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Column: Three do’s and don’ts for Black History Month

By Zari Taylor | February 8

"Black History Month is a time to spotlight the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans that dealt with centuries of slavery, legalized ...

Chapel Hill church offers scholarship for Black students with ancestral ties to UNC

By Waverly McIver | February 8

Scott McCue, a pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, said the scholarship aims to take reparative action for the history of enslavement at UNC.

UNC School of Social Work launches its first Black History Month Research Series

By Valeria Cloës | February 8

The UNC School of Social Work launched its inaugural Black History Month Research Series last Wednesday. The series highlights work from an anti-racist ...

'Language is such a bridge': UNC ASL club focuses on accessibility and learning

By Liv Reilly | February 7

UNC’s American Sign Language club is an organization that teaches students about Deaf culture, ASL vocabulary and other deaf-related content and media. “Language ...

Seafood restaurant brings new cultural dishes for Black History Month

By Samuel Long | February 6

Owner and chef Ricky Moore said the dishes are simple and authentically African-influenced, chosen with the goal of indirectly educating people with food. ...

'On the Books': University Libraries research project digitizes NC Jim Crow laws

By Kate Carroll | February 6

The project is using machine learning technology to digitize every Jim Crow law passed in North Carolina between the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras. ...

UNC history professor William Sturkey aims to empower students to talk about race

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 3

Associate professor William Sturkey focuses on the history of race in the American South, writing about the experiences of non-white people who have fundamentally ...

University campus centers form the UNC Alliance, call for student grant proposals

By Natalie Varma | February 2

Four cultural centers — the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the Asian American Center, the Carolina Latinx Center and the ...

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First-generation students reflect on UNC experience, give advice to first-years

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | February 1

“I would tell first-generation college students — first years specifically — that college might seem really, really difficult," senior Melanie Godinez-Cedillo ...

Buena Vibra restaurant and bar to open in Chapel Hill

By Samuel Long | February 1

Buena Vibra, a restaurant and bar specializing in Caribbean cuisine, is set to open next week on East Rosemary Street. Its owners say the restaurant is ...

Orange County judges enact bail reform policy regarding wealth-based detentions

By Harrison Gummel | January 31

“I think this is a step in the right direction, but I would have to say that we still have a ways to go,” Price said. “Racism, discrimination and ...

'Well-made desserts with love': UNC senior grows her cupcake business

By Jade Neptune | January 31

UNC senior Azaria Woods started her baking business at 11 years old. Now, Cupcake Craze by Azaria delights the UNC community with its variety of treats ...

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Chancellor’s committee considers renaming two UNC buildings

By Madi Kirkman | January 31

During meetings on Jan. 20 and 24, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution discussed renaming two campus buildings – Ruffin ...

Railcare Health provides free, mobile health care for underserved communities

By Caroline Wills | January 30

Railcare Health is a nonprofit organization that operates mobile health clinics in shuttle buses, providing free COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, primary ...

Chapel Hill Poet Laureate CJ Suitt seeks to uplift other artists

By Katie MacKinnon | January 30

“CJ’s poetry has always been profoundly beautiful, and all I really ever really had to do was hand him a mic and get out of the way,” Suitt's ...

Meet Juan Álamo, UNC distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies

By Jade Neptune | January 26

Juan Álamo was recently appointed as a distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies at UNC. In his new role, he aims to approach ...

Four to 144 pages: South Asian Saathee magazine highlights community over 20 years

By Caroline Wills | January 25

“(Saathee is) not just a business,” Samir Shukla, the editor of Saathee, said. “It brings everyone together.” The magazine has highlighted South ...

'Really hope that this is not our last celebration': Forty-nine years of Roe v. Wade

By Emily Schmidt | January 25

As of now, abortions before fetal viability are legal in North Carolina. However, various other barriers — including the procedure’s cost, travel, ...

UNC alumna talks Stone Center fellowship, Black activism in academic spaces

By Jennifer Tran | January 25

UNC alumna Saskia Staimpel was a Sean Douglas Leadership Fellow at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. Her research has centered ...

'All over campus, all over town': Story of Us archive preserves LGBTQ student voices

By Brooke Elliott | January 24

The Carolina Pride Alumni Network, Wilson Library and the Southern Oral History Program have partnered to create 'The Story of Us' – a digital archive ...