By Carl Kenney
February 19, 2010
Catherine Rierson UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Jus’ Like Us, a nonprofit organization based in Northeast Central Durham, cultivates kids’ artistic impulses through hip-hop. And it’s not your typical mentoring program. “The kids just come in, feel a groove and then write something to express what they feel,” said Alex Hawthorne, the founder […]
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by Zenzele Barnes Teen Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com February is Black History Month, and possibly one of the most widely known African-American figures in society is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This month Dr. King is the inspiration for the “I Am The Dream” exhibit. The teenagers at SeeSaw Studio created the pieces in […]
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By Rosalia Preiss Teen Arts Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Hillside High School student actors will be presenting the play, “Mississippi Mourning” on March 6. It dramatizes the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old from the Chicago who was lynched during a family visit to Money, Miss., in 1955 after reportedly whistling at a local […]
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by Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Arts Co-Editor the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The new motto for kids nowadays is “I’m Bored.” It’s always on Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. If you ever start a conversation with a teenager they often say, “Nothing, just being bored.” I would like to encourage teens to stop being bored and to get […]
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By Mya Hunter Staff Writer Youth Noise Network spirithouse@gmail.com In the months leading to up to what we know will be a wonderful fall 2010 back-to-school event, SpiritHouse Inc. is hosting a series of monthly multi-community events appropriately named Safe in Our Streets, or S.O.S for short. Our next event is Monday, Feb. 26, from […]
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By Ashley Roque NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Campus minister, county commissioner, pastor, Ph.D. candidate, and community leader — Michael Page does it all. Page was raised with his four brothers by his father in rural Virginia. Growing up, he learned that a good work ethic and an education were the secrets to […]
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By Briana Aguilar NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com This coming Saturday, Feb. 20, between 9 a.m. and noon, fans will be able to watch the Durham H.A.W.K.S. basketball league playoffs at the Holton Center gymnasium in NECD. Durham H.A.W.K.S. is more than just a cute name for a youth league basketball team, the […]
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February 18, 2010
By Jamese Slade NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Joe’s Diner and Internet Café will soon be the first home of Nakia Jones’ talk show, “Let’s Talk about That.” “Let’s Talk about That” will focus on what’s going on in people’s lives, the community, and businesses within it. Currently Jones is just taping her […]
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By Corliss Pauling NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Singing, clapping and listening to the Word is how members of Victory Temple Holy Church began their Valentine’s Day service last week. The church, located next to the M&M convenience store, at 2126 Angier Avenue began in 1996 and has been at its current location […]
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By Carlton Koonce NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham Parks and Recreation wants people in Northeast Central Durham who find afternoons and weekends boring to get out and play more with their athletic or cultural activities. Its “Play More” motto encourages city youth to participate in one or more of the many activities […]
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Durham VOICE Multimedia Editor Michael Gurganus pays a visit to Earl Phillips, assistant director of the Neighborhood Improvement Services Department for the City of Durham (N.C.) who explains the mission and origins of the department.
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By Lindsay Ruebens UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On any given afternoon in Joe’s Diner, there’s likely to be a random mix of families, professors, firefighters, doctors, police, mountain folk, city folk—even bikers. “We even get a lot of the rich Ritz-Carlton types,” said diner owner Joseph Bushfan, 49. “I never would’ve […]
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By Katy Millberg UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The North Carolina Department of Transportation Railroad Division seeks to eventually eliminate all train accidents in the state and works under a zero tolerance policy. While the number of train accidents in the state has decreased dramatically in recent years, there is still much work […]
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By Sarah Rankin UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When Wendy Clark founded Carpe Diem Cleaning in 1994, she had only one year of college under her belt and less than $100 in her pocket. But she left Wake Forest University determined to start a business, generate wealth and then use that capital to […]
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Allie McCoy UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When Afiya Carter, programming coordinator at Holton Career and Resource Center, got in a cab to go to work this week, she wasn’t expecting to find a new patron. “Turns out my cab driver had gone to Holton for middle school,” she said. “This is how […]
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February 16, 2010
By Katie Little Co-editor The Durham Voice When Marian Gordon counts to three, the roar of her rambunctious classroom instantly snaps to silence. Gordon, a 77-year-old Durham native, has taught at the John Avery Boys and Girls Club for 18 years and said that after almost two decades on the staff she knows what children […]
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February 6, 2010
The Northeast Central Durham Community VOICE, a community news project staffed in part by local youth mentored by the journalism programs at UNC and N.C. Central University, is opening a newsroom at Golden Belt in downtown Durham. Golden Belt’s owner, Scientific Properties, is donating space in Building 4 for the VOICE, which went online in […]
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February 5, 2010
By Zenzele Barnes Teen Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Welcome to the Northeast Central Durham VOICE! We are a community-oriented newspaper that highlights current events in the Northeast Central Durham community. We are made up of journalists from local universities, UNC and NCCU, as well as high school-age writers. Our mission is to enlighten people […]
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By Katy Millberg Latino Beat Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Latino community in Durham is pulling together in a big way to lend a helping hand to earthquake victims in Haiti. On Friday, Feb. 5, three Durham-based businesses will sponsor “Unidos por Haiti” (“United for Haiti”) a fundraising party at La Luna nightclub. This […]
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By Lindsay Ruebens UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When a 9-year-old boy asked Geneva Melton if he could come visit her when he became a millionaire, she knew she was doing something right. The 42-year-old Durham native has named her community program, “It Takes a Village Workforce.” And Melton doesn’t take that name […]
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By Carlton Koonce NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Classes will soon be in session for city and county residents wishing to learn more about the ins and outs of Durham government while becoming increasingly active leaders in the community. The Durham Neighborhood College program’s first class will begin on Thursday, Feb. 18, in […]
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By Catherine Rierson UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Equipped with just six aisles and two registers, Los Primos—the tienda that sits on East Main Street at its bustling intersection with Alston Avenue—is one of the only supermarkets in Northeast Central Durham. With little access to nutritious foods beside those found at Los Primos, […]
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By Michael Gurganus UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Durham Freeway’s East End Connector Project has been the subject of controversy and debate within the North East Central Durham area. The project, still in the planning stages, is on the agenda of one of the opponents to the connector, Rev. Sylvester Williams of […]
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By Katie Little UNC Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A historical marker next to Union Independent School tells of a sit-in at the former Royal Ice Cream Company in mid-1957 that led to questioning the legality of segregated facilities at the N.C. Supreme Court. Inside the school, administrators and teachers are conducting another experiment to […]
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By Corliss Pauling NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com During these tough economic times a lot of families are finding themselves out on the street. But the Jubilee Restoration Project is one local organization that is doing its part to help save the community and the people that live in it. The Jubilee Restoration […]
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By Sarah Rankin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com DurhamCares, one of the newest nonprofit organizations in town, opened its doors less than a year ago but since then has created a whole new way for the city’s residents to look at philanthropy. Tucked away in a small corner office in the newly renovated […]
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By Allie McCoy UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Lupe Lopez has been bringing her children to Sherwood Park since they moved to Durham in 2009. “Going to the park with my friends was one of my favorite childhood memories and I want my kids feel the same way,” she said. As the Northeast […]
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By Chavaria Williams NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE Thedurhmanvoice@gmail.com For Durham individuals facing emotional, educational and behavioral challenges, having a mentor through Family Connections can provide friendship, fun and a new perspective. Family Connections, LLC serves the city of Durham’s special needs residents by providing them with family-focused mental health services. Located on the […]
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