Associate professor of English Rachelle Gold is the university’s first recipient of the Mellon Foundation Grant.
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In Durham, Children in Foster Care Struggle to Reunite With Birth Families
One Durham mother shares her harrowing story.
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NC Central’s Jazz Big Band Made History, But It Was Bittersweet in the Absence of Brian Horton
Horton was a tenor saxophonist and composer who also led a trio of musicians—horn, upright bass, and drums—at Kingfisher bar on West Chapel Hill Street in Durham. He was 46 when he died, just six days shy of his birthday.
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Four Triangle Students To Compete In Nation’s Oldest Science and Math Showcase
Four Triangle students, all enrolled at the NC School of Science and Mathematics, submitted projects that are astounding.
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This Valentine’s Day, a Different Kind of Love Story
The world doesn’t know a lot about Gregory Everett Sr., but he meant the world to me and a group of Black boys coming of age in the 1970s.
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¡Somos Kidznotes!: Beautiful, Impressive, and In Need of Your Support
There’s the nagging reality of needing more financial support from the community to fulfill Kidznotes’ goal of cultivating and nurturing future generations of citizen artists.
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Children’s Music Program Kidznotes Overcame Pandemic Challenges, But Financial Struggles Persist
Executive director and musician Shana Tucker is chartering the after school program’s new course.
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Former Durham Police Chief Praised for Swift Action Following Brutal Officer Killing of Tyre Nichols
Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis swiftly fired five police officers shown on video beating the 29-year-old man.
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RDU Touts New Biometric Technology Now Offered to Passengers
Officials say the identity technology will create 44 jobs at RDU and generate about $2.6 million annually to the local economy.
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NCCU to Offer New Scholarship Named for Serviceman Killed During Jim Crow
Army Private Booker T. Spicely was shot by a Durham bus driver for refusing to move in a segregated section. The $100,000 scholarship will go to servicemembers in his name.