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Chapel Hill Collecting Civil Rights Stories

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Apr 16, 2018 | News Around Town

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...

Former UNC Law Professor Named Interim Director of Civil Rights Organization

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | Nonprofit

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...

Civil Rights Center Advocates Eye BOG Meeting

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 12, 2017 | UNC

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.

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.

UNC BOG to Hold Center for Civil Rights Public Hearing

Posted by Staff | May 9, 2017 | UNC

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...

Northside 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...

One 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...

Civil 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...

Stroman 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?

North 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...

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