North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Feb. 1 marks the 65th anniversary of when four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Greensboro lunch counter to fight segregation. 

A new documentary about North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is available for streaming. WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with the filmmakers, Ashley and Brandon Deese, about their work telling the story of the country’s largest Historically Black University.

As the primary election nears, some North Carolina universities are taking extra steps to encourage students to vote.

Sixty-four years ago, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Woolworth in Greensboro to fight segregation. The school commemorated the anniversary today with a conversation about social justice. 

The Toyota manufacturing megasite under construction in the Triad will also be a destination for nature lovers, thanks in part to students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. 

Natalie Schorr began her career as an artist focusing on realistic drawings and watercolors. These days, Schorr has been focused on mixed media, employing collage and printmaking to create unique works one might call “Renaissance patchwork.”