Historical Civil Rights Task Force Presents Findings to Chapel Hill Town Council
Last fall, Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger created the Historic Civil Rights Commemorations Task...
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Chapel Hill Collecting Civil Rights Stories
The Town of Chapel Hill is collecting the stories of people who lived in Chapel Hill during the 1960s and experienced the Civil Rights Movement. The Historic Civil Rights Commemorative Task Force, created by Mayor Pam Hemminger...
Read MoreFormer UNC Law Professor Named Interim Director of Civil Rights Organization
A former UNC School of Law professor has been named the interim executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. The organization announced the hiring of Kareem Crayton on Wednesday morning. Crayton will serve as...
Read MoreCivil 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.
Read MoreVote (Likely) Set For August 1 On UNC Center For Civil Rights
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
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
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
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
Sports can be a powerful tool for social justice. How well are we using it?
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