Tar Heels put emphasis on confronting racial inequality, social justice

Posted Jun 28, 2020
Keenly aware of the contents, North Carolina football player Michael Carter needed several attempts to make it through the video of George Floyd's killing. He had to watch the duration, he said — despite starting, stopping, stepping away and restarting — lest perhaps he turn desensitized to the violence that has ignited this time of upheaval in the U.S. (Burlington Times-News)

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