Scenes from the 2024 MLK Event at UNC Friday Center Chapel Hill

Scenes from the 2024 MLK Event at UNC Friday Center Chapel Hill

Photos of the 2024 MLK/Harvey Beech Scholarship Community Celebration, held at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Image 1 of 10 The MLK Jr. Week of Celebration is part of a campus-wide initiative to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his legacy, and...
Black History Month 2024

Black History Month 2024

Hillsborough, NC — The Orange County Office of Equity & Inclusion is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable community for all residents. Black History Month is a time for us to come together and recognize the invaluable contributions of Black...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Events

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Events

UNC MLK Jr. Week of Celebration The MLK Jr. Week of Celebration is part of a UNC-Chapel Hill campus-wide initiative to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his legacy, and his ideals. Carolina began its celebrations of Dr. King’s life and legacy long before there was a...
Ms. Lillian Lee

Ms. Lillian Lee

Lillian Lee is one of those guardians of the Chapel Hill community who puts her arms around the town’s soul, holds its close and tries to protect it. And she’s done an amazing job. In 1965, during her husband Howard’s graduate school years, she joined a colleague —...
Howard N. Lee

Howard N. Lee

One of the great moments in civil rights history took place in Chapel Hill on May 6th, 1969. That’s when Howard N. Lee was elected mayor of this town. In so doing, he became the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since...