Oral historians! Apply for this great Associate Director opportunity with Southern Oral History Program and the amazing team at UNC Center for Study of the American South! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/260763

We believe in the power of stories. Want to join our team and mission? Learn more about us and this exciting Associate Director opportunity with Southern Oral History Program, part of UNC Center for Study of the American South!

Nice article about Johnny Cash’s roots by the brilliant Bill Ferris. neh.gov/article/where-…

HEADS UP Gullah/Geechee Folks! We need 50 signatures and RTs TODAY to Save the Black Pearl! Protect the Historic SC Black Township of Atlantic Beach! Please sign and share to help us protect the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s coast and history. Tenki Tenki change.org/p/save-the-bla…

Oral historians! Come apply to be part of the team at Southern Oral History Program and UNC Center for Study of the American South

Welcome to UNC Dept. of American Studies and Folklore, Dr. Kelley Blair LM Kelley, PhD! Excited to have your leadership at UNC Center for Study of the American South.

I'm in the Daily Tar Heel! dailytarheel.com/article/2023/0…

Join the South Central CASC, Southeast CASC and the USDA Forest Service for a virtual workshop, “Extreme Disturbances and Climate Change: Threats to the Southeast”. 📅September 26 ⏰9AM-1PM ET Learn more and register ⬇️ go.ncsu.edu/extreme-distur…

So happy to see UNC Graduate School, UNC College of Arts and Sciences and UNC Dept. of American Studies and Folklore students and faculty at UNC Center for Study of the American South to launch the latest Southern Cultures, learn more about Southern Oral History Program, and welcome new director Blair LM Kelley, PhD!

Today is the launch day of the audiobook of Blair LM Kelley, PhD new book BLACK FOLK: THE ROOTS OF THE BLACK WORKING CLASS, read by Anika Noni Rose @amst_unc @southerncultures Chapel Hill Native @sohporalhistory UNC College of Arts and Sciences @ferrismcf

Get your pen, write this down ❤️‍🔥 we have a wonderful series of events as part of the Landback Abolition Project! We are working to think Black & Indigenous Geographies together through readings & events & we are starting strong. I can’t wait to learn from these stellar scholars.

Get it Ari Green!

Could Deep South Center for Environmental Justice #HBCU Climate Conference get any better! Morning plenary w/Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson! Fire!

Dr. Beverly Wright, a 2009 @HeinzAwards recipient, joined in the celebration of the 2023 #HeinzAward winners! 🎊 The Awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of the arts, the economy, & the #environment.

Ernie Barnes Art Exhibition Reception at NCCU. Opened with the beautiful Freelon family. And a few verses of Every Good Bye Ain't Gone.

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Great day for State Lines! Thanks Melody HunterPillion Joe Stewart Colin Campbell Pat Ryan and @Rao4Morrisville. What a week to put a show together! On the PBS NC app Friday afternoon #ncpol

Community, gentrification, & resilience will be discussed during “Public History, Climate Change, and the Black Lived Ecosystem” at #NCPHUHS2024. W. E. B. Du Bois Dept. of Afro American Studies’s Marcus Smith will present on a grassroots effort to preserve a Black community facing social change & climate threats.