Month: October 2010

Feed My Sheep: reaching out to the community

By Carl Kenney

October 19, 2010

By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com (Editor’s Note: In an earlier version of this story, the names of Rose Greene and Paula Veasey were misspelled. The VOICE regrets the error.) Asbury Temple United Methodist Church, located at 201 S. Alston Ave., has helped feed the hungry in the community for seven […]

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Melvin Whitley keeps up the fight in East Durham

By Carl Kenney

By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Rev. Melvin Whitley, may be best known as the guy behind “operation pipe dream,” but the political activist and community organizer in East Durham has fought and won many battles. The awards plastered on his office wall are a true testimony of a man […]

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Orange Grove Missionary Baptist brings sense of community

By Carl Kenney

By Tanikka Thomas NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Churches contribute to every community’s foundation.  In Northeast Central Durham, members of Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church take their role seriously by providing a safe and productive environment for the community. OGMBC, located on East End Avenue, is open to different cultures and racial backgrounds. […]

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Skaters mobilize to maintain local skate park

By Carl Kenney

By Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Nov. 7, 2009, Durham Parks and Recreation unveiled a new skate park in the city as a part of Durham Central Park. Located at 505 Rigsbee Ave., Durham Skate Park boasts 10,000 square feet of obstacles, including rails, stairs, a quarter pipe and an […]

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Helping Durham, one house at a time

By Carl Kenney

By Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The City of Durham is teaming up with Builders of Hope and Consumer Education Services Inc. Debt Solutions to provide affordable, green housing in Durham. The partnership’s focus will be renovation of 10 homes on Rock Street in Durham.  Four of these homes will be fixed […]

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MRSA can strike quickly, requiring immediate attention

By Carl Kenney

By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tony Love, an active and athletic child in Chicago, was only 11 when he was infected with MRSA. During a basketball game at school, he collided with an opponent, fell and scraped his elbow. He brushed off what seemed like a normal scrape, but the […]

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Hillside High School Homecoming parade rocked

By Carl Kenney

By Demaris Chavis Youth Noise Network staff writer “Break it down y’all!” a woman yelled as the Hillside Alumni Band came marching down Fayetteville Street on October 17 leading the 2010 Hillside High Homecoming Parade. The Alumni Marching Band entertained the cheering crowd and showing everyone that they still have what it take to get […]

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Hillside High Homecoming brings community together

By Carl Kenney

By Aaron Saunders NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Every year, in the middle of October, Hillside High School’s past and present come together for a meeting like no other. Homecoming in the African American community is the biggest school event of the year. It’s a time for old friends to catch up and […]

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Antioch “walking the walk” for a cause

By Carl Kenney

Durham VOICE staff writer/photographer Alanna Dvorak was on hand to capture images from the Oct. 9 Walkathon at First United Antioch Baptist Church to benefit the Antioch Transitional Ministry for Returning Citizens,  which provides transitional housing for recently released prison inmates. The church is led Pastor Michael Page who founded the program “Antioch Builds Community,” […]

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Kids and construction: Youth build habitat houses

By Carl Kenney

By Tamara Edwards NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Youth United, a program that inspires schools and youth organizations to fund and build Habitat for Humanity homes, will begin construction of a Youth United home on February 6, 2011. In Durham, over the past five years over 20 school and youth organizations, led by […]

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NECD Leadership Council: improving the community

By Carl Kenney

By Jerome Brown, Jr. NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Northeast Central Durham Leadership Council met on Oct. 14 to discuss plans for the future of NECD and recent successes in the community. The one hour meeting, presided over by Assistant Director for Neighborhood Improvement Services (NIS) Earl Phillips, was attended by the […]

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Latino Pulitzer Prize winner to headline photo event

By Carl Kenney

October 18, 2010

A Pulitzer Prize winning Latino photographer will be headlining the Southern Coalition for Social Justice “Free Within Ourselves” photo event in Durham, 6 p.m., Sat., Nov. 6. On display at Bull City Forward, 101 W. Main Street, will be photographs from the finalists of SCSJ’s photo contest. The $500 grand prize winner will be announced. […]

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“Moon Over Carolina” set for Saturday at the Republic

By Carl Kenney

“Lenses by Troi” will sponsor a free, live musical fashion photo-shoot titled “MOON OVER CAROLINA,” Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Republic Bar and Lounge on 353 W. Main St. beginning at 1 p.m. DC based fashion photographer Troy Hansley says he is trying to expand into North Carolina and likes Durham. He says his showcases […]

