black history

October 4, 2011 - As the Occupy Wall Street protests enter their third week, UNC-Chapel Hill is holding a symposium on the life and work of Frantz Fanon. What message would the Black theoretician have for the activists in the streets of Lower Manhattan?

November 7, 2008 - This week's historic election of Barack Obama has inspired much discussion and optimism about the future of race relations in the United States. It's also been a time to reflect on the past - how far we've come as a nation.

February 7, 2006 - PBS television is premiering a fascinating documentary tonight about a little-known aspect of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.

July 7, 2005 - Progressives in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill metro area will want to check out this event next week: On Tuesday, July 12 scholar/activist and Institute friend Paul Ortiz will be discussing his much-anticipated book Emanc

October 2, 2002 - Recollections of Negro League Pitcher Frank “Doc” Sykes

March 1, 1983 - This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 11 No. 2, "Neighbors." Find more from that issue here.

March 1, 1981 - This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 9 No. 1, "Stayed on Freedom." Find more from that issue here.