Column: You can call me Ishmael
My name is two syllables long. It comes from the Hebrew language meaning “God hears,” and is sometimes such a tongue twister that it’s shortened to “Ish” for the sake of brevity.
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My name is two syllables long. It comes from the Hebrew language meaning “God hears,” and is sometimes such a tongue twister that it’s shortened to “Ish” for the sake of brevity.
When I was young and poor and used to wear corduroy on hot summer days, my father would haul my sister and me to the beaches of Miami to spend an afternoon digging in the dirt, which was free.
Ishmael Bishop, a member of The Daily Tar Heel's editorial board, is on a mission to go to as many of the UNC Student Body President debates and forums as he can manage. Here are his thoughts on Tuesday night's performances.
THE ISSUE: Tuesday, the N.C. legislature adjourned without passing a controversial bill concerning charter school funding. The issue seems likely to be reintroduced after the legislature is scheduled to reconvene in April. Editorial board members debate the merits of the ideas in the bill.
Like many students in Chapel Hill, I was raised to believe in a cause. Being a child with an active imagination and restless legs, I took heed to any and every call to action with vigor and eagerness. Today, I write as a member of The Real Silent Sam Coalition — not on its behalf but to express my personal support.
If you’re reading this now, you’re too late. I have packed my pens and will be leaving The Daily Tar Heel, post haste.
Under what conditions is it appropriate to use the phrase, “All Lives Matter” in response to violence?
I’ve heard it said: “The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.” It’s a popular proverb meant to provide affirmation of black bodies, something that has become more necessary in the wake of recent violence. But how valuable is black skin when shrouded in the oppression of whiteness?
On Feb. 10, Christians United For Israel, or CUFI, will bring to our campus Dumisani Washington, the pastor, author and founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel.
It's an unspoken rule at a predominately white institution that we students of color must look out for one another. It takes a village to keep a student at UNC. And my village, unlike that of the majority, is a village to which I must give back.
After three years of attending UNC, an institution historically built upon the backs of countless unnamed black bodies, a few facts have come to my attention.
Current poll numbers show that black, Latino and female voters will ultimately decide the upcoming U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis and Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh.
Race is something we cannot ignore. At a predominantly white institution located in the South, most people don’t know what it’s like to attend UNC as a person of color. I reached out to underrepresented groups of people who I knew would have something to kvetch about. Here are some of their submissions:
More than half of undergraduate students at UNC identify as women. And of those women, approximately 20 percent will be victims of sexual assault during their time enrolled in college.
A history lesson: UNC did not acknowledge ? its first historically African-American Greek organization until 1967, six years after the founding of the Black Student Movement.
I t’s cliche, but there’s something to be said about strength in numbers. Another body added to the flanks of a movement has always been welcomed. So why am I and others harboring feelings of apprehension and resentment about well-intentioned white people and the concept of being an ally?