by the work of theadministration.

However, in order to pre-serve history we must also lookback at 100 years of studentprogress and student impact atNCCU.

It was the “students” whohelped demonstrate acts of jus-tice — who helped integratethe Carolina Theatre in 1963.

It was the“students” whohelped serve on the ObamaSquad to get a 90 percent voterturnout at NCCU, which led toa Barack Obama victory.

It was “students” whohelped raise funds for Haitiand New Orleans in their timeof need.

It was the “students” whohave helped advocate forexpanding and enhancingNCCU.

It was the “students” whomarched in the band so thatthe Sound Machine could getinvited to play in the RoseBowl Parade in Pasadena,Calif.

It was the “students” whohelped fight the war to keepthe Campus Echo funded in1971 so you can read my wordstoday.

I could fill a whole newspa-per with the mountains thatstudents at NCCU haveclimbed.

As students, we must under-stand that we completed manyof our goals with the help ofadministration, faculty and staff.

But we also need to under-stand that “WE” play an impor-tant role in the success of OURUniversity.

My father Reginald Johnsongraduated from NCCU in 1989.

When I asked him what heloved most about hisUniversity, he responded the“culture.”

If I were asked the samequestion that he was askedthen, I would respond the sameway.

This is a culture that youcan only get from NCCU. Fromthe chicken Wednesdays, to the10:40 breaks, fromHomecoming, to class discus-sions.

Whatever the occasion,Eagles are always soaring high— making sure our culture ismaintained.

It is students who give theirtalent, or skill to make surethat this environment is onethat anyone can feel comfort-able in.

What I have always admiredabout this University is thatanyone can come to NCCU andbe “GREAT.”

By that I mean everyone willhave his or her opportunity toshine, from the classroom, tothe runway, from the dancefloor, the track, the footballfield or to the basketball court.

I now have the privilege ofbeing the student body presi-dent for another year.

As we reflect on theCentennial, I hope that we con-tinue to look forward to thenext 100 years.

Students, let’s rememberthat we have to pass our cul-ture down from generation togeneration, which makes men-toring very essential toprogress.

I also hope that we continueto serve others.

Many of the accomplish-ments in our school’s historyhave been because of our dedi-cation to service.

Many felt that my first termwould be of great importanceas we would be celebrating theCentennial year.

However, I feel that this yearwill be the most important,because it represents the next100 years of Truth and Service.

Students, as we come to theend of our Centennial celebra-tion, let’s remember those whohelped clear the skies so thatEagles may fly high, and duringthis period of transition, let usweather the storm, so thatfuture Eagles may truly soar.

DwayneJohnson

100 years pass ...

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James E. Humanity James E. Shepard was born

Nov. 3, 1875 in Raleigh, just10 years after America’s

Civil War ended. The South was still smol-

dering under the tempest ofsocial calamitywhen Shepardwas born.

Shepard was avisionary of thehighest caliber.What could haveformulated thissincerest devo-tion to the spirit

of humanity inthis 35-year-oldgiant of a man?

What forces came together toinform the education-drivenmotives in Shepard?

What events placed beforehim could have happened tosteel his determination towardsselflessness and to see educa-tion beyond himself as mostfascinating?

He had to work within theframework of a social climateof racial oppression in theseyears of his hope for a betterpossibility for humanity.

Perhaps we can draw a men-

tal picture of that time’sanachronistic Afro-AmericanBlack Pride Movement—amovement that symbolized theundaunting social hero of 1910.

Shepard must have knownthat education could be the sal-vation from many types oftyranny.

Shepard would have knownthat the distrust, the despair,and the rejected hopes relativeto America’s Reconstructionera could be resolved.

He would have known first-hand the looks of despair onthe faces of the newly emanci-pated slaves who marchedbefore him, ruing the pastwhile at the same time mar-veling at the bright thoughcloudy horizons of the future offreedom’s endless possibilities.

Shepard would have heardthe constrained prayers thatraised the rafters of nearbychurches.

