Speaking with Cornell Watson, Whose Powerful Photography Exhibit, ‘Tarred Healing,’ Is on Display at the Chapel Hill Public Library
“Most importantly, my hope is that Black Chapel Hill can feel a sense of pride. The name of the series is called Tarred Healing and I think a huge part of the healing process is acknowledging our stories, even the painful stories.”
Students Petition NCSU to Remove Tribute to Fascist Design Icon
NC State students want a Le Corbusier-inspired floor in a busy campus building redesigned as recent scholarship has illuminated the iconic architect’s connections to fascist regimes.
NC’s Top Democrats Signed Off on a Big Payday for UNC’s Silent Sam Lawyers, But They Don’t Want to Talk About It
Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein signed off on a $250,000 payday for UNC’s Silent Sam lawyers, raising new questions that few in the state’s political establishment—Republicans and Democrats alike—appear to be willing to answer.
Year In Review: In Higher Ed, Higher Stakes as the UNC System Becomes More Politicized
It was another tumultuous year for one of the largest public institutions in North Carolina—the UNC System.
Since May, Nine Top Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill Have Announced Their Retirements or Departures from the University
Five of the departures are deans of prominent schools. In addition to executive vice chancellor and provost Bob Blouin, three others are top-ranking staff members.
Legacies of Lincoln: Part I
The Legends of Lions Park: How North Carolina’s civil rights movement stormed through a Carrboro gridiron
Where They Stood: A Photojournalist Documents the Nation’s Fallen Confederate Monuments
Most of these monuments didn’t go up immediately following the Civil War; instead, their time frame coincides with the segregation era in the South as a reminder of who was in charge.
More Silent Sam Coverage
UNC Police Chief Resigns After Less Than Two Years on the Job
Rasheem Holland, who scuffled with student protestors last week during the tenure vote for Nikole Hannah-Jones, will serve as interim chief.
UNC Press Now In the Crosshairs of Board of Governors As It Refuses to Reappoint Professor Who Criticized Its Handling of Silent Sam
Eric Muller has served two five-year terms on the UNC Press Board, and chairman for much of that time. The Board refused to re-appoint Muller, who has been critical of the UNC System’s handling of sensitive issues of race and history.
Departures of Faculty Members of Color From UNC Cost the Community More Than Lost Scholarship
Black faculty members contribute in countless ways and their departures due to the systemic racism that the university has yet to grapple with will have consequences that reverberate all over the UNC community.
Where’s the Line between Free Speech and Fighting Words? Depends on Who Your Court Judge Is.
UNC anti-racist Maya Little was convicted in April for using “fighting words.” They point out the way their case compares to what they heard for years from neo-Confederates.
North Carolina Is Second In the Nation for Removing Confederate Symbols
Twenty-four symbols, including Confederate monuments, were removed from public spaces in North Carolina last year.
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