As a child growing up in 1950s Guildford County, North Carolina, David Grimes witnessed a national epidemic. The experience made a lifelong impression on Grimes and directed the course of his career. This image depicts the 1948 return of … Continued

Statement from the Board of the Critical Ethnic Studies Collective at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  We strongly condemn the recent support for the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) by the Board of Governors of the University … Continued

If you know us, you know we’re always striving to nurture rigorous scholarship, critical conversations, and creative expressions for a diverse and changing South. These past few months have been as fruitful as ever. In addition to the highlights below, Southern … Continued

8/21/18 UPDATE: We could not be more pleased that, in many ways, our statement became irrelevant as soon as we published it. We are proud of the activists and students who, in the words of Pauli Murray (a black woman who wrote to … Continued

Can’t wait for next fall? You can enjoy some of our favorite recent Music on the Porch moments on our YouTube channel. Here’s a sampling: