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A dispute between a Durham photographer and the UNC Stone Center led to a photo exhibition being canceled days before it was set to debut on UNC's campus.

Before photographer Cornell Watson could open his new photo exhibit on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, the university asked for the removal of specific images. Later, the university canceled his exhibition "Tarred Healing" altogether – less than a week before it was set to open.

The crash happened at around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near 43rd Avenue and Buckeye Road.

The driver of the red car, identified as 55-year-old James Cates, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares top local news stories from the weekend and Monday, November 22.

Sunday marked 51 years since the tragic murder of James Cates, a Black man who was stabbed in the middle of UNC’s campus.

The 5:00 News: Severe Weather, James Cates and NIL 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell shares the latest local news headlines to finish the week on Friday, July 9. A severe thunderstorm sweeps through the region and leads to high water. A push from community members for UNC to honor James Cates Jr. is getting renewed calls. Plus: Hubert Davis lands his first five-star recruit for UNC men’s basketball and Mack Brown discusses how the football program is handling name, image and like...

Liz Schlemmer / WUNC Originally published on July 7, 2021 4:35 pm A coalition of groups representing Black students and faculty met at UNC Chapel Hill Wednesday to describe their vision for a safer campus in the wake of the fight over tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. "Were here today, not in celebration of Nikole Hannah-Jones being awarded tenure, but instead standing here to acknowledge that tenure was the bare minimum," said Julia Clark, vice president of the UNC Black Stude...

Student leaders called for Hannah-Jones to immediately receive tenure and said they believe the Board of Trustees inaction is symbolic of a larger injustice to Black students, faculty and community members.