Girl Scout who created a butterfly garden for Magnolia Glen,
a senior living community in North Raleigh
15 Minutes
15 Minutes: Chef Julius West
Former food truck owner and founder of Sarge’s Shrimp and Grits Sauce
15 Minutes: James Barnes (He/Him), 18
Submitted an essay into a contest about being queer and religious.
15 Minutes: Emma Livingston and Rese Milkereit
Founders of the Durham Community Art Project
15 Minutes: Joe Romeo, Musician
Joe Romeo is a Carrboro musician who is leaving the area after two decades on the music scene.
15 Minutes: Patrick Wiginton, Linda’s Trivia Host
“I feel like I have a random assortment of general knowledge that serves absolutely no purpose besides, you know, trivia.”
15 Minutes: Mayanthi Jayawardena
Jayawardena is a Durham-based Sri Lankan artist. Her new mural, “Lotus Rising—An Ode to Women,” is painted on the side of Chapel Hill restaurant Lantern and celebrates women and marginalized voices.
15 Minutes: Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock
Dr. Ronda Bullock, co-founder of “we are” (working to extend anti-racist education)
15 Minutes: Stacey Bell, Executive Producer of the Short Film ‘GUTS’
“The real world is so scary … if you can submerge yourself in this scary zone within a safe place, it’s a really exhilarating experience.”
15 Minutes: William A. Darity Jr., Duke Professor
Darity is the author of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century

