Since 1976, the month of February has annually served as a time to commemorate and celebrate the contributions of African Americans throughout history. While having evolved from it’s initial designation...
Imagine: you’re flipping through a history textbook, and land on the section on the Civil Rights movement. What do you see? Do you see an array of colors, of people with all skin tones coming together...
While it feels so easy to take it for granted, education is one of the most important, and tragically, most neglected human rights in the world. The ability of the individual to receive a proper education...
Many people have grown familiar with the term “HBCU”, but there’s so much more depth, value, legacy, and culture going unrecognized.
THE HISTORY
The term “HBCU" refers to historically...
In line with similar actions taken by other states, the movement to change the names of various North Carolina institutions and structures with former ties to racism and slavery has swept the state in...
Sam Heyl, Opinion and Creative Writing Editor
• February 10, 2023
You’d think that sitting in a classroom on a Monday morning in the middle of January, you’d be safe from any discourse surrounding the coveted and contested holiday of February 14th. But you’d be...
2023 marks the 125th anniversary of the only successful coup d'état in United States history, the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898. The coup saw the eviction of the elected government of Wilmington, ...
November is Native American Heritage Month. This month, and all other months, we honor and celebrate the beautiful cultures and contributions of the Indigenous peoples of the land we call home today. Indigenous...