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African-American Quilt Circle: breaking patterns, forging bonds

By Carl Kenney

October 6, 2010

By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Shortly after moving from Eugene, Ore., to Raleigh 10 years ago, Ife Grady was diagnosed with breast cancer. Grady, who had been making silver, gold and copper jewelry for most of her life, was forced to give up her craft. She could no longer be exposed […]

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Star Sampson shines at Eastway

By Carl Kenney

By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Walk into Star Sampson’s office and it’s almost certain that you’ll be greeted with an enormous amount of the energy and enthusiasm that she embodies for her work as principal at Eastway Elementary School in NECD. Born in Salisbury, and raised by her mother and […]

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Phoenix Fest all about people and community

By Carl Kenney

By Jay Jones NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham residents looking for a fun time for the kids, a chance to mingle in the community, good food and shopping came together last week for this year’s Phoenix Fest. Hundreds gathered for the ninth annual festival in front of the Phoenix Shopping Center located […]

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Antioch Walk-A-Thon a step toward the future

By Carl Kenney

By Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Sat., October 9, 100 people will gather on Holloway St. in Durham to walk for others. First United Antioch Baptist Church in Durham, in conjunction with Antioch Builds Community, is hosting their 3rd Annual Walk-a-Thon to raise money for the Antioch Transitional Ministry for […]

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The Bike Man keeps giving back to Durham

By Carl Kenney

by Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Lewis Days’ house stands out from the rest in Northeast Central Durham.  Rather than flowers or plants, his front yard is decorated with bicycles.  But Days doesn’t keep the bicycles for himself; he is a passionate giver to the people of Durham. “I’ve said I’m quitting […]

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UIS transitions to becoming a charter school

By Carl Kenney

By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The staff at Union Independent School, located at 116 E. Corporation St., is preparing for a busy school year as UIS transitions from private to charter school status. UIS applied to become a charter school in February.  In July, out of 17 schools in North […]

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KidZNotes Introduces Classical Music Education to Kids

By Carl Kenney

By Sarah Ross UNC Co-Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com It is a typical Saturday morning for more than 30 kids at the Holton Career and Resource Center in East Durham, but typical in this case is free of cartoons and lounging around. These kids have swapped those activities for violins and classical music training — […]

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First Friday Fish Fry at Antioch supports outreach

By Carl Kenney

Antioch Builds Community is hosting its First Friday Fish Fry, Friday, Nov. 5, from 11. a.m. – 2 p.m. in support of the Antioch Builds Community Prison Aftercare and Transitional Housing Ministry The First United Antioch Baptist Church, led by the Rev. Michael Page, is located at 1415 Holloway Street. The menu includes: Hot Fried […]

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Getting healthy, thanks to Holton Wellness Center

By Carl Kenney

By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Residents of Northeast Central Durham can have a better lifestyle with the help of the Holton Wellness Center, a clinic located at 401 North Driver St. The Wellness Center provides primary care services to community members and vocational school students whose parents enroll them as […]

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Durham Church Launches Cutting-Edge Program

By Carl Kenney

By Isha Jackson NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Keeping hope alive is a goal of many churches in Northeast Central Durham. Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Angier Avenue is counting on making big changes now that it has received a half million dollar grant for its afterschool ministry. The 21st Century Community […]

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Women Build Habitat for Humanity houses for Durham

By Carl Kenney

By Tamara Edwards NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Women Build, an International Habitat for Humanity program that trains women to make a difference by building homes and communities, began construction of Durham’s fifth Women Build home on Saturday, October 2. The organization, founded in 1998 with a mission to “empower women to take […]

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AIDS Alliance eases the burden

By Carl Kenney

By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com An extra bill is just what most people do not need these days. With snowballing financial obligations, some people may feel like there is no solution to it all. Just imagine what it is like for a person living with HIV or AIDS who has […]

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Community partnerships C.A.N. make a difference

By Carl Kenney

By: Mark Mitchell NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com NECD bustles with new renovations, projects and support efforts, all aimed at making the community better for its residents.  Durham C.A.N. (Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods), a community outreach group that fights social, racial and political injustices first in Durham, then in the state has been […]

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Angier Avenue and Driver Street to be revitalized

By Carl Kenney

October 3, 2010

By Jay Jones NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tuesday night at the Angier Avenue Baptist Church, Durham residents and local business owners gathered to get updated on the latest developments on the revitalization project planned for the intersection of Angier Avenue and Driver Street. Plans have been in the works for four years […]

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