Even so, the distant rever-berations of lamentations forheavenly Providence that tre-bled through the red and white-streaked clay hills of Alabamaand Georgia would havereached Shepard’s heart.

Through the most remoteSouthern soils of all America,with a freedom recognized bythe American Constitution,Shepard sought to answer theprayers of his people withhumility: he seemed to answerprayers for a public demand aswell as a private respectability.

Most assuredly, Shepard wasnot daunted by the constraintsthat held other men bound totheir dreams.

Shepard’s dream was anearly dream, one that the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. wouldpropose some 53 years later.

It is a dream that Mr. BarackHussein Obama—the firstAfrican American president of

the United States of America —would realize just 35 yearsafter Dr. King reiteratedShepard’s dream.

Shepard helped to set downthis foundation for our selfreliance.

Shepard’s lifelong goal waseducation. It was a means tothe end that he dreamed notjust for himself.

He not only envisioned thedream; he worked diligently toassure that education for hisfellow man would be like free-dom for every man.

We should ponder his socialclimate in America only 45years after the most iconicevent in America’s history, theAmerican Civil War.

It is difficult just to imaginethe courage and determinationof Shepard in 1910.

Let alone, it is remarkablethat he succeeded so well thatN.C. Central University stillstands here on FayettevilleStreet, 100 years later.

We should all take advantageof this legacy, the cause forwhich Shepard gave his lifeand we should make sufficientand actual use of his dream.

WilliePace

ChambersCONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

I could fill a whole newspaper with themountains that students at NCCU

have climbed.

We should all take advantage of this legacy,the cause for which Shepard gave his life.

this kind of exchange of ideasand training opportunity.

Campus Echo: Give me somethoughts on your eight years asChancellor at NCCU?

Julius Chambers: I came toNCCU with the hope that wecould bring resources to theschool that were desperatelyneeded. I wanted to build thefacilities and resources neces-sary to provide educationalopportunities. We were able towork with the university systemto develop a bond issue that wasdesperately needed.

Growing out of that, NCCU hasbeen able to build a number ofresources to grow tremendouslyand is now able to do a lot ofthings that it wasn’t able to dobefore.

Today we have the BBRI andthe science complex, Programshave been added because we

now have the facilities to do it. And we had the growth of the

law school, the growth of the sci-

ence program, and the growth ofthe classroom buildings amongothers and now the develop-

ments around Holy CrossCatholic Church. It’s been an exciting experience.

Campus Echo: What kind of visiondo you have for NCCU for the nexthundred years?

Julius Chambers:I often joked with a lot of my

friends, including a lot of whiteswho support the University, thatNCCU is entitled to a dental anda medical school to have pro-grams comparable to the pro-grams at Chapel Hill.

Now, I don’t know that weneed a dental school, I thinkthough that we have begun withsome programs that would makethe campus as competitive andimportant as any other institu-tion in the University System.

We have been acquiring someof the resources that will enablethe school to do that.

I think it’s crucial that we con-

tinue with programs that willenable the campus to remaincompetitive and in fact grow.

For example, I watched asN.C. State University and othercampuses grerw with the newsciences. And I wondered whythe HBCUs weren’t developing aswell.

I understand now that we arebeginning to see more of thegrowth of the HBCUs in theseimportant areas.

Since you asked what mydream would be for the next hun-dred years, I would like to seethe school develop the BBRI, theother bio-sciences, and the lawschool, as well as supporting pro-grams for the law school and thebusiness school — particularly tothe point where we will be ascompetitive overall as any othercampus in the University System.

I would like to see us work toaccomplish that objective.

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Amendment and equal rights— in this case for whites —protected by the FourteenthAmendment and the 1964Civil Rights Act.

Twice in U.S. history, theSupreme Court has declaredit unconstitutional to censorpublication: in 1931 (Near v.Minnesota) and in 1971 (NewYork Times Co v. UnitedStates).

In Tinker v. Des MoinesIndependent CommunitySchool District, a case wherehigh school students wereforbidden to wear black arm-bands with peace symbols,the courts ruled that theFirst Amendment applied topublic schools as long as thespeech did not disruptschool operations.

