Black History Month -

'The kids parted like the Red Sea': A look into Orange County Schools' desegregation process

By Defne Önal | February 4

Orange County Schools did not fully integrate until 1970, even though Black residents began advocating for integration after the 1954 Brown v. Board decision. ...

Carrboro's first Black mayor remembered for leadership, influence beyond North Carolina

By Sheridan Barry and Brantley Aycock | February 3

Carrboro's new public library, which will open later this month, is named after Robert Drakeford.

Some Black students find community through campus organizations, affinity spaces

By Dylan Skinner | February 3

“It feels kind of like a second home,” Ebere Udeogu, the UNC African Students Association’s social media coordinator, said. “Like a home away ...

Reflecting on the trailblazers that set the stage for Black athletes at UNC

By Beckett Brantley | February 3

Here's a look at four trailblazers who set the stage for Black athletes on UNC's various sports teams.

Students celebrate Black History Month following DEI repeals

By Regan Butler | February 2

“It's kind of in our own hands to establish those systems for ourselves and really lean on each other,” UNC African Student Association President ...

Film project explores pride and joy of historically Black Greek organizations

By Brooke Xu | March 19

A new film by N.C. Central University sophomore Cameron Elyse will explore the history and legacy of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. Promotional ...

Column: Lessons we can all learn from Black feminism

By Emma Culley | March 4

"Throughout history, mainstream feminism has focused on the narrow concerns of upper and middle-class white women, and while discourse over last ...

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media hosts first ever Black History Showcase

By Michael Singleton | March 4

Organized by a group of students in the school, the event spotlighted the work and achievements of Black Hussman students, alumni, staff and faculty.

Hayti Heritage Film Festival centers Black stories and preserves history

By Charlene Wu | March 4

The 29th Hayti Heritage Film Festival in Durham, taking place between March 7 and 9, will center Black stories around the theme "Homecoming" with ...

Chapel Hill's first Black employee pushed against systemic community health issues

By Jessica Hudnut | February 28

Compton was born on April 20, 1873, in Nelson County, Va. She was educated as a nurse at Lincoln Hospital in Durham, which was established in 1901 ...

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Mural in UNC government school commemorates historical sit-in

By Claire Harutunian | February 26

"SERVICE," which was commissioned in 2008 and unveiled in 2010, depicts 40 African American civic leaders including educators, activists and politicians ...

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Winston-Salem native keeps Black history alive through performance

By Shreya Senthilkumar | February 26

Diane Faison has been performing in a one-woman show about Harriet Tubman since 1988, when she was a middle school teacher in Farmville, Va. Faison embodies ...

UNC women's basketball honors program alumna Robyn Hadley in annual Black History Month Tribute

By Emma Moon | February 22

Robyn Hadley, Lachonya Thompson and Danita Mason-Hogans were honored at the UNC women's basketball game's annual Black History Month Tribute on Feb. 15. ...

Nearly 60 years since desegregation, racial disparities linger at CHCCS

By Sophia Fanning | February 20

Along with continued inequities in discipline, research shows Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has a systemic problem with achievement gaps between student ...

'We still have work to do': Stories of UNC's Black Pioneers

By Olivia Metelo | February 19

For Jimmy Barnes, one of the first Black students to graduate from UNC, his time at the University could best be described as solely educational. Social ...

'Proud that he was from here': First Black U.S. congressman's North Carolina roots

By Sierra President | February 19

“Hearing stories from history is tough,” Leisa Greathouse, a content and development historian with the North Carolina History Center on the Civil ...

Divine Nine organizations provide lifelong community for Black students at UNC

By Madison Gagnon | February 16

UNC's campus is home to seven of the Divine Nine — historically Black Greek life organizations — and the fraternities and sororities provide opportunities ...

'His life did matter': Carrboro honors victim of 1898 lynching with historical marker

By Sarah Smiley | February 12

The Town of Carrboro, the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition and the Equal Justice Initiative will unveil a historical marker honoring Manly ...