By Carl Kenney
February 28, 2011
Youth Noise Network participant Paul Newman shines a light on the disparities in the justice system. Youth Noise Network will create a public service announcement on education and justice issues with the theme, “We can do better, We can progress and We are the change we want to see.”
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February 22, 2011
By Kobi Reynolds Teen Health Food Critic the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com After talking so much about all those restaurants, I needed a break! I love trying things, so this time I decided to try something different. The store I visited is called TROSA Grocery. The store is run by an organization called TROSA, which stands […]
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February 20, 2011
By Tommia Hayes NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As Samuel Jenkins watched his eight-year-old barber shop go up in flames on Jan. 2, he was already devising his next move. Although most people would crumble if they saw their life’s work burning, that’s not Sam. As the firefighters were putting out the fire, […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The fresh concrete sidewalks and colorful paintings on the wall invite you to a modern daycare located on 1309 Angier Avenue, which opened on Jan 3, 2011. Another Beautiful Beginnings is privately owned by Andrew Parker and his wife Dinah Parker, who have been in […]
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By Roderick Marshall, Jr. NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Walking into the building at Urban Ministries of Durham, you will find a range of people coming and going. Many of these are residents who are in need of some type of assistance whether it be food, shelter, clothing, and in a lot cases, […]
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February 18, 2011
By Zakiya Scott UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmailcom “Who was the first African-American to win the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament?” asked Star Sampson, principal of Eastway Elementary, to each student via classroom speakers. This question of the day reflected a current focus at the school: Black History Month. As the daily morning routine came […]
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By John Hamlin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Saturday College Preparatory Academy, a program for black men in their junior years of high school, threw down the gauntlet at its second meeting Feb. 12. The students watched and discussed “The Vanishing Black Male,” a documentary summarizing the challenges they face. “It was […]
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February 17, 2011
By Anita Rao UNC Staff writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When 31-year-old Natalie Spring moved into a small house in the Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood in 2002, her friends, family and neighbors all thought she was crazy. “People thought I was a naive white girl who had gotten into something she didn’t understand,” Spring said. Looking back […]
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By Kelcie Landon UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In 2008, over 24 million Americans used illicit drugs in the course of a month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mark Carter, 38, from Germantown, Md., was one of these statistics. But with the help of Triangle Residential Options for Substance […]
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By Maggie Bridgforth UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com At one end of the basketball court, a rambunctious group of middle school and high school boys plays an intense game of basketball. Above the hoop hangs a colorful banner that reads, “I am for you” in capital letters. The other end of the court is […]
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By Amanda Ruehlen UNC Web Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com What do you get when you combine a traditional hobby like quilting and a modern photo editing software? Just ask Carol Beck, a member of the African American Quilt Circle of Durham, whose most recent quilt contrasts photos from the past and present using Photoshop. […]
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By Emma Witman UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Rev. Carl Kenney remarked in his keynote address that art was under attack. But on this evening in Joe’s Diner, his words could not have met a more appreciative crowd. On Sunday, Feb. 13, members of the community gathered for a second year to […]
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By Hannah Taylor UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com “Ah-one-two-ah-one-two-three!” James Ketch, conductor of the jazz band at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, punched the air with quick sweeps of his hand as the sounds of full, brassy jazz music exploded into the air of the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham. First, […]
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By Leah Campbell UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham is the fifth largest city in North Carolina. But to Chicago native Tyrus Thomas, the Bull City is slower than molasses and just as bland. Or it was, until the electrician stumbled upon Joe’s Diner – a hot dog eatery on the corner of Angier […]
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February 3, 2011
by Zenzele Barnes Teen Editor-in-Chief the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When I think of Durham, the first thing that comes to mind is community. Not just community in its traditional meaning but also a thriving place for intellectuals, artists, entrepreneurs, historians, and just everyday people. The Northeast Central Durham VOICE is a community newspaper sharing the […]
