

Black Issues Forum: Bennett College
A beloved North Carolina Institution carries a heavy burden. Deborah Holt Noel talks to Bennett President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins about the #StandWithBennett campaign.
Premieres Tuesday, April 16, at 8 PM, on UNC-TV
UNC-TV's Deborah Holt Noel, producer and host of the long-running series Black Issues Forum, moderates a panel discussion featuring Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and other influential African American business and community leaders. As an extension of Nelson's new documentary Boss: The Black Experience in Business, Black Issues Forum Special: Durham's Black Wall Street—Grounds for the Future examines the history of Durham's Black Wall Street and the impact of African-American entrepreneurs onNorth Carolina's economic prosperity.
For even more from Black Issues Forum, tune in Sunday, April 21, at 11:30 AM, on UNC-TV, for a new episode featuring an in-depth interview with Nelson.
A beloved North Carolina Institution carries a heavy burden. Deborah Holt Noel talks to Bennett President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins about the #StandWithBennett campaign.
Community leaders discuss issues relevant to all North Carolinians, with a special focus on our state's underheard communities.
Panelists engage in a town hall-style discussion about such issues as job creation, health care, equal pay/living wage equity, elections and voting.
Premiered Monday, February 19, at 9 PM on UNC-TV
Black Issues Forum takes an in-depth look at how North Carolina’s HBCUs have shaped the economic and social landscape of the state. Inspired by acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities, HBCUs Legacy & Leadership: A Black Issues Forum Special Presentation continues the film’s conversation with a focus on the significant history and impact of North Carolina’s HBCUs.
Deborah Holt-Noel leads this discussion with a distinguished roundtable of NC HBCU leaders and a live audience.