Elevate: Amplifying voices in our community

Judit Alvarado, community outreach field coordinator for FFORC, poses for a portrait outside of Wilson Library on Nov. 20, 2021. "The goal of FFORC Is to work and partner with communities to help continue the work of food access and physical activity," Alvarado said.

UNC research group creates more outdoor opportunities for local communities

By Ryan Koluch | Nov. 30

UNC’s Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative is working with underserved communities in Orange County through a project called Communities on the Move. “A lot of the research we do is not us coming in and doing studies that we are interested in,” FFORC Community Outreach Field Coordinator and Orange County resident Judit Alvarado said. “It is more about learning what communities need. We focus on trying to find ways to align our research with our communities’ needs and desires.”

UNC's School of Journalism and Media bears the name of Walter Hussman, a top donor, who opposed Nikole Hannah-Jones' bid for tenure.

'We’re hemorrhaging faculty of color': BIPOC faculty feel undervalued at UNC

By Jennifer Tran | Nov. 30

While the number of faculty members of color at UNC has increased gradually in the past decade, many prominent members are choosing to leave the University. “We’re hemorrhaging faculty of color,” Dr. Keisha Gibson, vice chairperson of diversity and inclusion for the department of medicine, said. “This institution — we are absolutely hemorrhaging them.”

Members of the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward meet virurtally on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, for the last full public commission meeting of the year.

History, Race and a Way Forward commission discusses naming removals and land acknowledgement

By Keerthana Gotur | Nov. 30

The Commission met Monday to discuss a new ad-hoc committee to review naming removals, progress with the University's land acknowledgement and the Unsung Founder's Memorial webinar series.

Dontae Sharpe speaks at a rally organized by various social justice groups urging a full pardon after his 2019 exoneration on July 9, 2021, at the North Carolina State Capitol building. Photo courtesy of Angelica Edwards/News & Observer.

Dontae Sharpe granted pardon of innocence from the governor

By Meagan Bergstrom | Nov. 29

“A pardon of innocence is a formal recognition that the person is actually innocent and therefore their conviction and their incarceration was wrongful," Theresa Newman, one of Sharpe’s lawyers, said. "That has a very profound effect on the person who receives it, and it had a very, very profound effect on Mr. Sharpe.”

Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of American Studies, Benjamin Frey, Ph.D., is working with computer scientists to create a new Cherokee language translation model. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Frey.

UNC-based researchers developing tool to teach Cherokee language

By Natalie Varma | Nov. 29

“We want to increase the exposure of the Cherokee language to the general public, so people can get to know this language,” Shiyue Zhang, one of the developers of the program, said.

UNC alumnus Justin Hadad will become the University’s 53rd Rhodes scholar. Hadad is pictured in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo courtesy of Justin Hadad.

UNC alumnus Justin Hadad wins Rhodes scholarship, will study economics at Oxford

By Lia Salvatierra | Nov. 28

Justin Hadad will pursue a Master of Philosophy in economics at the University of Oxford, where he hopes to continue studying market design. He is the second of three UNC students and alumni to join the Rhodes scholars class of 2022.

Miss Indian NC, Kaitlyn Deal, performs the song 'Brown Skin' on a hand drum at the CIC cultural showcase on Nov. 18, 2021 at the Great Hall.

Carolina Indian Circle celebrates annual culture showcase

By Aisha Baiocchi | Nov. 22

“It’s been the first showcase we’ve had since COVID,” said Evynn Richardson, who is a first-year and member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe and Nansemond Nation. "And not having one for the past two years, I’m just excited for everyone to showcase what they’ve worked on and what’s important to them pertaining to their indigeneity.”

DTH Photo Illustration. Thanksgiving is this Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.

Column: We don't need to keep doing Friendsgiving

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | Nov. 22

"For all of the positivity surrounding Friendsgiving, the celebration still revolves around the most controversial American tradition: Thanksgiving."

People rallied in the Pit in support of Maya Little before placing flowers at the site where James Cates was killed in 1970.

UNC community honors memory of James Cates on the anniversary of his death

By Jade Neptune | Nov. 21

Friends, family and advocates for Cates shared his story and discussed ongoing efforts to memorialize him at the remembrance event. "James was more than just a neighbor, he was a best friend,” Robert Campbell, a local minister and childhood friend of Cates', said. “He was a visionary and I just try to imagine, what would he have accomplished if he was still alive today?”

Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken is opening a Chapel Hill location in March 2022.

'Built on love:" Rise Biscuits to open new location in Chapel Hill

By Ethan Horton | Nov. 21

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, a Triangle-founded biscuit and donut chain, is opening its first Chapel Hill location in March.

