Page 6 - James Cates News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 likeness changes.

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. "We're 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 Student Movement. Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday she was rejecting a job offer from the UNC Chapel Hill...

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.