Nursing homes account for about 21 percent of the county’s cases.
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Thomasi McDonald
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Andrea Harris, Statewide Business Pioneer, Has Died
Harris co-founded the N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development, which has helped to launch thousands of businesses owned by women and people of color.
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COVID-19 Has Cost Durham About $7 Million, City Manager Says
Thomas Bonfield’s budget calls for no tax hikes or pay increases.
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Pandemic EBT Cards Will Go Out to North Carolina Families This Week
A Durham Congregations In Action virtual forum to raise awareness about the program fell victim to porny Zoombomber. “The wickedness of the world can’t contain itself,” says Spencer Bradford.
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Durham County Manager Calls for Hiring Freeze, No Tax Hikes in New Budget
This wasn’t the budget the county planned on in February.
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Survey Shows the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Families
More than half of Spanish-speaking residents surveyed said they haven’t been able to pay rent and need help with food.
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Experts Say Reopening North Carolina Too Soon Endangers Our Most Vulnerable
Lifting public-health restrictions prematurely “will again be devastating to communities of color and those of low wealth,” warns La Verne Reid, a professor at North Carolina Central University.
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Durham Commissioners Launch Investigation into County Manager Wendell Davis
At issue is whether Davis tried to influence the March election by accusing Commissioner Heidi Carter of racial bias. Davis’s supporters have asked the attorney general’s office to intervene.
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Durham Announces Task Force to Help Guide COVID-19 Decisions
The Durham Recovery and Renewal Task Force will help with future emergency declarations and stay-at-home orders.
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Activists Launch Campaign to Register 200K Latinos in North Carolina Before the November Election
They celebrated Cinco de Mayo by making 10,000 phone calls.
