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Without key starters, UNC football drops season finale, 27-14, to UConn in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl

| December 28

Black Student Movement

Virtual slam poetry event is a sanctuary for artists of color

By Lucy Smithwick | March 16

“Slam poetry is often a weapon of liberation,” Emily Goes said. “I wanted to harness the power of the words at the intersection of poetry and performance, ...

Black student leaders discuss their opposition to fully reopening campus

By Praveena Somasundaram | July 23

Last week, five Black student leaders met with the DTH to discuss their concerns for the University's current fall reopening plans. In particular, the ...

Here's what you need to know about the Commission on Campus Equality and Student Equity

By Sara Raja | July 1

N.C. Senate appoints Art Pope, conservative political figure and businessman, to UNC BOG

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Maydha Devarajan | June 25

Heel Talk episode 10: UNC leaders discuss racial equity plans for the 2020-21 school year

By Meredith Radford and Evely Forte | June 15

Demonstrators gather in Chapel Hill to honor the life of Breonna Taylor

By Crystal Yu | June 7

On Friday, UNC students and community members gathered to honor the life of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by Louisville police officers as ...

MLK's visit to UNC planted the seed for Black activists of today

By Mark Morrison | January 22

In 1959, there were only 26 Black students enrolled at UNC. Since Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the University the following year, the enrollment and ...

How the Black Student Movement has influenced the course of education equality at UNC

By Elizabeth Moore | September 22

UNC's Black Student Movement (BSM) would like the University to do more to create education equality, highlighting that while progress has been made, ...

When is it OK to quote Martin Luther King Jr.?

By Stephanie Mayer | January 20

Student activists protesting a recent Faculty Executive Council meeting told Chancellor Carol Folt that she was a disgrace, and that she should "never ...

Look back at the history of UNC’s Black Student Movement this MLK day

By Cynthia Dong | January 20

The UNC Black Student Movement emerged in the fall of 1967, changing the path of UNC while giving a voice to Black students.

Savannah Putnam reacts to winning the 2018 UNC Student Body President Election on Feb. 13.

What does Savannah Putnam's administration look like after eight months?

By Praveena Somasundaram | December 4

After eight months in office, UNC Student Body President Savannah Putnam reflects on the work that her administration has completed — specifically emphasizing ...

Q&A with Aaron Epps, president of the Black Student Movement

By Emilie Scheuerle | July 7

Aaron Epps is the president of the Black Student Movement. Staff writer Emilie Scheuerle asked Epps, who is also the senior class vice president, what ...

Finding a private space: UNC student groups have to work for their own spaces

By Cailyn Derickson | March 20

The Black Student Movement calls the Upendo Lounge their home. The UNC Muslim Students Association calls the prayer room in the Student Union their home. ...

Leader of Ferguson protests discussed emotional toll of activism

By Varun Kasula | February 3

UNC collaborated with Teach for America, Alpha Phi Alpha and UNC student government to host a speech and panel about racial justice in the United States ...

Senior Management & Society major Alex Neal joins four other panelists at a seminar organized by the Black Student Movement, called "The Double Standard", where they discussed interpersonal relationships, slut-shaming, and fidelity in monogamous relationships.

Student panel discusses slut-shaming and infidelity

By Colleen Moir | January 30

The Mu Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and the Black Student Movement’s Celebration of Black Womanhood co-hosted a panel on Monday called "The Double ...

Student march in Raleigh honors Martin Luther King Jr. legacy

By Corey Risinger and Becca Heilman | January 17

Though ReclaimMLK March student and community participants met at the N.C. State University Bell Tower Monday, the group seemed to pick up participants ...

Q&A with MLK Keynote student coordinator Jay Peterkin

By Anish Bhatia | January 13

During the week of Jan. 15, UNC will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several events and activities.

Renovations were made to the Upendo lounge in SASB North.

Upendo Lounge — a place to support and uplift each other

By Jamie Gwaltney | September 2

Renovations to the Upendo Lounge in Student Academic Services Building North included adding partitions, hardwood floors and a dedicated space for students ...

State legislators propose name change for Fayetteville State

By Zaynab Nasif | April 3

Fayetteville State University could face a name change by the state legislature.

Story of Emmett Till's murder comes to UNC

By Elizabeth Barbour | February 4

In 1955, a 14-year-old teenager was brutally murdered. Sixty years later, his story is coming to the Sonja Haynes Stone Center.