According to the Tinkerstandard, public universitiescannot take away fundingjust because the material iscontroversial or becauseadministrators don’t like

what is being said. But Joyner and Harvey

White did not win every-thing. The courts held thatWhiting had the right torefute Joyner’s black-onlypolicies, a position Joynerhad already conceded earli-er with a statement thatwhite students could work atthe Campus Echo and thatwhite companies thatemployed on an equalopportunity basis couldadvertise with the paper.

Acording to David Pollitt,the Chapel Hill civil rightsattorney who represented theCampus Echo in the FourthCircuit Court of Appeals, thecase must be understood inlight of the late 1960s and theearly 1970s.

These were the years ofMalcom X, the Jackson Statekillings, the Black PantherParty and the Vietnam War.

“The general atmosphereof those years was trouble-

some,” said Pollitt, whoexplained that Joyner’s posi-tion reflected the atmos-phere of revolution and tur-bulence.

“To combat the racism ofthe time, there grew a senseof black militancy with theblack power movement tofight the racism, and Joynerwas just part of those times,”said Pollitt.

In a recent interview,White, the SGA presidentwho joined Joyner in thecase, explained that withintegration, many people feltthat HBCUs would lose theirheritage and would beunable to provide the sup-port African Americansneeded.

“Because the chancellordid not include students inmaking this decision, we feltthat it should not be thepresident’s prerogative topermanently cut the fund-ing,” said White.

White said students triedto keep an off-campus ver-sion of Campus Echo goingwhen the funding was cut.

“To raise funds, we put ona dance, had house parties,and we gave money out ofour own pockets,” he said."There were even a few pro-fessors who helped supportus financially.”

According to Tom Evans,an English professor whocame to the University in1969, the Durham MorningHerald, which later mergedinto the Herald Sun, helpedfund some of the off-campuspublications.

In a recent interview,Joyner said his decision totake on the University creat-ed a lot of personal difficul-ties and that now, he is simply“tired” of having the issuebrought up. He explainedthat while there was supportfrom many student leaders,many students saw his deci-

sion to take the University tocourt as “radical.”

He said that many stu-dents complained that hewas doing more harm thangood.

“People who I thoughtwere friends walked awaywhen the situation gottough,” Joyner said. “I lost alot of friends for standing upfor the Echo.”

After graduating, Joynerwent on to teach in severalpublic elementary and mid-dle schools in NorthCarolina. He now teaches atan alternative school inPetersburg, Va. Joyner andhis wife have raised threechildren.

Harvey White went on toearn a Ph.D. in publicadministration from theUniversity of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill. He was adean of the School of PublicPolicy and Urban Affairs atSouthern University in

Louisiana and now teachespublic affairs and interna-tional development at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

Before coming to NCCU,Whiting was the dean of fac-ulty at Morgan StateUniversity. Whiting workedat NCCU for 16 years. Heserved as president from1967-1972 and chancellorfrom 1972-1982. During histenure as chancellor, NorthCarolina College becameN.C. Central University.Whiting helped launch theUniversity’s School ofBusiness.

Evans recalled that yearsafter the landmark case, hesaw Joyner and Whiting at areception at the NCCU ArtMuseum.

The commotion had set-tled,” he said. “Joyner was ina three- piece suit and nothis army fatigues. Joynerand Whiting were civil andrespectful.”

