On Saturday, June 14, hundreds of Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents held their very own “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump’s administration, joining towns and cities across the nation. The demonstrations were held on the same day as Trump’s military parade celebrating 250 years of the American Army, which just so happens to coincide with his 79th birthday. Protesters first gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza on Franklin Street to rally and listen to speakers. They then made their way down the road and ended up at the Carrboro Century Center. They carried homemade signs with messages and art, chanted as they made their way down the street, and cheered as speakers delivered impassioned remarks. Emil Malizia is the director of the UNC Institute for Economic Development and a professor in the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning. He stressed the importance of events like the No Kings protest in the midst of America’s current political turmoil. “It seems like...