Civil Rights Center Advocates Eye BOG Meeting
The Board of Governors is not slated to vote on the UNC Center for Civil Rights, but advocates aren’t convinced it won’t happen.
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Vote (Likely) Set For August 1 On UNC Center For Civil Rights
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 11, 2017 | UNC
The fate of the UNC Center for Civil Rights could be decided on Tuesday, August 1 – if the Board of Governors waits that long.
Read MoreUNC BOG to Hold Center for Civil Rights Public Hearing
The future of the UNC Center for Civil Rights is unclear, after a proposal was filed to ban its lawyers from litigation. The Educational Planning, Policies and Programs committee of the UNC Board of Governors debated the...
Read MoreNorthside Festival Celebrates Community, Honors Chapel Hill Freedom Fighters
Posted by Staff | May 4, 2017 | News Around Town
On Saturday afternoon, it was hot and humid. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing in the blocked-off portion of the road between Roberson Street and Graham Street. “I done got too old to do that; I’ll watch them. It’s...
Read MoreOne on One: Our most important lawyer
Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 5, 2016 | D.G. Martin
The most important lawyer in modern North Carolina history finally has a biography. This week UNC Press is releasing “Julius Chambers: A Life in the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights” by Richard A. Rosen and Joseph Mosnier. If you...
Read MoreCivil Rights Activist Patt Derian Passes Away in Chapel Hill
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 20, 2016 | Featured, Obituaries
Patt Derian passed away early Friday morning at her home in Chapel Hill with family by her side. Derian served as the deputy director of the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign in 1976. After Carter won that election, Derian...
Read MoreStroman On Sports: Sports And Social Justice
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 6, 2015 | UNC Sports
Sports can be a powerful tool for social justice. How well are we using it?
Read MoreNorth Carolina Voting Rights Trial Begins Monday
Posted by Staff | Jul 10, 2015 | State Government
The case against a set of voting laws passed by the General Assembly in 2013 begins Monday in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights groups, including the North Carolina NAACP, took issue with a series of...
Read MoreOn July 4, Remembering Our Civil Rights Legacy
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 3, 2014 | News Around Town
Chapel Hill and Carrboro are both holding events this week to commemorate America’s centuries-long fight for equality.
Read More“Moral March” Draws Tens Of Thousands
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 10, 2014 | State
The NAACP’s “Moral March” was the largest civil rights march in the South in decades.
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