UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council: ‘We Must All Aim to Be Actively Anti-Racist’

Posted Jun 25, 2020
The UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council released a statement on Wednesday expressing its support for the Black community. The statement, which was signed in coordination with athletic director Bubba Cunningham, offers support to current and former Black student-athletes at UNC and says racist comments and micro-aggressions will no longer go unchallenged. (Chapelboro.com)

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