Twenty Triangle Releases That Made This Long Year Better
From Afrofuturist children’s music to queer outlaw country, wispy electro-pop heartbreak to joyous beats about Black love: These local releases kept us anchored.
As a Grammy-Nominated Musician and Former Durham City Councilman, Pierce Freelon is Walking in the Footsteps of His Ancestors
“I was like, wait a minute, you mean we sit on stage and people give us ideas and we make up a show on the spot? Like, that’s crazy. Yeah. That was life-shifting.”
Nnenna and Pierce Freelon, Rissi Palmer, Sylvan Esso Score 2022 Grammy Nominations
It’s Grammy nomination season in the Triangle.
Pierce Freelon Breaks Down the Invention of Whiteness in a New Animated Musical Series
“The History of White People in America” premieres on The World Channel on July 6, but you can watch the intriguing trailer today.
John Brown Is the Future of the Arts at Duke
The jazz musician and educator just became the new Vice Provost for the Arts, and we caught up with him (and his 100-year-old bass) to learn about his life-changing vision.
One Year into NorthStar’s Quest to Grow Spirituality and Community with Art
Nearly one year after its official launch, NorthStar is becoming the cultural hub its founders envisioned.
19 People of 2019: Pierce Freelon
With his father’s passing, the opening of NorthStar Church of the Arts, and a bid for state Senate, Freelon has become the public face of one of Durham’s most public families
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Phil Freelon’s Works Will Inspire Generations Not Yet Born. But His Most Important Monument Is His Family.
A remembrance of the Durham master architect, Phil Freelon, who led the design team for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Pierce Freelon Is Running for North Carolina State Senate
Freelon, who ran for mayor in Durham in 2017, will now vie for the seat left open by Floyd McKissick’s appointment to the public utilities commission. McKissick says the seat until he’s confirmed by the Senate and he’s tendered his resignation.
The Phil Freelon I Knew
Y’all can remember him for what he built if you want to, but I’ll always remember him for what he didn’t build.
A Historic Durham Church Is Reborn as a Visionary Arts Space Bridging the Secular and Spiritual
The church offers curated arts programming, such as the March 12 artist talk by Marcella D. Camara, but it also holds monthly Sunday services led by artists and community leaders.
Women in Jazz Get Their Due in a New Duke Performances Series
In the Jazz Tradition, which features Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, Nellie McKay, and more, begins Monday at The Fruit.
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