“I may be the first Black woman mayor of Durham. But I certainly won’t be the last woman to sit in this seat.”
Thomasi McDonald
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With Higher Heating Bills in Winter Forecast, Durham’s 40-Year-Old Heating Assistance Program Expects a Warm Welcome
Residents aged 60 or older, disabled residents, and families who receive food and nutrition services are eligible to apply for assistance with paying for their heating costs.
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Magistrate Judge Aminah Thompson to Run for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court
Archie Smith, the incumbent clerk of court who has held the position since 2002, intends to run for reelection.
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NCCU Law School Announces Grant to Help Underrepresented Applicants Gain Admission
A recent American Bar Foundation study found that for the country’s law school student population in 2019, Black Americans accounted for nearly eight percent. Hispanics comprised just under 13 percent and Asians, just over six percent.
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Tensions Are High Between Durham County Commissioners and Activists Opposed to a New Youth Detention Center
The new detention center will be built on undeveloped land where the current 14-bed youth home shares space with the offices of Durham County Emergency Management on Broad Street. Groundbreaking for the new facility is set to take place next year.
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Breaking: Three Injured Following Shooting at Southpoint Mall
Gunfire broke out during the busy Black Friday shopping hours. Injuries aren’t thought to be life-threatening and one person is in police custody.
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As Community Activists and Educators Organized Mid-November Cease-Fire Activities in the Bull City’s Parks and High School Theatres, Shootings Continued In Its Streets
This year is shaping up to be the deadliest on record for Durham.
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NCCU Student Athlete Selects Voting Rights Watchdog Group Democracy NC for $10K Allstate AFCA “Good Works Team” Award
“Creating relationships and building bonds with other people is what I enjoy most about doing community service. It’s important because you have to understand there are less fortunate people out there.”
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How Can Funding from the Federal Infrastructure Bill Help Communities Like Hayti, Fractured by “Urban Renewal,” Rebuild?
Community advocates have some ideas about how to rebuild the community that the Durham Freeway had decimated, and whose residents and businesses it had displaced, by the 1970s.
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“We Can Do Better” Says DPS Board Member Following Report That 74 Percent of School System Employees are Vaccinated
Two months ago, school board members mandated that all staff be fully vaccinated by October 31. But by early November, a little over a quarter of DPS employees are not in compliance.
