Incumbent Clarence Birkhead faces a formidable challenge in Maria Jocys.
Posted inUncategorized
Thomasi McDonald
Posted inUncategorized
Durham Fire Officials Denied a Company’s Permit to Burn a Historic Dwelling. The Company Burned It Anyway.
More than a century of history burned up in the unpermitted demolition of
an old log cabin in East Durham.
Posted inUncategorized
Durham Woman Is One of Only 60 Living Supercentenarians in the Nation
Catherine Spearman Ferrell celebrated her 110th birthday this month.
Posted inUncategorized
NC Mutual Will Cease Operations This Month
During its heyday, the insurance company was the economic engine that generated the rise of a solid middle- and upper middle-class in the Bull City, and went on to become the largest Black-owned business in the world.
Posted inUncategorized
Changes to Durham Tax Relief Program Could Help More Seniors Stay in Their Homes
Homeowners can apply for the homeowners tax assistance program online by visiting the county’s department of social services website.
Posted inUncategorized
Durham Community Says Goodbye to Murdered ‘Violence Interrupter’
As a worker with Bull City United, Reshaun Cates was trying to turn his life around before it was tragically taken.
Posted inBooks
With Bull City Griot, Paul Scott Is On a Book-Giving Mission
For nearly two decades, Scott has posted up in Durham’s West End, giving away books about Black American and African history.
Posted inMusic
Al Strong Set To Direct Durham’s Creative Arts In Public Schools Program
Strong says the arts generate an excitement among young people that reminds him of his own childhood in Washington, D.C., where “the arts were easily accessible and all over the place.”
Posted inFood & Drink
Blacktoberfest Comes to Durham
The community beer festival, created by Black Brew Culture, takes place October 22 at the Durham Bottling Company.
Posted inUncategorized
NC Council of Churches Reaffirms Resolution That Supports Abortion Rights
This week, the influential religious body here in North Carolina affirmed a resolution in support of the right to an abortion that its members first adopted more than 50 years ago.
