In a 4-3 ruling on Dec. 16, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down a voter photo ID requirement, ending a four-year legal battle between state Republican lawmakers and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
The Town of Chapel Hill has allocated $9.1 million towards affordable housing this year. That money will help build over 300 units, many for those earning less than 30 percent of the area's median income.
Police reports issued over the past few years by the Carrboro Police Department and Chapel Hill Police Department show that traffic stops disproportionately impact Black and Hispanic drivers. In response to these data trends, local police and governments have cooperated to reduce differences in enforcement.
The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the implementation of its Climate Action Plan, the future of Franklin Street and concerns about the UNC Cogeneration Facility at a meeting on Wednesday night.
Since the start of the year, Chapel Hill has been rocked by uncharacteristic violence — 2022 has seen five homicides so far.
This month, on the 40th anniversary of the environmental justice protests, Warren County residents are partnering with UNC's Wilson Library to commemorate their resistance with a photo exhibit.
On Aug. 20, Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils joined N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange in presenting Frances Lloyd Shetley, now 95, with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award granted by the North Carolina governor for service to the state. Since she moved to Carrboro as a young woman, Shetley has played a leading role in transforming the town. “There’s nobody who could possibly be more deserving than Frances Shetley,” Carrboro Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Romaine said.
"Racist Roots" explores the origins of the modern death penalty, its use by English colonists, its role as a tool of intimidation against African slaves and its institutionalization during the Jim Crow era.
Starting April 22, the festival will include two nights of live music at several venues including Cat’s Cradle. In addition, there will be a virtual lecture on sneaker culture, an exhibition of hip-hop scholarship and a public mural. “When you think about chronicling the South, I don’t think you can do that without considering the hip-hop South,” Christopher Massenburg (also known as Dasan Ahanu), an adjunct professor at UNC and one of the festival co-curators, said.
"House Us Now" demonstrators gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza in downtown Chapel Hill on Saturday in hopes of constructing affordable housing units for people who make less than 30 percent of the area median income. In Chapel Hill, the AMI is about $22,500 per year.
Members of The Daily Tar Heel's editing staff talk about what its been like covering COVID-19 over the past year as student journalists.
Hear how students are celebrating Valentine's Day this year from the editors of the Arts and Culture Desk. Video by Isaiah Dickerson, Gabriel Morrison and Daniella Escobar.
