Elevate is here to do exactly what it says — to give a platform to those whose voices are often silenced. This is a page to celebrate and uplift the underrepresented communities that make up Chapel Hill, who contribute to our culture and daily lives in ways that are often not reported. Elevate adds depth to stories across campus, the town and Orange County.
The page is in part put together and reported by members of the Sharif Durhams Leadership Program, a talent and leadership development course for DTH students from underrepresented groups. Elevate accepts pitches throughout the year for op-eds and letters from members of different groups in our community. Please send submissions to elevate@dailytarheel.com.
Last Thursday's Intersectionality and Mental Health Conference featured both student and faculty speakers from groups like Peer2Peer and Mi Pueblo.
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Last Thursday's Intersectionality and Mental Health Conference featured both student and faculty speakers from groups like Peer2Peer and Mi Pueblo.
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This year marked the Carolina Indian Circles’ 35th annual powwow, one of the largest collegiate powwows on the East Coast — and the CIC's first since the pandemic began in 2020. “It’s kind of like having a family reunion where you’re just coming back to this common space that you only see annually," Evynn Richardson, CIC's culture co-chairperson, said. CIC members said that, especially at a predominately white institution, having a Native American identity often means fighting to have their voices heard.
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"The University should be open to telling this story even if it’s not convenient for its brand. Further, the gross exertion of control over a Black artist does not honor their supposed commitment to supporting 'talented and visionary artists.'"
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On Feb. 23, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services partnered with historically Black colleges and universities to host a mental health summit. The summit, “Peeling Back the Layers on Minority Mental Health,” aimed to address the needs of minority students and faculty at HBCUs in North Carolina and the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I've seen a totally big jump on trauma with our students and, of course, grief,” Aishia Griffin, director of Counseling Services at Bennett College, said.
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In June, photographer Cornell Watson was offered an artist residency at the Stone Center to create a body of work that captured spaces of memory for Black history. He created a project called "Tarred Healing." The photo story was planned to be put on display in the Stone Center, which recently canceled the exhibition, citing "disagreements over content and scope" and that the project has been published in The Washington Post. But to Watson, the decision was censorship. "All they had to do was just put the photos up," he said.
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During a virtual Feb. 24 "Lunchbox Talk", Randi Byrd, a professional affiliate of the University of Vermont's leadership for sustainability master's program, discussed the importance of the connection between plants and North Carolina Indigenous communities.
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The interim chairperson for UNC's Department of Communication, Renée Alexander Craft said she is interested in stories of how Black communities create their own system to share their history and mechanisms of self-care, motivation and empowerment.
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One of the Carolina Latinx Center's newest initiatives, the Latinx Leadership Alliance aims to help unify Latinx communities at UNC. In the months since its first meeting in September, the Alliance grew from five to 10 organizations.
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Since George Floyd's murder in May 2020, Binkley Baptist Church and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Youth Council has held vigils as a way to build community and maintain an ongoing conversation about anti-racism.
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Morehead-Cain scholar Leticia Tuset's short story, titled "Close," explores themes of family and identity, with a specific focus on unusual family dynamics.
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From January 10 to March 20, Ackland Upstairs is hosting installations created by UNC faculty members to compliment their courses. Courses include "First Year Seminar: North Carolina Black Feminisms," "Introduction to Fiction Writing," "Picture That: History of Photography from Tintypes to Instagram" and "Research Methods in Film Studies: Histories of Moviegoing."
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The History, Race and a Way Forward Commission met on Feb. 21 to give updates on the University land acknowledgment, "The Carolina Story: A Virtual Museum of University History," and the Barbee Cemetery.
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Selected by the MLK Celebration Committee, the theme of this year’s lecture revolved around the question “What are we striving for?” It was inspired by a quote from King himself.
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In Raleigh, 77 percent of those arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 were Black, according to the federal data.
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The Trailblazers award recognizes athletes like Synthia Scott Kearney and Reggie McAfee who were pioneers in athletics and made lasting contributions at UNC and beyond.
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The UNC Equity in the Making Lab is working to make makerspaces an equitable environment for students in historically underrepresented communities. Maggie Melo, an assistant professor in SILS who is leading the project, said the lab will be using software to create virtual reality makerspaces for students to provide suggestions on how to make the space more welcoming. “So as they are walking around they are kind of thinking about what the space looks like, but also importantly, what it feels like, because I think that’s a major component to get a better understanding of it,” Melo said.
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Bhangra Elite, a South Asian dance group at UNC, won first place on Feb. 12 at the East Coast Showdown — the team's first in-person competition in two years. At the competition, 13 Bhangra Elite members performed a seven minute set. Performances were evaluated by a panel of five judges. “I would say coming back this year has been so exciting because there's just so much to look forward to,” junior and team co-captain Kaathya Kashyap said.
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Last Thursday, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution reviewed and revised a committee report to evaluate the criteria for renaming several buildings on campus.
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Associate History Professor William Sturkey and civil rights activist and historian Danita Mason-Hogans led the “Race and Memory at UNC” discussion on Feb. 18.
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Announced on Feb. 12, the new ToolBank program allows for workers who are a part of the nonprofit's Casa for Employment & Leadership program to rent tools at a low cost in Carrboro. Mauricio Solano, El Centro Hispano’s economic development manager, said access to tools is necessary for improving workers' abilities to take on new jobs. "The first goal is to increase or improve the income and the economic condition for the Latin community," Solano said.
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