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UNC softball uses eight run seventh inning to take down UNCG, 15-5

| March 26

Elevate: Amplifying voices in our community

Stone Center releases spring exhibit, focuses on slavery and the past

By Mary Mungai | February 14

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History has begun its spring exhibit and speaker series for the semester. The collection offers a ...

'A vehicle and a voice': NC Black newspapers preserve history, increase representation

By Eliza Benbow | February 6

Carl Kenney, an adjunct professor at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, said the Black press has always been a vehicle to counter negative imagery ...

'It's a part of me that nobody can change': MSA celebrates World Hijab Day

By Adele Morris | February 5

Wednesday, Feb. 1, was World Hijab Day, an international holiday to raise awareness and celebrate Muslim hijabi women. The UNC Muslim Students ...

Cortland Gilliam, Chapel Hill's new poet laureate, hopes to give back and uplift

By Stefan Stalker | February 2

Chapel Hill's new poet laureate Cortland Gilliam recently began in his position, and he hopes to amplify suppressed voices and educate young members of ...

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UNC students and staff ring in the Year of the Rabbit

By Annie Ham | January 31

As the Year of the Rabbit begins, UNC students and faculty start off with celebrations, food, the Hong Kong ballet and other festivities to ring in the ...

'Tarred Healing' debuts at National Civil Rights Museum nearly a year after UNC pulled the display

By Lauren Rhodes | January 24

Almost a year "Tarred Healing" was pulled from display at the University, Cornell Watson's photo project debuted at National Civil Rights Museum. ...

Tell us what you think about Elevate

By Clay Morris and Sonia Rao | January 20

We’re surveying our readership and staff to hear their opinions on whether “Elevate” is still serving underrepresented communities and not otherizing ...

NC farmers aim to make agriculture inclusive for underrepresented communities

By Eliza Benbow | January 18

Though a third of North Carolina's rural population is comprised of people of color, over 95 percent of North Carolina's agricultural producers are white. ...

A call for action: Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Laney Crawley | January 16

“My dream is that one day soon I will find a way to stop just celebrating the dream and start living it," attendees said at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

UNC prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Eilah Wood | January 11

The annual UNC Week of Celebration kicks off next Sunday. It will include four events orchestrated by students and faculty that highlight the efforts ...

Community organizations to host MLK Day events centered around young voices

By Audrey Kashatus | January 9

The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities will hold several events to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day and celebrate the day's namesake's legacy. The ...

'Things we need to address': Parents reflect on achievement gap within CHCCS

By Lucy Marques | November 30

“It’s not about individual people, it's about systems,” CHCCS graduate and parent Vickie Feaster Fornville said. “And if you’re not willing ...

Triangle music groups seek to create safe spaces for local LGBTQ+ community

By Maddie Policastro | November 29

Throughout the Triangle, several music groups — including the Triangle Gay Men's Chorus, Common Woman Chorus and Triangle Pride Band — create safe ...

Chapel Hill Bible Church leaders face allegations, investigations over abusive behavior

By Emmy Martin | November 29

Over the last few years, over 200 people have left Chapel Hill Bible Church due to concerns over sexism, racism and emotional abuse by leaders in the ...

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Over 1,200 vinyl records of one the first Black students at UNC to be donated to NCCU

By Sierra President | November 27

The music collection of LeRoy Frasier, one the first Black students at UNC, will be donated to N.C. Central University.

Carrboro residents struggle with action regarding town's white supremacist namesake

By Sophia Fanning | November 22

For the last 109 years, Carrboro has borne the name of Julian Carr, a businessman, philanthropist and white supremacist who gave the dedication speech ...

'Grief is love lost': UNC community dedicates permanent memorial to James Cates

By Allie Kelly | November 22

The James Lewis Cates Jr. memorial — an outcome of years of student and local advocacy — was officially dedicated in the Pit on Monday. Cates, ...

Chapel Hill Town Council to vote on resolution regarding Operation Readi-Rock

By Carly Breland | November 16

During the Nov. 16 town council meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to approve a resolution that will acknowledge harm caused by the Graham Street ...

Gov. Cooper appoints members of equity task force to implement pandemic recovery

By Maddie Van Meter | November 15

Gov. Roy Cooper announced the appointment of several members to the Andrea Harris Equity Task Force. The mission of the task force is to advise state ...

Sancar Center hosts event for Azerbaijan Victory and Flag Day, celebrates culture

By Phoebe Martel | November 15

Last Saturday evening, members of the Azerbaijani diaspora, Triangle-area officials and Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy analysts gathered to celebrate ...