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Demonstrators gather at the Board of Trustees' special meeting on June 30 as the Board goes into closed session to deliberate on Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure case.

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UNC-NAACP holds demonstration in protest of Rahsheem Holland's promotion

By Trevor Moore | Jul. 12, 2021

On Monday, July 12, the NAACP held a demonstration in protest of Rahsheem Holland's promotion as acting Chief of UNC Police. The demonstration started with remarks from UNC-Chapel Hill NAACP President Jarrah Faye, who said students at the June 30 protest were not aware or informed that the Board of Trustees meeting would be closed. “I’m not surprised, and I’m sure nobody else here is, because they are known for brutalizing students, and they are known for specifically harassing black students,” she said.

First-year Clayton Covington high-fives people on Franklin Street.

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UNC students discuss events they look forward to in Chapel Hill and Carrboro this fall

By Trevor Moore | Jul. 11, 2021

After over a year on hold, many annual events are set to return to Chapel Hill and Carrboro this fall. Here are just a few examples of the festivities students can attend around town.

Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi's will not be running for reelection, he recently announced. Photo courtesy of Allen Buansi.

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Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi not seeking second term

By Trevor Moore | Jul. 8, 2021

Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi will not seek a second term in office, he announced.

A sign sits at the demonstration in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones organized by the UNC Black Student Movement on June 25, 2021 at Polk Place.

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UNC Black Student Movement holds a demonstration in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Trevor Moore | Jun. 25, 2021

On Friday, UNC's Black Student Movement held a protest outside of Wilson Library in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones. UNC Student Body President Lamar Richards spoke at the event. Richards said he supported the demonstration and was displeased with the decision not to grant Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure. "They say Trustees aren't supposed to talk, aren't supposed to speak out," he said. "But I was elected by a population of 30,000 students to represent them, and I'm going to do that."

Corey Root, Orange County Housing and Community Development Director, poses outside of her home in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021.

Ashlyn Rhyne

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New Orange County Housing Director Corey Root hopes to normalize department's work

By Trevor Moore | Jun. 24, 2021

Corey Root is the new director for the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department. "Corey is absolutely focused on trying to balance this out so that we make sure that housing is a right and housing is available for everybody," Criminal Justice Resource Director Caitlin Fenhagen said.

University Methodist Church on Franklin Street, as pictured on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, had its BLM signs torn down.

Ashlyn Rhyne

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Black Lives Matter door knocked down again at University United Methodist Church

By Trevor Moore | May. 24, 2021

A display honoring the Black Lives Matter movement outside of University United Methodist Church was knocked down sometime between the evening of Thursday, May 6 and the morning of Friday, May 7. While a restored version was put back on display by May 14, Rev. Justin Coleman voiced concern that the person or people who knocked down the door might be willing to do harm to people either verbally or physically.

Members of the Carolina Black Caucus stand outside of the Carolina Inn to protest the UNC decision to deny tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones on Thursday May 20, 2021 before the UNC Board of Trustees meeting.

Helen McGinnis

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UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Kayleigh Carpenter and Trevor Moore | May. 20, 2021

UNC and Chapel Hill community members gathered Thursday morning to show their support for Nikole Hannah-Jones ahead of the Board of Trustees' 9 a.m. meeting at The Carolina Inn. The rally was organized by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP and the Carolina Black Caucus in response to the BOT's choice to not take action on approving a tenured position for Hannah-Jones at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

The first vaccine dose given at UNC’s vaccination clinic is administered in the Student Union on March 31, 2021. As North Carolina began to allow college students to receive coronavirus vaccines, UNC opened a clinic on campus where students can receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Abe Loven

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UNC health experts weigh in on safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after pause

By Trevor Moore | Apr. 19, 2021

We asked some local health experts about the CDC- and FDA-recommended pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, including the risks associated with the vaccine and how the pause will affect distribution at UNC and across North Carolina going forward.

There has been discussion surrounding a new proposed development on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Estes Drive. Some of the conversation about the development has revolved around traffic concerns in the area.

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Proposed Aura development draws comments over traffic and affordable housing concerns

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 30, 2021

Chapel Hill's advisory boards are considering if they want to recommend the project before it is sent to the Town Council for a final decision. If approved, the development is scheduled to be completed and occupied by the end of 2023.

Pharmacist and 1995 UNC alumna Sue Patel prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 in the Friday Center on Chapel Hill.

Morgan Pirozzi

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North Carolina, Orange County look for ways to equitably distribute vaccine

By Trevor Moore | Mar. 21, 2021

Since vaccinations have become available, Orange County BOCC Chairperson Renne Price said the county has been doing everything in its power to continue supporting racial equity. But some community members don't think vaccinations in Orange County are as equitable as they could be.

UNC graduate Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a key scientist in the research behind the COVID-19 vaccine, is recognized at a Hillsborough Town Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

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By Trevor Moore | Jan. 27, 2021

UNC graduate Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a key scientist in the research behind the COVID-19 vaccine, is recognized at a Hillsborough Town Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

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UNC-NAACP holds demonstration in protest of Rahsheem Holland's promotion

UNC students discuss events they look forward to in Chapel Hill and Carrboro this fall

Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi not seeking second term

UNC Black Student Movement holds a demonstration in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

New Orange County Housing Director Corey Root hopes to normalize department's work

Black Lives Matter door knocked down again at University United Methodist Church

UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

UNC health experts weigh in on safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after pause

Proposed Aura development draws comments over traffic and affordable housing concerns

North Carolina, Orange County look for ways to equitably distribute vaccine

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