DTH File. Students mourn around a memorial for James Cates in 2018 at the site where he was killed in 1970.

Editorial: 51 years after the murder of James Cates Jr., we are still complicit

By Editorial Board | Nov. 21

"The story of Cates is more than a hate crime. It is about the complicity of so many local institutions based in white supremacy — institutions whose difficult history we still have not reconciled today."

"The land represents stability," reads a plaque at the front of the Gift by the Student Union. The Gift is an art installation that celebrates symbols drawn from Native American traditions and the natural world.

'We are here': First Nations Graduate Circle hosts land acknowledgement rally

By Liv Reilly | Nov. 19

UNC's First Nations Graduate Circle hosted a rally in The Gift on Wednesday, encouraging all students and staff to learn about UNC’s prospective land acknowledgment. “This was built on stolen lands from brown people, and built on the backs of enslaved Black people,” said Lydia Ruth Mansfield, historian for the Carolina Indian Circle and member of the Lumbee tribe. “It is so important that we acknowledge that history and not shy away from it.”

A woman crosses Columbia St in front of Fraternity Court on March 28, 2021.

Column: Students in Greek Life aren’t too young to learn about race

By Caitlyn Yaede and Zari Taylor | Nov. 18

"It’s a privilege to even have the opportunity to have these issues explained rather than learning as you go as someone who lives with the consequences of not being an able-bodied, cishet, rich white man in this country."

Editorial: We stand with The Daily Gamecock — enough is enough.

By Editorial Board | Nov. 18

"We will continue to use our voices as student journalists to call upon the University to be more accountable to students — not to their public image. We commend and support The Daily Gamecock in this struggle towards more equitable and fair university leadership."

Kellen Hoxworth, a professor at Florida State University, leads a discussion about Dave Carson, a comedian who built his career upon stereotypical depictions of South Asian men and women during British colonial rule of India, at UNC called “Dave Carson’s Brownface Empire” on Monday.

Carolina Asia Center event discusses "Dave Carson's Brownface Empire"

By Brooke Elliott | Nov. 16

Kellen Hoxworth, a professor at Florida State University, led a discussion at UNC called “Dave Carson’s Brownface Empire” on Monday to discuss the performances of Dave Carson, a comedian who built his career upon stereotypical depictions of South Asian men and women during British colonial rule of India.

Hari Kondabolu speaks on Monday in the Carolina Union's Great Hall about the mischaracterization of South Asians in American media. This talk was the final event in a series sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center called “From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brown Voice and Brownface."

Comedian Hari Kondabolu discusses stereotyping of South Asians in media

By Abby Pender | Nov. 16

Comedian Hari Kondabolu — along with community panelists — discussed his documentary “The Problem with Apu" and harmful media stereotypes of South Asian Americans at an event in the Great Hall on Monday.

Community members attend Africa Fest on Nov. 13. Put on by the UNC African Studies Center, it is the first UNC event dedicated to African culture.

UNC ASC hosts first Africa Fest, highlights contemporary African art and culture

By Emily Shih | Nov. 16

The UNC African Studies Center hosted its first ever Africa Fest on Saturday. “We knew that there was an absence of an opportunity to learn about Africa that wasn’t technical,” ASC Associate Director Ada Umenwaliri said.

Baiquni is a graduate student in history who participates at the Indonesia Table. Photo courtesy of Suci Farahdilla.

Meja Bahasa Indonesia celebrates Indonesian culture on UNC's campus

By Madi Kirkman | Nov. 16

Meja Bahasa Indonesia offers UNC students the opportunity to learn about Indonesian culture and history. “I love creating a place where the Indonesian students can come out and show off their enthusiasm for their language and enthusiasm for their culture,” Kevin Fogg, associate director of the Carolina Asia Center, said.

Senior environmental studies major and public policy minor Caroline Pharr spearheaded the petition to build a permanent ramp at the Old Well. She sits on the steps of the Old Well on Nov. 15 with her dog Franklin who is training to become a service animal.

UNC student organizations petition to add a permanent ramp at the Old Well

By Valeria Cloës | Nov. 16

UNC students are calling for the University to take action and provide more permanent on-campus solutions for students with disabilities.

Vanya Bhat, a junior majoring in neuroscience and medical anthropology, poses for a portrait on Nov. 11 outside of Davie Hall. Mental health is especially stigmatized in Asian American communities, Bhat said.

After petition, two AAPI providers were hired at CAPS, students say there's more work ahead

By Natalie Varma | Nov. 15

Last spring, UNC community members petitioned for more representation of providers from Asian-American and Pacific Islander backgrounds within UNC CAPS. Since then, the University has hired two providers who self-identify as AAPI.