Silent Sam

Sep 13, 2018

Racism Denial: A Lesson in Gaslighting

Kevin Moye | Staff Writer In the wake of the Silent Sam controversy that took place at UNC-Chapel Hill, black students across the Triangle (and nation) have reentered a fate that is as old as racism: the denial of said racism. This denial of racism often takes shape in the form of gaslighting. Psychology Today…

Sep 13, 2018

Raleigh’s Turn: Why Our Confederate Statues Must Come Down

Anna Carlson | Correspondent Just after the one-year anniversary of the fall of Durham’s Confederate statue, a group of students and activists of the Chapel Hill community brought down the infamous Silent Sam statue—bringing the ongoing national conversation around the more than 1,500 existing Confederate memorials spread across the country to North Carolina once again.…

Sep 2, 2018

Direct Action is Nothing New and (Sometimes) Needed

Kennysha Woods  | Managing Editor Just like any other topic concerning the prevalence of white supremacy in this country, the debate over the removal of Confederate monuments has sparked many protests across the U.S.—even in North Carolina. Now I can sit here and rehash all the reasons why these monuments need to go (of which…