Carolina Commemorates Black History Month 2019
February 1, 2019 | General, Featured Writers
by Pat James, GoHeels.com
Throughout February, Carolina Athletics will celebrate Black History Month by recognizing the success and accomplishments of former African-American student-athletes and hosting a variety of events on campus.
The month kicks off Friday with a video of Martina Ballen, UNC's senior associate director of athletics for business and chief financial officer. The video is the first of four in which Ballen, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Harlis Meaders, sophomore Garrison Brooks (men's basketball) and junior Brittany West (softball) share what Black History Month means to them. The videos will be featured on GoHeels.com and all athletics social media platforms.
Be sure to also follow @GoHeels on Twitter for daily Black History Month trivia questions. You'll learn more about Tar Heels whose outstanding achievements paved the way for others.
On GoHeels.com, you can read about the 11 former African-American student-athletes who have received Tar Heel Trailblazer awards and what they've been up to since being honored. Since its inception in 2014, the award celebrates individuals who paved the way for success in all aspects of the student-athlete experience. New Tar Heel Trailblazers are selected ever other year and were most recently honored last year.
The Tar Heel Trailblazer award recipients are:
2014 -Â Courtney Bumpers, Robyn Hadley, Ricky Lanier and Charlie Scott
2015 - Charles Waddell, Karen Stevenson and Stuart Scott
2016 - Sharon Couch and Phil Ford
2018 - Peter Henry and Rochelle Small-Toney
Among the month's scheduled events is a collaborative halftime performance by members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. at the men's basketball game against Miami on Feb. 9. The women's basketball program is also teaming up with the Carolina Black Caucus to host its fourth annual tribute to Black History Month during the Boston College game on Feb. 21.
Below is a sampling of Carolina's celebration of Black History Month.
• Throughout February - Trivia on @GoHeels
• Feb. 1 - Martina Ballen: Inspired
• Feb. 4 - Trail Heel Trailblazer: Robyn Hadley
• Feb. 6 - Tar Heel Trailblazer: Charlie Scott
• Feb. 8 - Harliss Meaders: Leadership
• Feb. 12 - Black History Month Panel Shares Perspectives
• Feb. 15 - Brandon Robinson: Black History Month Inspirations
• Feb. 22 - Women's Basketball: Black History Month Reflections
Throughout February, Carolina Athletics will celebrate Black History Month by recognizing the success and accomplishments of former African-American student-athletes and hosting a variety of events on campus.
The month kicks off Friday with a video of Martina Ballen, UNC's senior associate director of athletics for business and chief financial officer. The video is the first of four in which Ballen, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Harlis Meaders, sophomore Garrison Brooks (men's basketball) and junior Brittany West (softball) share what Black History Month means to them. The videos will be featured on GoHeels.com and all athletics social media platforms.
Be sure to also follow @GoHeels on Twitter for daily Black History Month trivia questions. You'll learn more about Tar Heels whose outstanding achievements paved the way for others.
On GoHeels.com, you can read about the 11 former African-American student-athletes who have received Tar Heel Trailblazer awards and what they've been up to since being honored. Since its inception in 2014, the award celebrates individuals who paved the way for success in all aspects of the student-athlete experience. New Tar Heel Trailblazers are selected ever other year and were most recently honored last year.
The Tar Heel Trailblazer award recipients are:
2014 -Â Courtney Bumpers, Robyn Hadley, Ricky Lanier and Charlie Scott
2015 - Charles Waddell, Karen Stevenson and Stuart Scott
2016 - Sharon Couch and Phil Ford
2018 - Peter Henry and Rochelle Small-Toney
Among the month's scheduled events is a collaborative halftime performance by members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. at the men's basketball game against Miami on Feb. 9. The women's basketball program is also teaming up with the Carolina Black Caucus to host its fourth annual tribute to Black History Month during the Boston College game on Feb. 21.
Below is a sampling of Carolina's celebration of Black History Month.
• Throughout February - Trivia on @GoHeels
• Feb. 1 - Martina Ballen: Inspired
• Feb. 4 - Trail Heel Trailblazer: Robyn Hadley
• Feb. 6 - Tar Heel Trailblazer: Charlie Scott
• Feb. 8 - Harliss Meaders: Leadership
• Feb. 12 - Black History Month Panel Shares Perspectives
• Feb. 15 - Brandon Robinson: Black History Month Inspirations
• Feb. 22 - Women's Basketball: Black History Month Reflections
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