Black Business Month is Celebrated in August

Black Business Month is Celebrated in August

Black Business Month is celebrated in August — it’s a time to acknowledge and appreciate black-owned businesses across the nation and all that they represent in the country’s continual striving for diversity and equality. Denise Moore, CEO of the Black Business...
Carolina’s Black Pioneers

Carolina’s Black Pioneers

As University of North Carolina Chapel Hill gets ready to welcome the Black Alumni Reunion to town on September 29, 2022, it’s a good time to be reminded of some of the pioneers who, in 1951, broke down barriers for the generations of students who followed. Their...
Happy One Year Anniversary, Joseph Jordan

Happy One Year Anniversary, Joseph Jordan

Joseph Jordan was hired in August 2021 at UNC. As vice provost, he provides leadership and support for centers and institutes in their work as key sites for academic and community engagement, support equity and inclusion across all units, and apply best practices to...
UNC-Chapel Hill to Memorialize James Cates

UNC-Chapel Hill to Memorialize James Cates

James Cates was stabbed to death on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 in an act of racial violence. This month, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it will create a permanent memorial to James Cates Jr. The...
75th Diamond Anniversary: NAACP Umoja Read-in Event

75th Diamond Anniversary: NAACP Umoja Read-in Event

Join the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP as they commemorate their 75th Diamond Anniversary at their first Umoja Read-In event. This special gathering will take place on Saturday, October 8th at 4:00 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Library. All are invited to participate as a...