Political fervor inundated N.C. Central University on a clear October morning in 2008. Colorful signs and impassioned chants of student voters filled the street. It was a march to the university’s early polling site, organized by the school’s Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change. Brian Kennedy remembers it well. A 2012 graduate of NCCU, […]
Emma Loewe
Bio: Emma Loewe is an INDY intern. She is a seniorat Duke, and works at the Duke Chronicle.
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Empowering communities for affordable housing, living wages, health care and more
By his own account, the office of Ivan Parra, lead organizer for one of Durham’s largest community groups, is unimpressive. But attend a Durham CAN meeting, with hundreds of people and key city and state leaders, and you’ll see the nonprofit’s influence in action. “It’s very small with only some files and a couple of […]
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Pushing for civil-rights reform
Vibrant paintings by local black artists breathe life onto the walls of the Hayti Heritage Center. Their broad, dynamic strokes speak to issues of race, class and gender. In them, Lamont Lilly finds his motivation. A Fayetteville native, Lilly arrived in Durham nearly a decade ago. His introduction to the rich culture of Bull City […]
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Durham needs 1,600 new trees a year
More than 1,600 new trees could be planted each year in Durham, in hopes of offsetting the loss of hundreds of elderly willow oaks. At the request of City Council member Steve Schewel, the Durham Environmental Affairs Board recently released its tree report, which calls for the annual planting of 1,680 trees over the next […]
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Chapel Hill Transit considers charging fares
One of Chapel Hill’s points of pride has been its bus system, free to riders since 2002. But CHT recently announced that it needs an additional $80 million over the next 10 years, which could force it to start charging. Earlier this month, Nelson/Nygaard Associates, the consulting firm hired to develop CHT’s business plan, presented […]
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Durham Public Schools to repay back wages
The Durham Public Schools system will reimburse 130 custodial workers for nearly $200,000 in back wages after the company they worked for failed to pay them. They were not paid from Oct. 16 to Nov. 5 after their contractor, Integrity Facilities Management, declared bankruptcy. The Durham school board unanimously passed the reimbursement proposal during a […]
