Some mornings Tyree Barrett, 16, wakes up in a fog, his vision blurred by Type 1 diabetes, his mind muddled by ADHD. The diabetes can be regulated by insulin injections, pills and diet; the ADHD by medicine, but mostly by patience and therapy. At school math stresses him out. History stimulates his mind, as does […]
Justin Cook
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Before and after
THE NIGHT BEFORE: On Fat Tuesday, Durham Mardi Gras parade-goers ogled street preachers who warned that sinners would be condemned to hellfire. THE MORNING AFTER: Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in Christian traditions, the beginning of 40 days of repentance, introspection and spiritual awakening. In downtown Durham, the Rev. Taylor W. Mills, […]
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Jaeden Sharpe remembered at charity basketball game
The J.J. Sharpe IMPACT Foundation debuted Saturday during an annual charity basketball game at the Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center in Durham. The event was sponsored by D3 Community Outreach, a local organization for underserved youth in the city. Through athletics, arts, education, counseling, scholarships and mentoring, the foundation hopes to uplift children who have […]
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Honoring the life of Jaeden Sharpe
On Friday Feb. 7, 2014, about 100 friends, family and supporters of Jaeden Sharpe walked from W.G. Pearson Magnet Elementary School on Fayetteville Street, to his former home on Lucas Drive, where they held a vigil in his honor. Nine-year-old Sharpe was shot there Jan. 4 and died Jan. 9. His murder was the first […]
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince
A day before he was shot in the head, six days before he was taken off life support, 9-year-old Jaeden Sharpe, his brother Justin and other family members had started a clothing line named J.J. Sharpe IMPACT. It wasn’t for the money or for status, but for fun and to spread a positive message. His […]
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In Durham, a 9-year-old murder victim is laid to rest
Hundreds of family, friends, community members and mourners honored the life of Jaeden Sharpe, 9, during his funeral at Monument of Faith Church in Durham. Sharpe, a third-grader at W.G. Pearson Magnet Elementary School, was shot Jan. 4 on Lucas Drive; he died Jan. 9. Jaeden’s murder was the first of the year in Durham. […]
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Con-grad-ulations
They dreamed of college degrees, of becoming pharmacy technicians, nurses and police officers. They yearned for more options and control over their futures. But they struggled with learning disabilities, broken homes, unplanned pregnancies, unreliable transportation, unemployment, illiteracy, poverty, test anxiety, felonies, misdemeanors, self-medication and self-doubt. One step forward, three steps back. Failures and obstacles. They […]
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Black Santa: It’s no big deal
While the cable news personalities debated Santa’s ethnicity, Kristopher Smith, 8, faced a serious dilemma: Should he ask Santa for Ninja Turtle nunchucks or a Power Rangers sword for Christmas? He still hadn’t decided when he came face-to-face with St. Nick himself at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham. Beside him on Santa’s lap were […]
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Jesus “Chuy” Huerta’s family delivers petition to justice department
In one part powerful political gesture and one part media frenzy, friends and family of Jesus “Chuy” Huerta gather at the FBI Resident Agency in Cary to deliver a petition of 18,000 signatures asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Durham Police Department for alleged civil rights violations. Huerta, 17, died of a […]
