I On Air Now: 97.9 FM - Listen Live
Chapelboro.com
  • Listen Live
  • News
    • News Section
    • Newsletters
    • Local Government
    • UNC News
    • World and National News
    • Environment
    • Forum On The Hill
  • Local Elections
  • Sports
    • Sports Section
    • UNC Sports
    • Art Chansky’s Sports Notebook
    • Art’s Angle
    • Holding Court With David Glenn
    • Inside Carolina Live
    • 97.9 The Hill WCHL: Flagship Station for Tar Heel Sports
      • The Carolina Football Hour
  • Town Square
    • Town Square Section
    • Columns
      • Exploring Your Creative Genius
      • Holding Court with David Glenn
      • Playing in the Dirt
      • Little Big Moments
      • Refugium
      • Small Business, Big Lessons ®
      • This Just In
    • Features
      • Monthly Features
        • Ask The Electrician
        • Bridging the Gap
        • Paying It Forward
        • Positively Mebane
        • Small Surprise Spotlight
        • Talking TABLE
        • Wonderful Water
      • Our Town: Stories of Chapel Hill
      • Talking Culture
    • Hometown Hero Awards
    • Viewpoints
    • Obituaries and Announcements
    • Photos
  • 97.9 The Hill WCHL
    • 97.9 The Hill WCHL Programming
      • 97.9 The Hill WCHL Radio Home
      • This Morning with Aaron Keck
      • The Morning Grind
      • The Record Shop
      • Indie with Andy
      • News on The Hill
      • Live & Local Music
      • After Hours With AJ
    • More Local Shows
      • On The Porch
      • Exploring Your Creative Genius
      • If You Only Knew
    • Conversations with the Mayors
    • Chatham County Roundup
    • Studio Rentals at 97.9 The Hill WCHL
    • Promotions
      • Promotions Page Home
      • The Impossible Quiz
      • Love Song Dedications on 97.9 The Hill!
      • 97.9 The Hill T-Shirt Design Contest!
      • Teachers Rock on 97.9 The Hill!
      • Refer A Friend Program
    • New Music Monday
  • Things To Do
    • Local Events Calendar
    • Concert Calendar
    • Chapelboro Downtown Shopping Guide
    • Chapel Hill Area Summer Camps Guide
    • Weekend Around The Hill
    • Discover South Green Flats
  • Love Song Dedications

Select Page

Photo Gallery: Residents Gather in Protest After White Supremacists Disrupt Virtual NAACP Town Hall

Posted by Dakota Moyer | Aug 3, 2020 | Photos, Town Square

After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
LaTarndra Strong - who attended the virtual town hall disrupted by white supremacists - speaks to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
LaTarndra Strong – who attended the virtual town hall disrupted by white supremacists – speaks to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A man knelt during speeches as dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A man knelt during speeches as dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
LaTarndra Strong spoke to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
LaTarndra Strong spoke to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Chapel Hill poet laureate CJ Suitt speaks to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Chapel Hill poet laureate CJ Suitt speaks to the dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver - who attended the virtual town hall that was disrupted by white supremacists - speaks to dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver – who attended the virtual town hall that was disrupted by white supremacists – speaks to dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After a virtual town hall was disrupted by white supremacists, dozens of residents gathered in protest in Hillsborough on Saturday, August 1. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Related Stories
‹
Hillsborough Officials, Residents Condemn White Supremacist Disruption of NAACP Virtual Town Hall
Elected officials and residents gathered once again on Saturday at the old courthouse in Hillsborough to condemn the actions taken by white supremacists during a virtual Zoom call. On July 26, a virtual Northern Orange NAACP town hall event on how to transform and improve law enforcement was disrupted by white supremacists. The Zoom call was interrupted when users […]
Students, Elected Officials Rally in Hillsborough for Black Lives Matter Movement
Young students took to the streets in Hillsborough on Tuesday, rallying around the Black Lives Matter movement and calling for an end to systemic racism in the country. “These issues of racism are so on the minds of young people now and they’ve watched the generations ahead of us kind of, I don’t want to […]
Black Lives Matter Activists Call for Equality, Police Reform on the Fourth of July
Hours after an Independence Day celebration in downtown Hillsborough, Black Lives Matter activists gathered at the same location to call for equality and police reform. “No one wants to do this,” Event organizer Del Ward said. “We don’t want to be out here.” Saturday’s protest in Hillsborough was one of hundreds that have popped up […]
Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter Protest on the Fourth of July in Hillsborough
Photo Gallery: Hundreds of Protesters Gather in Downtown Hillsborough
Chapelboro.com does not charge subscription fees. You can support local journalism and our mission to serve the community. Contribute today – every single dollar matters.
Hillsborough: Snow Storm Response, Board of Commissioners Meeting, Development Begins
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, January 27, discussing town news and events. He discussed the current road conditions in Hillsborough, and the town's response to the storm. He also discussed the plan for a meeting of the board of commissioners that was cancelled due to the weather. He also talked about a housing development at Cate's Creek that just broke ground, and more.
Orange County Communities to Observe Martin Luther King Day Jan. 19. Here's How it Affects Services.
The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19 will affect local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s what residents can expect this year: Town of Chapel Hill Most town offices will be closed Monday. Residential trash normally collected Monday will be collected Wednesday, Jan. 21. Curbside recycling collection will […]
Hillsborough: Oakdale Village Rezone, Utility Work, Cemetery Wall Damaged
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, January 13, discussing town news and events. He talked about the business of the most recent board of commissioners meeting, which saw a rezoning request for Oakdale Village, and more. He also discussed some upcoming utility work that will close a section of Corbin Street, as well as a New  Years Eve automobile accident that saw a cemetery wall damaged on Corbin Street, and more.
Hillsborough Reinstalls Pump Station Infrastructure After Flood Repairs, But Relocation Challenge Remains
Hillsborough crews successfully moved its wastewater pump station off temporary equipment to a permanent pump after repairs from July's storm.
Hillsborough: Sewer Pump Station, BRIC Funding, New Year
Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, January 6, discussing town news and events. He talked about the town's sewer pump station near the Eno River coming fully back online for the first time since Tropical Depression Chantal. He also talked about the process of getting the BRIC funding to have that pump station moved. He looked ahead to the new year for the town, and more.
›

Share:

PreviousForest Lawyer: Cooper Must ‘Follow the Law’ on Virus Orders
NextHillsborough Officials, Residents Condemn White Supremacist Disruption of NAACP Virtual Town Hall

On Air Now: 97.9 FM

  • Chapelboro Week in Review
  • I Listen Live
    WCHL Broadcast Calendar

  • Contact Info
  • Meet Our Staff
  • Contact Our News Department
  • Advertise with Us
  • Submit an Opinion Column
  • Submit a Hometown Hero
  • Submit an Obituary or Announcement
  • Community Guidelines
  • Chapel Hill Media Group Ownership

Chapelboro.com and WCHL, equal opportunity employers, are dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies at the station. We seek the help of local organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station. Organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact WCHL by calling (919) 933-4165.

FCC PUBLIC INSPECTION FILES

© Chapelboro
WCHL

1525 East Franklin Street, Suite 4

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 933-4165 Office

© Copyright 2026 Chapelboro.com. All rights reserved.

Center of Excellence Annual Open House
Center of Excellence Annual Open House
Center of Excellence Annual Open House
500 Millstone Dr, Hillsborough
500 Millstone Dr, Ste 104, Hillsborough
Join in the Fun at the Annual Open House!
Join in the Fun at the Annual Open House!
X
X