Latest NewsWoman sues to block NC Confederate statue removal, claiming civil rights violationCOVID-19 cut short public turnout at a meeting where Gaston County commissioners voted to move the statue, her lawsuit says. Updated January 6, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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The NC zoning law no one saw coming (including many who voted for it)Updated February 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Confederate StatuesHit-and-run driver strikes fence around Alamance County Confederate statueUpdated July 8, 2022 at 1:18 PM
LocalAlamance judge lets police lock up videos. Exclusive clips show hostility to protesters.Updated February 24, 2022 at 5:27 PM
Education‘Deja vu’: The Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure controversy rings familiar for some at UNCUpdated July 16, 2021 at 6:52 PM
Durham County‘These stories are important’: Durham memorial to honor people NC plantation enslaved.Updated June 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM
EducationNC district renaming 2 schools over racist ties. Controversy surrounded a top choice.Updated June 15, 2021 at 3:22 PM
Local2 generations of Black NC residents talk equity, policing, ‘sin of slavery’ and moreUpdated March 1, 2021 at 3:32 PM
EducationUNC leader, under fire, discusses Silent Sam deal. What we know, what questions remain.Updated February 12, 2021 at 5:55 PM
Orange CountyHillsborough neighbors want to rename street that honors court justice and slave ownerUpdated February 9, 2021 at 2:20 PM
EducationSecrecy and misleading communications marred UNC’s Silent Sam deals, settlement showsUpdated February 4, 2021 at 1:15 PM
EducationUNC System settles with Daily Tar Heel in lawsuit over secrecy of Silent Sam dealUpdated February 3, 2021 at 3:41 PM
LocalA Raleigh home will no longer be a local landmark due to one-time owner’s racist pastUpdated February 2, 2021 at 3:59 PM
Orange CountyCases dismissed against men charged with helping take down UNC’s Silent Sam statueJanuary 27, 2021 at 2:12 PM
LocalAlamance County residents set People’s Referendum on Confederate monument, immigrationUpdated August 14, 2020 at 9:06 AM
Chatham CountyBLM billboard leaving Confederate flag site in Pittsboro. Raleigh billboard going up.Updated August 12, 2020 at 3:12 PM
Local3 years after protesters took down a Durham Confederate statue, its base is hauled awayUpdated August 11, 2020 at 5:27 PM
EducationDoes UNC’s ‘Tar Heels’ name celebrate the Confederacy? Some think it’s time for change.Updated July 17, 2020 at 9:54 AM
LocalBlack Lives Matter demonstrators face off against Confederate statue defenders in NCUpdated July 14, 2020 at 8:19 AM
HomepageJudge stops NC town’s limits on protests after ACLU files lawsuitUpdated July 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM
LocalACLU, civil rights groups sue Alamance County town for protest ban in statue fightUpdated July 4, 2020 at 10:40 AM
LocalNo plan to move Alamance County Confederate marker, despite Burlington, Elon requestUpdated July 2, 2020 at 6:43 AM
LocalTo cheers and music, workers dismantling 75-foot Confederate monument at NC CapitolUpdated June 22, 2020 at 7:09 PM
North CarolinaProfessor who studies hate groups attacked at Confederate statue protest, NC police sayUpdated June 22, 2020 at 2:18 PM
LocalNC governor orders Confederate monuments removed at Capitol after statues toppledUpdated June 21, 2020 at 6:08 PM
Politics & GovernmentSenate approves $4 million for African Americans monuments in RaleighUpdated June 15, 2020 at 9:13 PM