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twitter.com/TheTSUHerald THE TSU HERALD | February 19, 2015Vol 67 | Number 10

TSU PROFESSOR TEACHES ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY “HUSTLE AND FAITH”

Black Men Matter: Highlighting notable

men at Texas Southern

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFMECOLE’ HAYESManaging EditorLENZI CAUSEY

Campus News EditorMARIEA BOYD

Sports EditorSIDNIE HOLMES

Opinion EditorLINDSAY GARY

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Campus NewsThe five easiest trends

to follow for Spring 2015

BY LENZI CAUSEYManaging Editor

TSU professor teaches entrepreneurship by “Hustle and Faith”

Inspired by those around him, Marcus Wiley wrote and published his book, Hustle and Faith to illustrate the importance of having a virtuous work ethic and belief in oneself in order to be successful. “God will honor your faith and reward your hustle, so you have to take the necessary steps in order for everything else to kick in,” Wiley said. With intentions to reach out to people who want great things for their lives, Wiley wrote from the perspective of a mentor and even in the book’s formality, his strong per-sonality shone through. “My intended audience is anybody who believes they are talented or skilled but feel stuck or don’t know what steps to take.” Wiley reminisces on his college profes-sors using the books they wrote as the as-signed book for their courses. He sells ‘Hustle

and Faith’ to his students for many more reasons than one. “Most of the professors I had in school sold us the book they wrote,” Wiley said. “My book can be purchased anywhere great books are sold, but I believe my students need to see an example of entrepreneurship. They need to see a tangible example that it can all be done.” Wiley also quotes scriptures and talks about how his Christian faith correlates with his life and works, and how during his writing process that’s what spoke to him. “What I share in this book is a principle all faiths share; you

have to do some work for things to happen in your life.” The bible is the root of his endeavors and the foundation of his book that he shares with many others. “I don’t have a particular favorite author... I like the stories in the bible. That’s where you can find all your ‘Scandal’, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ and all your ‘Be-ing Mary Jane’... all you need to read is in the bible.”

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Campus NewsRevisiting Our Roots: Students set to re-enact Houston historic sit-inBY ASHANTI HOWARDContributing Writer

A courageous group of Texas Southern University students nonviolent demonstrations set the tone for Houston’s Civil Rights move-ment in the 1950’s and 60’s. TSU law student Eldrewey Stearns led a group of protesters to local grocery store Weingarten’s on March 4, 1960, which is now considered Houston’s first “sit-in.” Seventeen students met under the cam-pus flagpole and marched toward 4110 Almeda Road. When they arrived at the supermarket the objective was to be served at the lunch counter despite Jim Crow Laws. “We wanted change, and it was some-thing you had to be willing to die for,” Stearns said. “And I was willing to die for a noble cause.” Other students joined but for hours they sat never to be served. The student’s bold and strategically organized event enforced political change in the south. Houston marked the site 4110 Almeda

Road, now a post office, as a historical marker. Next month TSU Professor Serbino Sandier-Walker and her students will partici-pate in a reenactment of the memorable sit in, in honor of its 55th anniversary. She was inspired by ex-TSU profes-sor and original sit-in organizer Holly Hogro-brooks’s passion to duplicate the movement. “These people are history makers. They are iconic. They are courageous. They are heroic!” Walker said. Students will meet near the Sawyer Auditorium, the original starting point and sing freedom song “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” as they march to the sit-in landmark. “I just want my students to know what it felt like, in their hearts emotionally and physically. I like to give students a real inside look at the significance and historical impact of this institution,” Walker says. This significant protest was inspired by the monumental Greensboro, N.C. sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960.

News Update

HOUSTON,TX- Last Tuesday the Jesse H. Jones- School of Business and the Thurgood Marshall Law School received an anonymous bomb threat around 11:45 a.m. The Texas Southern University police department sent out a warning email urging students in those buildings to vacate until fur-ther notice. They later issued an “All Clear” on the bomb threat and resumed all classes. TSU po-lice department is still looking into the source of the threat.

