Chapel Hill Residents Gather to Celebrate Juneteenth
Over a hundred people gathered at McCorkle Place on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, the annual...
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Protests
Scuffle Between Pro-Confederate and Anti-Racist Demonstrators Breaks Out in Pittsboro
A gathering in Pittsboro turned violent on Thursday after a scuffle broke out between members of...
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Carrboro Passes Resolution Banning Police Chokeholds, Requests Reports on Crime Demographics
The Town of Carrboro passed a resolution enacting changes to its police department’s...
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Juneteenth: A Day of Joy and Pain – and Now National Action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all...
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UNC Historian: ‘Foundation of Our Democracy,’ First Amendment Under Attack
One UNC professor and historian said recent attacks on protesters, the Black Lives Matter...
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Chapel Hill Transit Announces Detours Ahead of Scheduled Protest
Chapel Hill Transit will detour several lines through Friday afternoon, as a scheduled protest is...
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Hundreds March in Hong Kong as Leader Urges Stability
Hundreds of people marched in Hong Kong’s streets on Tuesday to mark a year since the start of...
Read MoreGeorge Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, to Be Buried
The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who was 46 when he was killed, will be laid to rest next...
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UNC Infectious Diseases Expert: ‘We Have Not Flattened the Curve’
One infectious diseases expert said, while we initially did a good job at flattening the curve,...
Read MorePolice Back off as Peaceful Protests Push Deep Reforms
Calls for deep police reforms gained momentum as leaders in the city where George Floyd died at the hands of police pushed to dismantle the entire department. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests demanding a reckoning with...
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