Schedule for Upendo Lounge Use
Document Description: With the opening of Upendo Lounge in 1973 after several years of the BSM’s advocating for a meetingContinue Reading
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Upendo Lounge in SASB North
Originally located on the first floor of Chase Hall, Upendo Lounge operated as a significant social space for Black studentsContinue Reading
Upendo Lounge in Chase Hall
Opened in 1973, Upendo Lounge was the first formal Black counter-space on the campus which operated to provide for theContinue Reading
Henry Foust on the role of Upendo Lounge in creating social space
Excerpt Description: Henry Foust explains the role of Upendo Lounge for Black students through the 1970s, explaining the uniqueness ofContinue Reading
Henry Foust on early attacks against the Black Student Movement
Excerpt Description: Henry Foust explains the history of attacks against the Black Student Movement and Upendo Lounge from Student GovernmentContinue Reading
Chris Faison on the possibilities for the Stone Center
Excerpt Description: Chris Faison details possibilities for growth and change for the space of the Stone Center and the needContinue Reading
Chris Faison on creating inclusive spaces across the campus
Excerpt Description: Chris Faison imagines a campus that shifts all of its building spaces to be inclusive and welcoming toContinue Reading
Ed Chaney on the history of Black student spaces
Excerpt Description: Ed Chaney details the history of attacks against spaces for Black students on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus andContinue Reading
Protest at University Day in Support of Upendo Lounge
Document Description: This photograph depicts a protest held by Black students at University Day, October 12, 1976 in support ofContinue Reading