“Home,” which runs through June 20, comes a month after the May 13 death of North Carolina playwright Samm-Art Williams.
Thomasi McDonald
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From Slavery to Freedom Symposium: Why Historian John Hope Franklin’s Work Remains Essential Today
The transcendent volume was published in 1947 while Franklin was teaching at the historically Black university that was one of the pillars in the historic Hayti District.
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A New Book Reexamines the Mythos Around America’s Working Class—And Recognizes the Long Struggle of the Black Community for Fair Working Conditions
Public historian Blair LM Kelley—the incoming director of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center for the Study of the American South—published the book on June 13.
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How Will Durham Leaders Address the Mental Health Impacts on Children Living With Gun Violence?
One year ago this month, the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation reported that firearms are now the number one cause of death for children and teens in the United States.
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Durham’s Hayti District Receives $10 Million In Newly Adopted Budget for Rebuilding
The funding will support residential and commercial real estate programs, small business support, and street, sidewalk, and landscape improvements in the storied district.
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Quilters from Across the Nation Gather In Durham For a Juneteenth Celebration of the Art Form
“I don’t make quilts for the bed. I make quilts for the wall.”
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The Miseducation of America
On the eve of Juneteenth, as legislation seeks to sanitize the nation’s past, we would all do well to acknowledge that the Black experience in this country is American history too.
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Derrick Allen Awaits a Pardon from the Governor for a Wrongful Conviction
Meanwhile, as he struggles to get on his feet, other avenues for relief for the Durham man are dwindling.
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A New Bill Would Ban Municipalities from Adopting Rules Prohibiting Tenant Discrimination. Why Did Some Local Democrats Support It?
House Bill 551 would ban cities and counties from adopting ordinances that prohibit landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their source of income. Six local Democrats in the state House supported the bill.