Race and Reckoning News

UNC researchers, Chapel Hill community members and government leaders and family members of James Cates are the backbone of a committee formed to spend a year reviewing the events of a night in November 1970, when Cates was fatally attacked at a… read more

The University’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward recommended that John Washington Graham’s name be removed from the 96-year-old residence hall on what used to be called the Men’s Lower Quad. read more

The University’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward has recommended removal of two more names from campus buildings because of their ties to white supremacy violence. read more

More than 1,200 people across the campus have signed the Roadmap for Racial Equity that calls for action on a list of items intended to increase the presence of people of color in the faculty; rename buildings that bear the names of people… read more

Profiles of the men whose names were removed from four campus buildings, produced by the History, Race and a Way Forward Commission from its research. read more

Charles B. Aycock (class of 1880), Josephus Daniels (class of 1885), Julian S. Carr and Thomas Ruffin Sr. have left the buildings. read more

Members of a 13-member committee appointed by the chancellor voted unanimously to recommend to Kevin Guskiewicz the removal of the names on four campus buildings for their ties to white supremacy. read more

The UNC trustees on Thursday approved a policy for removal of names from campus buildings and public spaces, and a recommendation for four removals could begin moving through the process soon. read more

The names of four people associated with white supremacy should be removed from campus buildings, UNC’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward recommended Friday. Carr Building, Daniels Student Stores and Aycock and Ruffin residence… read more