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Editors, Carlton Koonce, Ashley Griffin1st – Best Online Site1st – Best Headline Writer, Geoffrey Cooper1st – Best Editorial Cartoon, Brandon Murphy1st – Best Individual Page Design, Carlton Koonce2nd – Best Design, Broadsheet or Tabloid, Carlton

Koonce2nd – Best Design, Broadsheet or Tabloid, Geoffrey

Cooper2nd – Best Online Multimedia Package2nd – Best Editorial/Opinion SectionHonorable Mention — Best Photo Story, Chi Brown,

Recyclery

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Durham1st – Best Photo Story, Ray Tyler, Hillside High's

Artists2nd – Newspaper Design 3nd – A&E Criticism, Chasity Richardson 3rd – Investigative Story, Geoffrey Cooper, Tubas MIA

22000088HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – Best Overall Student Newspaper (non–weekly),

Editors Rony Camille and Shelbia Brown 1st –Best Features A&E Section, Joanna Hernandez

and Brooke Sellars 1st – Best Overall Sports Coverage, Larisha Stone

and Quentin Gardner 1st – Sports Game Story, Quentin Gardner 1st – Best Sports Feature 2nd – Best Special Section, Rony Camille, Travis

Ruffin, Shelbia Brown, Natalia Farrer, Geoffrey Cooper, Gabriana Clay–White Some of Our Best Teachers

2nd – Best Feature Story, Kenali Battle, It’s a Family in the Shop

2nd – Best Use of Photography, Staff Photographers 2nd – Best Sports Story, Quentin Gardner,

NCCU Trounces FSU3rd –Best Individual Page Design, Rony Camille,

Denita Smith: An Immeasurable Loss3rd – Best Feature Writing, Kristiana Bennett, If

Colors Could Talk3rd – Best Editorial/Opinion Section, Kai Christopher 3rd – Best Sports Story, Shatoya Cantrell,

Thanks for the Memories CIAA Honorable Mention – Best Overall News Coverage,

Rony Camille, Shelbia Brown and staf Honorable Mention – Best Feature Story, Denique

Prout, Cerebral Palsy Slows Body, Not Soul

22000077HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – Best Use of Photography

1st – Best Design Broadsheet 1st – Best News Illustration

1st – Best Individual Page Design2nd – Best Online 2nd – Best Student Newspaper - Nonweekly 2nd – Best Editorial Cartoon, Brandon Murphy 2nd – Best Spot News Story 2nd – Best Special Section of Theme Edition 2nd – Individual Photography, Roderick Heath 3rd – Signed Commentary and Column Writing 3rd – Best Sports Photography, Roderick Heath 3rd – Best Features/A&E Section

22000066HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – Best Student Non - weekly Student Newspaper 1st –Best Designed Newspaper 1st – Best Use of Photography 1st – Best Special Section, Rony Camille, Election

preview1st – Best Overall Sports Coverage, Sasha Vann 1st – Best Headline, Carla Aaron-Lopez 1st – Best Individual Page Design, Carla

Aaron–Lopez, Katrina Brings Misery2nd – Best News Coverage, Staff, SGA Elections 2nd – Best editorial cartoon, Kalen Davis, Bush

Steals Votes 2nd –Best Feature, A&E Section 3rd – Best Editorial Cartoon, Brandon Murphy,

Crossing Fayetteville Street Honorable Mention – Best Signed Commentary,

Carla Aaron–Lopez Honorable Mention – Best Arts and Entertainment

Criticism, Carla Aaron–Lopez Honorable Mention – Best Sports Photograph,

Roderick Heath Honorable Mention – Best Feature Writing,

Julius Jones Honorable Mention – Best Online Newspaper,

Tiffany Kelly and Erica Horne

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Ammons to replace vice chancellor

22000055HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – General Excellence Award (Overall best),

Campus Echo staff 1st –Best News Coverage, Campus Echo Staff 1st – Best Spot News Story, Lovemore

Masakadza, NCCU students give views on debate

1st – Best News Story, Lovemore Masakadza, Stompin' out HIV

1st – Best Photography 1st – Best Individual Photo, Aaron Daye, Sound

Machine1st – Best Feature/AE Page Design, Aaron Daye,

Sound Machine Feature

1st – Best Individual Sports Page Design, Sheena Johnson, Aggie–Eagle Classic

2nd – Best Editorial Cartoon, Kalen Davis, Undercover Bush stealing votes again

2nd –Best Feature Story, Ihuoma Ezeh, Single momswork hard

3rd – Best Front Page Design Honorable Mention – Best Investigative Story,

Lovemore Masakadza,Provost/Tenure processHonorable Mention – Best News Story, Lovemore

