by Admin | Dec 7, 2023 | STORIES
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...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2023 | STORIES
Tressie McMillan Cottom is a sociologist, professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, columnist for the New York Times, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Her 2017 book, Lower Ed, has been cited by influential American policymakers, among them the esteemed...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2023 | STORIES
Rebecca Clark (1915-2009), a former UNC Chapel Hill staff member, African-American political activist, and civil rights organizer, fought against unequal pay and workplace discrimination. Clark worked briefly as a housekeeper at the Carolina Inn in the late 1930s and...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2023 | STORIES
By James Dupree | Photography by John Michael Simpson | This article first appeared in the September/October 2023 issue of Chapel Hill Magazine. Trading in his chef’s hat for farmer’s boots, Howard Allen followed his calling to cultivate a beacon for...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2023 | STORIES
Superior Court Judge Carl Fox has been a fixture in Orange and Chatham County courtrooms since 1978, when he first began his law career as an assistant district attorney. “After nearly 40 years of practicing law in the same community, I’ve made many, many friends and...
by Admin | May 25, 2023 | STORIES
Meet Kiara Sanders, the visual artist behind the African American Trailblazers mural. This mural honors twelve Black leaders from Chapel Hill and Carrboro who helped shape and improve our community. The mural features twelve African American pioneers who were vital to...
