The racism Howard Lee encountered early in his life galvanized him to change things in a very specific way. Lee’s long career in public service started when he became the first Black mayor of Chapel Hill. Along the way, he created the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, sort of by accident. Today, he’s spending his time trying to get more people of color on the trails. (North Carolina Rabbit Hole) Top Stories of 2021: An Arrest Made in the Murder of Faith Hedgepeth
Just more than nine years after the murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth, whose case has long been an unsolved mystery, came a break-through.
Interview with public servant and UNC alum Howard Lee, on creating the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