BY MARIEA BOYDCampus News Editor

Five Great Books to Celebrate Black History Month

The Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Destruction of Black Civilization by Chancellor Williams Chasing Freedom by Nikki Grimes

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Texas Southern University receives anonymous bomb threat

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Cover Story

BY MARIEA BOYDCampus News Editor

Black Men Matter: Highlighting notable men at Texas Southern University

As the lives of African American men, slaughtered and belittled, appear on the front pages of newspapers, it’s easy to forget about the ones who are working hard at their uni-versities and in their communities to secure a bright future. In honor of those men, the TSU Herald newspaper highlighted two leading men mov-ing towards those dreams and their opinions on the Black man versus America. Marcus Johnson is a senior at Texas Southern University studying Political Science and also serves as the Attorney General for the Student Government Association. “America is afraid of the successful black man because for so long the black male was held back [as opposed to now] when the black male has so much opportunity to become leaders in the community,” Johnson said. As a child, Johnson never dreamed of being a policeman or a firefighter but as he grew older, he developed a passion for busi-ness management. “I grew older and started to develop and I realized that I wanted to run a Fortune 500 company,” he added. “By time I got to my sophomore year of college I started to pay attention to brand management and how large companies man-aged the sales of their products.” Last summer, Marcus was one of the few African Americans to be selected for a full-time paid internship at Altria Distribution Company, the parent company of Phillip Mor-ris Tobacco. “I was honored to be the only one to represent TSU out of 400 students in the pro-gram,” Johnson said. After completing the internship John-son was offered a full time position within the company, which comes with benefits in which he accepted and will start immediately after graduation in May. “I would definitely say I am working toward my dream,” he closed.

“As African American males its our job to teach the younger generation how to respond to discrimination and make sure that they are raised with manners, respect for other, and self respect so people around them no matter what race have no choice but to respect them.” Terrence Bolton, a senior studying Radio Television and Film has worn many hats in his lifetime. After serving 14 years in the US Navy as a culinary specialist Bolton returned to school to finish his degree in communications and also serve as TSU’s SGA president. “I believe that there is a concern not just a fear of the successful black man,” Bolton said. Bolton has always had a passion for the culinary arts. While serving his time in the Navy, Bolton received his chef’s certification courte-sy of the United States Navy’s Morale, Wel-fare, and Recreation program. Bolton is also the Chief of Operations and Finance of SMASHFESTENT. These two men are set examples from different backgrounds and generations on what it means to be a successful African American man. As long as there are college campuses cultivating good manners and high scholastics, their will always be a role model and a coach to help younger men achieve their goals too.

“America is afraid of the successful black man because for so long the black male was held back [as opposed to now] when the black male has so much opportunity to become leaders in the community.” - Marcus Johnson

Senior, Radio Television and Film major, Student Government Association President, Terrence Bolton

Senior, Political Science major, Student Government Association Attorney General, Marcus Johnson

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Life & StyleThe five easiest trends

to follow for Spring 2015Ryan and Ashley Small take public relations to the next level

Texas Southern University alumni Ryan and Ashley Small are not just working in the Public Relations field, they are expanding it. With clients such as Major League Baseball, The Rose, and The Hous-ton International Festival, the married couple have taken PR and turned it into a giant brand of their own. Ryan Small did not consider TSU as his first choice college, but his mother and grandfather talked to him about TSU, so he gave it a try, and he fell in love with the univer-sity. The location, the opportunities in the city and the university itself are, Ryan said, what made him translate into his career. He then spoke on how the university that he attended jumpstarted his business. “I started an internship when I was a freshman,” Small said. Small’s resume includes work

as a music producer in New York and Clear Channel ATL in Atlanta, Georgia. Small also worked at TSU’s own KTSU Radio Station. TSU is also the college where he met

BY JORGE MOSCOZOContributing Writer

his girlfriend who later became his wife, Ash-ley. Ryan recalls how he and Ashley joined to create their business.

“We were engaged at the time. She was into social media, and she said, ‘Let’s do it together.’” Later on, she, alongside her husband, found Medley-Inc., which is the public relations firm that rose to its full achievement. Ashley works on the presiden-tial operations of the firms and Ryan oversees the operations with her. Not only is Ryan working with Medley-Inc., he is also the owner of Small Rock Films, which he also works as a film director. Their connections formed friendships all over the world, which sets their job to a high standard, and they have busi-ness with everybody, not just one group. Both Ashley and Ryan Small have taken public relations to a

high level, and their business continues to grow.

Ashley and Ryan Small during their spring wedding circa 2010.

Practice a healthy diet for a healthy heartBY NANDI GEIGERContributing Writer

Here’s one more reason to “Go Red” in Febru-ary. February is American Heart Month, which means there are plenty of reasons to show some love to your body. Did you know that an estimated one in three deaths that occur annu-ally is due to heart disease and stroke? This equates to a whopping 2,200 deaths per day! Luckily, there are some things that can be done to help reduce the risk of heart disease. Here are a few tips:

Be sure to eat a heart healthy diet. • Eat more fruits and veggies of all shapes, colors, and sizes.

