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"History Happens Now," a mural across the street from the 1898 Memorial. The piece was created in 2020 amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests by DREAMS, a local art education and youth development organization.

An overview of Black History Month in Wilmington

Amelia Lindsey and Grace Lanham March 13, 2023
Each February marks the beginning of Black History Month in the United States, and communities across the country take this time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans throughout history. This year’s national Black History Month theme was “Black Resistance,” which addresses how African Americans are dealing with oppression and the lack of institutional support in the past and present.
BOOK CLUB: Unravel ‘The Christie Affair’ with The Seahawk

BOOK CLUB: Unravel ‘The Christie Affair’ with The Seahawk

Caroline Straubel, Culture Editor February 5, 2022
The Seahawk book club is back with our February book of the month! Our selection for this month is “The Christie Affair” by UNCW professor of creative writing Nina de Gramont. A graduate of the Master of Fine Arts at UNCW in 2006, de Gramont’s latest novel follows a fictionalized account of the life, marriage and mystery surrounding prominent novelist Agatha Christie. The novel centers around Christie’s eleven-day disappearance in 1926, told through the lens of her husband’s mistress Nan O’Dea.
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All the new books releasing this February that you should read

Cierra Noffke, Culture Editor January 29, 2021

If your goal was to read more in 2021, to be better educated about anything from poetic prose to the world of cyberweapons, or to feel like you’re travelling somewhere else for a moment, this list is...

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Where to make plans for February fun

Samantha Dickerson, Lifestyles Editor February 13, 2019
Even though Valentine’s Day is generally considered to be celebrated by couples, many single people decide to celebrate other relationships in their live as well around this holiday. To make a date or an outing easier to plan, The Seahawk has compiled a list of ideas specifically for the Wilmington area that would work for any amount of people in any situation in February.
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