As autoworkers strike across the country, “Hillbilly Highway” and “Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class” offer two views of the search for a better life by working-class migrants in the middle of the 20th century. When we … Read more

Friedan wrote the 1963 blockbuster The Feminine Mystique. Smith added “sex” to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In 1965, Murray wrote the first legal analysis comparing Jim Crow to gender discrimination. With the benefit of hindsight, this … Read more

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. More dangerous algae blooms “Microorganisms like it hot,” Hans W. Paerl, professor of marine … Read more

For 50 years hip hop has made a global influence. Its reach has extended beyond music to clothing and reaching college campuses. At UNC-Chapel Hill, university leaders recognize it as a form of self-expression. That’s why the Carolina Hip Hop … Read more

The recent headlines of sudden cardiac arrests have people far beyond the sports world asking about why the hearts of some athletes seem to fail them more than others. … An expert at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill … Read more

A female microscopic roundworm that spent the last 46,000 years in suspended animation deep in the Siberian permafrost was revived and started having babies in a laboratory dish. … “The age over which it survived is one of the shocking … Read more

Tens of millions of Americans have been living with stifling, dangerous heat this summer. A new analysis shows how much worse it is for people living in urban environments. … Angel Hsu, a public policy professor at the University of … Read more

When Durham poet, teacher, and small press executive director Ross White looked Michelangelo’s David in the eyes—virtually, at least—a poem broke open for him. … White has taught writing-related classes at high schools, managed the distance learning program at NC … Read more

Final Jeopardy category: the American Revolutionary War. The answer is: The last battle of America’s war of independence was fought on this continent. Cue the familiar music, and write down your response. If you said “What is North America?” and … Read more

In Black Folk, Blair Kelley portrays generations of Black workers — Pullman porters, domestic laborers, USPS employees, COVID-19 essential workers — who have contributed to the nation’s prosperity. … Over the last few years, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more