• Consume more Omega-3 fatty acids; these can be found in salmon, flaxseeds and yogurt.• Opt for more nutrient rich foods while avoiding processed, refined, high calorie, and high sodium foods such as canned fruit that are heavy in syrup or breaded veggies. Have healthy coping skills. • Yoga is not only an excellent form of exercise. According to experts at Harvard Medical School, it is also a very calming way to ease stress, lower high blood pressure and even regulate an irregular heartbeat. • In conjunction, one should avoid binge

alcohol drinking while opting for healthier drinks such as red wine, which is a very heart healthy drink, instead. Cut back on table salt. Stay Active. • Diet and exercise go hand in hand. Without a healthy diet exercise would be pointless. The same is true in the reverse. Be sure that while you are reaching for those wonderful veggies that you include cardio in your regimen. Your body is sure to thank you. Walking, biking and jogging are all excellent ways to stay fit.

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SportsSports Run down

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Yet another SWAC rival game is written in the books as the Tigers fell short to the Prairie View A&M Panthers 58-55 in an overtime loss. Credit both teams for holding true to the rivalry as the game went down to the wire from start to finish. Texas Southern stood its ground in the first half leading 26-24 after a clutch jumper by Madarious Gibbs. But the Panthers had brought their best game to the court as they shot out to an early lead to start the second half. Guards Montrael Scott and Tre Hagood led the Panthers offense with 16 and 14 points respectively on the night. Texas Southern answered back with a trio of scorers of their own with Madarious Gibbs and Da-vid Blanks scoring 12 points apiece, and Chris Thomas coming up the rear with 10 points. The defenses of both teams showed a lot of heart as they limited the opposing offense the whole night. The fighting Tigers were 20 of 64 in shooting and 2 of 18 in three-point shooting while Prairie View wasn’t much better with 22 of 62, and 4 of 13 in three pointers as well. In a game that featured high-lights from both sides it would be the team that made the least amounts of mistakes to snatch victory in the final closing minutes of overtime. Prairie View would win the turnover battle, as the Tigers could not limit their mistakes when it counted most amassing 14 turnovers to the Panthers 12 giving Prairie View the game. The Tigers sit 13-12 in the SWAC and take on Arkansas Pine-Bluff in their upcoming home game.

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Opinion

BY LENZI CAUSEYManaging Editor

Dartmouth College teaches students #BlackLivesMatter

Ivy League higher education institu-tion, Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, is launching it’s #BlackLivesMat-ter course of study this Spring. #BlackLivesMatter, as we know it, is a hashtag that circulates through social media that was derived from the brutality and exploitation of African-Amer-icans in the U.S. In a col-laboration with it’s Center for the Advancement of Learning, Dart-mouth is offering this new class titled, ‘10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMat-ter.’ The course was de-signed to exam-ine race, violence and inequality throughout his-tory and recent events. This course of action was taken after the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, along with count-less others over the past year, and as the world took on the protests, so did the students and educators at Dartmouth. “If colleges cannot address current events in an intellectually rigorous manner then what are they good for,” Mary K. Coffey, Dartmouth College’s Art History department chair asked in a recent interview. According to The Dartmouth, it’s stu-dent newspaper, the 10 professors set to teach

the course all come from different disciplines including Geography, Humanities, Mathemat-ics and English. “Even though we might be sort of cloistered away in the ivory tower or some-thing, we felt very much moved by, incited by,

inspired by a lot of the activists’ work follow-ing the failure to indict Darren Wilson after the events in Ferguson,” Aimee Bahng, an as-sistant professor of English at Dartmouth told CNN. “We wanted to not leave this behind after winter break.” One if it’s first lessons is expected to

Young protestors hold signs in Freedom Plaza during a protest in Washington, D.C.

focus on St. Louis and its racial history. Others are expected to lecture on poet-ry, prose, music, religious sermons, behaviors, and the social depiction of the occurrences in Ferguson.

“There is a special energy around this,” said Abigail Neely, an assistant professor of geography at Dartmouth. “It’s designed to transgress the boundaries between disciplines in an effort to do some really deep, sustained critical thinking about some of the most important issues in the country and world at this moment.” The putting forth of the course is meant as a revolutionary move-ment to teach students the reality of what is happening around us. To keep up with it’s progression, frequently visit The Dartmouth’s website for more information.

“Even though we might be sort of cloistered away in the ivory tower or something, we felt very much moved by, incited by, inspired by a lot of the activists’ work following the

failure to indict Darren Wilson after the events

in Ferguson.” - Assistant professor of English at Dartmouth, Aimee Bahng

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