Elevate: Amplifying voices in our community -

A year into the pandemic, refugee and immigrant families face ongoing struggles

By Bethany Lee | March 9

Existing language and technology barriers exacerbate the difficulties local refugee and immigrant families face with tasks like helping children in online ...

Broadband Task Force discusses bringing internet to rural Orange County communities

By Trevor Moore | March 9

Approximately 5,000 residential units in Orange County are not adequately serve with broadband, Jim Northrup, chief information officer for the county, ...

Chapel Hill Town Council to vote on MLK development that could threaten mobile home park

By Henry Haney | March 9

As of Tuesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to vote on the project’s rezoning proposal on March 10. Council members differ on whether they’ll ...

Campaign launched to remove all Confederate statues from courthouse grounds

By Charles Vanderford | March 9

As part of the campaign, NC CRED will create and maintain a website to provide information on confederate monuments in the state, work in coalitions to ...

Advocates respond to recent rise in violence against Asian American community

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 9

Though violence against Asian Americans has risen particularly in major U.S. cities, community members say anti-Asian racism is not new — and that there ...

'A shot in the dark': N.C. vaccine rollout poses questions about ethics and priorities

By Maydha Devarajan | March 8

Since North Carolina started its vaccine rollout in December 2020, nearly 1 million residents have received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

Community voices concerns over Latinx representation on CHCCS board, coin-flip method

By Kayla Guilliams | March 8

Many community members are frustrated that the board did not engage in a discussion about Latinx representation or racial equity before voting to appoint ...

Equality Act, cosponsored by Rep. Price, passes House, still faces vote in Senate

By Kathryn Goodwin | March 3

U.S. Rep. David Price co-sponsors and votes for the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The ...

Trevy McDonald, Khalilah Johnson are the UNC's 2021 MLK Unsung Hero Awards recipients

By Kate Carroll | March 3

The University presented the MLK Unsung Hero Awards to Trevy A. McDonald and Khalilah R. Johnson. The award is given annually to up to two recipients ...

Newly-opened Jed’s Kitchen offers halal Moroccan food to the Chapel Hill community

By Elias Horowitz | March 3

Jed's Kitchen recently opened on Franklin Street and offers a variety of classic Moroccan dishes. The restaurant aims to be inclusive offering a menu ...

Black Entrepreneur Initiative offers a space for Black creators and innovators at UNC

By William Christensen | March 2

“There wasn’t really a space for Black entrepreneurs here on campus,” Crum said. “So I just decided one day that I wanted to create that space.” ...

‘Avoided a disaster’: Efland residents reflect on Buc-ee’s station, future development

By Henry Haney | March 1

Community organizers in Efland rallied an opposition strong enough to fend off Texas gas giant Buc-ee’s. But what voices were left unheard in the discussion, ...

A new partnership honors the legacy of enslaved people buried in the Barbee Cemetery

By Grace Battle Thompson | March 1

A new partnership between the business school, University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and local families works to honor the 120 enslaved ...

Durham minister fights for Holocaust education bill to include Black history

By Bethany Lee | March 1

N.C. legislators filed a bill on Feb. 10 to make Holocaust and genocide education mandatory for public schools, but Durham minister and activist Paul ...

Durham faith-based advocacy group La Semilla holds refugee vaccination event

‘I’ve been waiting for an opportunity’: Triangle Immigrants feel left out of vaccine process

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | February 28

Research from the Center for American Progress shows undocumented immigrants are more likely to work essential jobs in the United States, with an estimated ...

'Get what you earn': Joanne Aluka-White's journey from Georgia blacktops to coaching

By Zachary Crain | February 24

Joanne Aluka-White has helped orchestrate the beginnings of a women’s basketball renaissance at North Carolina under head coach Courtney Banghart, serving ...

Kenya Allison pioneers as NROTC's first Black female Battalion Commanding Officer

By Kennedy Rushing | February 23

Allison hopes her selection as Battalion Commanding Officer will inspire others to appoint women, more specifically minority women, to leadership positions ...

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'ARTivism' event will highlight scholars who use art to confront racism

By Mika Travis | February 23

The Race, Racism and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium will hold its third virtual event, “ARTivism: Using Arts-based Scholarship to Interrogate and Dismantle ...

2021 Piedmont Laureate aims to increase representation in children's literature

By Macon Porterfield | February 23

"After 17 years as a writer, Lyons has published over 15 children’s books with people of color serving main character roles."

Durham's Geer Cemetery sparks discussion of historically neglected Black burial grounds

By Niharika Vattikonda | February 23

Local community organizations and state government partners are paving the way towards more recognition and resources for historically neglected Black ...