Asian American Center to host mental health discussion
By Kelly Kendall | Feb. 14, 2022The UNC Asian American Center will host it "Topics in Asian American Mental Health: A Discussion" event this Wednesday at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
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The UNC Asian American Center will host it "Topics in Asian American Mental Health: A Discussion" event this Wednesday at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
Read More »The UNC Asian American Center will host it "Topics in Asian American Mental Health: A Discussion" event this Wednesday at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
Read More »The UNC club table tennis team provides its 33 members with an opportunity to play the sport as well as build community.
Read More »Robert Smith III is leaving his current role as associate chairperson for administration in the Department of Neurology at the UNC School of Medicine. He will take on the role of vice dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health on Feb. 28.
Read More »On Feb. 9, acclaimed historian and Georgetown University professor Marcia Chatelain delivered UNC’s 2022 Black History Month lecture, discussing her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that explores the relationship between McDonald's and Black entrepreneurship. "There’s really rarely an accounting for the cultural work — and the effective cultural work — that corporations, particularly fast-food corporations, do in ingratiating themselves to Black experiences and Black cultural forms,” she said.
Read More »On Feb. 12, three Black local filmmakers will show their creations at the first Chapel Hill Black Film Festival at the Varsity Theater. The doors open at 1:30 p.m., and all-day passes go for $25.
Read More »With Black History Month underway, here's a list of events happening around Chapel Hill and Carrboro to celebrate.
Read More »Black History Month is celebrated annually throughout the month of February. The campus community has planned the 2022 Black History Month Lecture, "Blood Done Sign my Name" live performance by Mike Wiley, and the Race and Memory at UNC discussion with William Sturkey and Danita Mason-Hogans. The UNC Black Student Movement is also hosting a collection of events.
Read More »The Carolina Asia Center will host "Korean Cinema: The Work of Bong Joon-Ho", a Zoom discussion on Korean culture on Feb. 9. The discussion is the first part of a speaker series that will later focus on Korean Pop and Korean beauty.
Read More »"Black History Month is a time to spotlight the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans that dealt with centuries of slavery, legalized discrimination, systemic racism and interpersonal hatred and anti-Blackness."
Read More »Scott McCue, a pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, said the scholarship aims to take reparative action for the history of enslavement at UNC.
Read More »The UNC School of Social Work launched its inaugural Black History Month Research Series last Wednesday. The series highlights work from an anti-racist approach by faculty, doctoral students, alumni and external researchers.
Read More »UNC’s American Sign Language club is an organization that teaches students about Deaf culture, ASL vocabulary and other deaf-related content and media. “Language is such a bridge to other people," said Micah Baldonado, an ASL club member. "It just felt really humbling to be able to learn more about Deaf culture and immerse myself in something that I totally wouldn’t expect myself to place myself in."
Read More »Owner and chef Ricky Moore said the dishes are simple and authentically African-influenced, chosen with the goal of indirectly educating people with food.
Read More »The project is using machine learning technology to digitize every Jim Crow law passed in North Carolina between the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras. The team plans to expand the initiative to other states with the support of a $400,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Read More »Associate professor William Sturkey focuses on the history of race in the American South, writing about the experiences of non-white people who have fundamentally shaped American history but have largely been excluded from the narrative around it. "I love empowering students to talk about race in America," he said.
Read More »Four cultural centers — the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the Asian American Center, the Carolina Latinx Center and the American Indian Center — have come together in a new partnership. Called the UNC Alliance, the partnership is for the centers to collaborate to examine crucial issues of equity and justice. “We have a very big vision,” Krupal Amin, associate director of the AAC, said.
Read More »“I would tell first-generation college students — first years specifically — that college might seem really, really difficult," senior Melanie Godinez-Cedillo said. “But if you lean on each other and stay rooted to who you are as a person, you will be able to succeed in whatever you pursue.”
Read More »Buena Vibra, a restaurant and bar specializing in Caribbean cuisine, is set to open next week on East Rosemary Street. Its owners say the restaurant is all about bringing positive energy to the community, with "Buena Vibra" translating to "good vibes" in Spanish.
Read More »“I think this is a step in the right direction, but I would have to say that we still have a ways to go,” Price said. “Racism, discrimination and prejudice are so embedded in our society — we must recognize these issues so we can begin to address them."
Read More »UNC senior Azaria Woods started her baking business at 11 years old. Now, Cupcake Craze by Azaria delights the UNC community with its variety of treats including cupcakes, dipped pretzels, cookies and cake pops.
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