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By Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Arts Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As the years pass, having a college education has become more important in society. As a sophomore, this is the year your college search really begins. When you’re a sophomore you take the PSAT. You can become a National Merit Scholar based on your PSAT […]
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by Jock Lauterer UNC co-adviser the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com We have a slogan we use at the VOICE. “Little i, big WE.” Let me explain: If someone had told me three years ago that i would be involved with a project like the Durham VOICE, i think i would have laughed. i’m not laughing now. […]
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By Nadiah Porter Durham Tech Poetry Instructor On Friday, Jan. 14, the faculty students and staff of Durham Technical Community College gathered to highlight the life of a leader whose vision for a better society is not only celebrated, but demonstrated on and after this momentous holiday. Each year, Durham Technical Community College hosts numerous […]
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By Vania Torres Gala’n Staff Writer, the Spartan Scoop This story appeared originally in the Spartan Scoop, the school newspaper of Southern High School. The Spartan Scoop has partnered with the NECD Community VOICE. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is intended to provide a path to legalization for eligible unauthorized […]
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By Vianney Morales Spartan Scoop Staff Writer This story appeared originally in the Spartan Scoop, the school newspaper of Southern High School. The Spartan Scoop has partnered with the NECD Community VOICE. Southern High School has a great team of dedicated students who contribute to the environment and the community. Students in a Work Study […]
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By Zakiya Scott UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmailcom Saturday marks the eight-month anniversary of TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers) Grocery on the corner of Angier Avenue in Northeast Central Durham. According to Independent Weekly, its opening brought a much needed supply of fresh produce to a community known as a “food […]
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By John Hamlin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Shana Tucker didn’t just get an outstanding T-shirt design at SeeSaw Studio — she enabled senior Kimani Hall to bolster his application to N.C. State University. When the after-school design and entrepreneurship program marked its 12th year with a fundraiser, Tucker gladly lent her musical […]
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By Kelcie Landon UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com It is unseasonably warm for January, and people are taking advantage of the break from the cold. Folks are sitting on their porches, chatting with neighbors who walk by. One man gets his foot tangled in a newspaper and pauses to kick it off the […]
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By Anita Rao UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Although he now lives only five blocks from the neighborhood where he grew up, 53-year-old Jacob Nelson, a Durham Rescue Mission resident, said that when he runs into his former neighbors they hardly recognize him. He still shops at the same grocery store and walks […]
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By Emma Witman UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com For 100 years the Salvation Army has been working to better the community of Durham. It has also strived to help a demographic rising in numbers — Durham’s Hispanic community. The Hispanic Outpost is a branch of the Durham Salvation Army with just that goal. […]
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By Amanda Ruehlen UNC Web Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When Frank Davis created the Durham Striders in 1975, it was a team of 15 runners with mismatched uniforms and served as a track club for his daughters and their friends. Thirty-six years later, it has grown into an organization with more than 300 athletes […]
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By Leah Campbell UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Rashaud Trice’s high school diploma may look the same as anyone else’s, but his path to graduation was undoubtedly different. After spending almost four years at the Durham School of the Arts and barely managing sophomore status, Trice’s guidance counselor called for an academic intervention. […]
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By Tommia Hayes NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoicce@gmail.com The cold overcast days of February can make people long for a trip someplace warm and sunny. Many people may not know that they can take a quick trip to Caribbean Paradise in East Durham to get a taste of the islands. The restaurant, owned […]
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February 2, 2011
By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com This week ABC Nightly News began a series on elderly care. Tuesday night’s segment, on prescription medicine and the problems seniors run into when they have to take up to 25 medications a day, resembled Naomi Wright’s story before she found assistance through Durham’s Senior […]
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By Belinda Dunn NCCU Staff Write the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Joe’s Diner in East Durham is well known for the one pound hot dog. But hot dogs aren’t the only thing the diner specializes in. Joe’s has a wide variety of foods including breakfasts that are served all day and dinner entrees. Owner Joseph Bushfan […]
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By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A man biting a dog makes for an intriguing scene in a somewhat inhumane sense. It is an extraordinary sight, of course, and newsworthy at best. The act piques your interest and captivates your mind, while sending you on a mental trip. Manbites Dog Theater […]
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