Surviving R. Kelly: Black Girls Deserve Better

By: Erin Flood ('19), Staff Writer If they were white girls, would we as a society care more? Would we have done a better job at protecting them? Would R.…

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Marsai Martin: Igniting Young Black America

By: Kori Yelverton ('22), Staff Writer When you drive out to a movie theater to see a box office hit, you may not be expecting for the movie to be…

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HUES: Elizabeth Howard

By: Carmen Chamblee ('22), Staff Photographer/Videographer Black in is back with your new favorite new series spotlighting the many Black creatives across UNC's campus! This month's feature is on Elizabeth…

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Black Women Can Drink Tea Too

By: Ajani Anderson ('21), Staff Writer Standing in front of Amy Sherald’s painting ‘Miss Everything,’ I feel like a little girl again. The painting depicts a girl. Her hands, clad…

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Soulja Boy…A LEGGENDDD?!

By: Kierra Pittman ('20), Staff Writer Photo courtesy of: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/5970-soulja-boy/   In honor of Black History Month, it’s only right to acknowledge a black pioneer of this generation’s music-Soulja Boy.…

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Letter from the Editor

Happy Fall LDOC All, It's officially that season, y'all. Stress levels are increasing, time is decreasing, the weather is getting colder. It's time for finals, yay -__- The good news…

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B(l)ack to B(l)ack: 2018 Mister & Miss UNC

By: Kelley Traynham ('20), Staff Writer Pictured (L-R): Aaron Epps ’18, Myra Parker ’19, Alton Peques ’19, and Micheline Amisi ’18 (Photo credit: Haley Frace ’20) Homecoming 2018 would be…

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HUES: Jazmine Bunch

By: Carmen Chamblee ('22), Staff Photographer Here at Black Ink, we will be implementing a new series that does video profiles of Black creatives on our campus. With so many…

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2018 Music Review

By: Kiara Wilkerson ('22), Staff Writer From hip-hop, to soul, to rap, to R&B, here are some of 2018’s hottest albums.  J.Cole- K.O.D. April 20, 2018 Cole shocked everyone when…

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Dear Michael B. Jordan

By: Whitney Kouaho ('20), Managing Editor About a month ago, Michael Bae—I mean…B—Jordan, made some questionable statements about the state of folklore and mythology in the Black community. He asserted…

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