The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities were among many which celebrated Juneteenth this weekend. Held for the first time as a federal holiday, one of the local events was a motorcade through historic Black communities in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
At least three professors of color announced they are leaving the university for other opportunities in the past week alone and the UNC Student Body President wrote an open letter calling for a university-wide reckoning.
As the UNC Baseball season came to a close, one diehard Tar Heel fan announced he will be retiring from leading the cheers for the UNC baseball program. For 13 seasons, Tom Jensen, a Chapel Hill resident, and director of Public Policy Polling was often known as the loudest person in Boshamer Stadium.