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at A eosio d Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from North Carolina Digital Heritage Center https://archive.org/details/exumbra42200642nort EX UMBRA 41 Ex Umbra The Literary Magazine of North Carolina Central University remains OUT OF THE SHADOWS Ex Umbra 41 Table of Contents Editor’s Note Angela N. Haile That Only Makes Us Stronger Brittany N. Brooks The Kid David Morris The Reason The Burke Thinking Sh’ Myra Moore How Can I Say Quentin N. Gardner ~ Black Woman Ariel Germain Millennium Woman David Morris Wr<Ce NO ODMNB I Keep The Secrets Yolanda R. Whitted Success in Black David Morris Young Black Males Roderick Heath \—=O S aS) Someday We Shall Leave Thuoma Ezeh Remembering You Karen Bethea Eye Know, But Do You? Erica Scott Do You Really Know How I Feel? Natasha B. Posey Interview With an Artist: David Morris Angela N. Haile Forbidden Fruit Dominique R. Battle Maybe Next Time Mark A. Lee III eWOWe aeonm st The Unexpected Michelle McILwain Boy Meets World David Morris The End of Summer James R. Freeman | If I Must Be True Michael Underdue |L ove in Its Purest Form Christina E. Garrett Broken Bliss Tori Pittman Justin Leak Tresaun C. Lee ‘He Loves Me David Morris NLWYSMPNN OM NONW NN NNN Every Woman Should Shawn Bell eS) — ill OUT OF THE SHADOWS Independent Thinker Joanna Hernandez oe A Mother’s Gift Rick Redden 34 Lovers Line Sasha Vann 35 My Children/ The Poet Yolanda R. Whitted 36 I Love You A. McCrae 57 God Spoke To Me Dominique R. Battle 39 I Love Black Women David Mortris 40 African Queens Roderick Heath 4] Afraid To Love Again Brittany N. Brooks 42 The Good Taker Angela N. Haile 43 Newsflash Joslyn Bloomfield 47 Search for the Perfect Man Karen Bethea 48 Symbolism and “The Lottery” Gregory Wilson 49 HBCU Natasha L. Gilliam 50 U-Haul Joslyn Bloomfield ay Me, Myself and I Jamia Green 58 A Poem for Rosa Parks Vanessa Jackson 59 In the Closet Joslyn Bloomfield 60 Sister Girl, I Pity You Abebe Axum 61 Rwanda Darryl! Harris 62 What a Difference a Day Makes Karen Bethea 63 Soul Cry LaKea M.D. Dill 64 EX UMBRA 41 Editor’s Note They say it gets easier the second time around. Maybe that applies to some things, but it doesn’t apply to editing a literary magazine. However, this time I’ve taken the knowledge and experience that I’ve gained through the past two years and have tried to apply it here. As you know, this issue was not supposed to be published. We got our pink slip last year, along with our things packed in boxes and some things lost forever. But, with the support of Chancellor Ammons, the English Department and the Campus Echo, we were able to get a new office, with more money and more readers. Who says things don’t work out in the end? I have to thank Dr. Williams for giving me the opportunity to do what I love again. Also, thank you to everyone who submitted their work. You all continue to keep this magazine alive. Thanks also to David Morris, the featured artist in this issue. He is a genius. I told him what I needed and he delivered. Make sure you keep this issue because I guarantee he’|I be famous soon. I invite everyone reading this magazine, whether student, teacher or staff, to see themselves in these pages. Ex Umbra puts into words exactly what NCCU is. So, if you don’t see your life in this magazine, make sure it is in the next issue by submitting your work. Please enjoy this issue with many more to come. Angela N. Haile =A > el ' i \ ’ ; Ld 7 a : - ‘J anh 4 f iy ,A tl a ; th we weal ie wast si ‘WN ‘ * i es "rr Ai ; i CEP Ela) man!) ' t sep , epi ah‘A heei i = - a sai ogre UY gel * &A alae —_ » as rb! “79 oe if - ‘iy: i a4 Ai? 4 ') Gees 4 f i 5 nt a f te AG iy Calle ati ; ( p hsHa ethperny. five puch Celts § a ' Tt 41) sel ore 1!e unand iat a fg a t+. JA lz “ai Ad To... 1060) jae “uniilaar wt b a ty, wehues 95 2964 sytney ON. eave taaren eee yeyerl ER Hi Sis et pet {n ab dine Dee lene ihm ites PEP oR) @. oy) ulead 2 7 —_ : - + , > : 7 7 EX UMBRA 41 That Only Makes Us Stronger A blessing wouldn’t be a blessing, If we didn’t know hard times. Peace wouldn’t be peace, If we didn’t experience crimes. New friends wouldn’t be new, If fake friends stuck around longer. Troubles won’t break up true love, They only make it stronger. A smile wouldn’t be a smile, If it wasn’t because of you. Love wouldn’t be as sweet, If that love wasn’t true. Turmoil won’t tear us apart, This relationship will last much longer. Haters won’t stop us now, They’ll only make us stronger. Brittany N. Brooks OUT OF THE SHADOWS Hiewey