A legendary Black funeral home owner and “historian without portfolio” has died.
Thomasi McDonald
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This Online Tool Could Lead to a Clean Slate for Nonviolent Offenders
The program is named in honor of Umar Muhammad, who conducted 60 “Clean Slate” clinics across North Carolina before his sudden death in 2017.
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With Presidential and Statewide Races in the Balance, Durham Rally Demands Every Vote Be Counted
“We are here to protect every vote because every vote is a dream.”
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A Virtual Cooking Demo Celebrates the Culinary Chops and Close Friendship of Three Formerly Incarcerated Women
Erin Kinlock, Jennifer Green-Lee, and Jean Suber met in prison. Years later, they’re still cooking—and improvising—together.
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After Early Voting Surged, Durham Sees Slow Election Day
“It’s very, very slow,” said People’s Alliance member Elaine Ferguson.
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Durham Fast-Food Workers Score Partial Victory in COVID Strike
After a second strike in two months by Durham employees, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has announced that the owners of a Durham store have “revisited their restaurant policies.”
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People of Faith Hold a Durham Roundtable to Capitalize on Slipping Christian Support for Trump
“We believe there is 5 to 15 percent of the Christian vote that wants an ‘exit ramp’ from supporting the Trump administration,” the group Vote Common Good said in a press release.
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President of St. Augustine University Dies From COVID-19
During his three-month tenure President Irving P. McPhail “made a memorable and positive impact in moving the University in the direction of being a ‘learning-centered’ campus,” school officials said.
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Durham City Council Members Approve Reparations Resolution
“Federal reparations are the best way to account and compensate Black Americans for the many decades of government policy that have advantaged white people and disadvantaged Black people,” says Mayor Pro Tem Jillian Johnson.
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Carolina African American Writers’ Collective Celebrates 25 Years with a New Anthology
Edited by the collective’s founder, the haiku master Lenard D. Moore, “All the Songs We Sing” shows that North Carolina is home to a splendid array of Black writers who are extending the melodies of the Southern literary canon.