Masakadza, Tenure process reveals kinks

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1st – Best All–Around Online Student Newspaper 2nd – Best All–Around Non–Daily Student

Newspaper

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Days2nd – Best All–Around Online Student Newspaper 2nd – Feature Photography, Mike Feimster,

Postcards from Harlem3rd – In–Depth Reporting, Terra Abrams and

Dalia Davies,Crying Murder Honorable Mention – Feature Writing, Cedric Bowers,

What's in a Word?Honorable Mention – Sports Photography, Mike

Feimster

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Crying Murder1st – Best Sports Photograph, Mike Feimster 1st – Best Layout and Design, Campus Echo staff 2nd – General Excellence – Best Overall Paper,

Campus Echo staff 2nd – Best On-Line Newspaper, Campus Echo 2nd – Best News Photograph, Rashaun Rucker 2nd – Best Cartoon, Remy Yearwood, Campus Life

9/5/02 3rd – Best Sports Column, Mike Williams 3rd – Best News Photograph, Rashaun Rucker 3rd – Best Sports Photograph, Rashaun Rucker 3rd – Best Feature Photography, Rashaun Rucker

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22000022HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – Best Newspaper – Biweekly, Echo staff 1st – Best Online Edition, Jennie Alibasic 1st – Best News Coverage, Campus Echo staff 1st – Best Overall Photography, Rashaun Rucker 1st – Best Photograph, Rashaun Rucker 1st – Best Layout & Design, Campus Echo staff 2nd – Best Feature, Cedric Bowers, What's in a

word? 2nd – Best Sports Coverage, Mike Williams

22000011HHBBCCUU EExxcceelllleennccee iinn JJoouurrnnaalliissmm SSttuuddeenntt NNeewwss MMeeddiiaaAAwwaarrddss ~~ BBllaacckk CCoolllleeggee CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonn AAssssoocciiaattiioonn1st – News Coverage, Campus Echo staff 1st – Online Edition, Jennie Alibasic 1st – Photography, Rashaun Rucker & Mike Feimster 1st – Sports Coverage, Ed Boyce editor 2nd – Best News Story, Ed Boyce, Votes to decide

fate of schools2nd – Best Feature Story, Maria Beaudoin, NCCU

offers training for the visually impaired2nd – Best Individual Photo, Rashaun Rucker,

MLK's Eternal Flame2nd – Best Sports Story, Ed Boyce, Pippen runs

through adversity3rd – Best Individual Graphic Design, Remy

Yearwood, graphic designed for student survey Politics

Honorable Mention – Best In-Depth Reporting or Series, Student Survey: A Four-Part Series, Rainah Simmons, LaToya Goolsby

Honorable Mention – Best News Story, Danny Hooley, The Long Goodby

Honorable Mention – Design and Layout, Danny Hooley, Ed Boyce, Mike Williams, Rainah Simmons, Jennie Alibasic, and Phonte Coleman

Honorable Mention – Commentary, Jennie Alibasic, Presumed innocence for whom?

Honorable Mention – Best Overall Grahics, Remy Yearwood for graphics produced for Student

Survey: A four–part series

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Williams 2nd – Best Photography, Rashaun Rucker 3rd – Best Spot News Story, Phonte Coleman,

Dr. Al Clark dies3rd – Best Feature Story, Christine Newman,

Daycare has personal touch2nd – Best Layout, Danny Hooley & Ed Boyce Honorable Mention – Best Spot Reporting, Danny

Hooley, Shooting near NCCU

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service1st – Best Photography, Paul Phipps 2nd – Best Photograph, Paul Phipps 3rd – Best Sports Story, Ed Boyce, Harper brings3rd – Best Spot News Story, Richard Dunlop,

HousekeepersHonorable Mention – Best Spot News Story, Dinky

Kearney, LawsuitsHonorable Mention – Best Spot News, Kim Ross, "Housing dilemma"

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