Month: September 2011

The future is in the capable hands of the kids

By Carl Kenney

September 22, 2011

By Carlton Koonce Teen Mentoring Coordinator the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Dear Durham, It’s with great excitement that we launch this year’s return of your Northeast Central Durham Community VOICE. We’re off to a spectacular start in this our third year and as your youth oriented community newspaper, we are looking forward to keeping you informed […]

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Welcome to a new year with the VOICE

By Carl Kenney

By Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Editor-in-Chief Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As the new Teen Editor-in Chief, I am very excited about this year’s VOICE! I have been with the VOICE since the beginning, originally as a Teen Arts Co-Editor, and I am very proud to see how the VOICE has progressed.  This experience has been so rewarding. […]

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Durham teens open the door of opportunities

By Carl Kenney

By Sharif Ruebin Teen Intern the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com I participate in a nonprofit organization called YO:Durham, a program of Durham Congregations In Action. YO is a year of opportunity for Durham teens that includes a summer career academy, interning, service learning, and mentoring. YO:Durham’s mission  is to empower the city’s youth by preparing them […]

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Bienvenido a ¡la Voz!

By Carl Kenney

Por April Simon NCCU Latino Beat Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Una nueva página en español del Northeast Central Durham Voice. En esta sección vamos a explorar temas de interés para la comunidad Latina / Hispana en los vecindarios de NECD. La Cara Cambiante de Durham La población latina en Carolina del Norte se ha […]

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Zumba es la comunidad

By Carl Kenney

Por April Simon NCCU Latino Beat Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Más de 200 personas desafiaron el clima sombrío, bailando, sudando, riéndose  juntos en el Parque Central de Durham el pasado sábado. El Centro Hispano se encargó a llevar acabo el Zumbathon por la lluvia o sol, y hubo mas lluvia que sol. El evento […]

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Latinos combine culture and music at Zumbathon

By Carl Kenney

By Kaylee Baker UNC Latino Beat Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Despite the rain droplets that dribbled down his nose, Certified Zumba Instructor Danny Ochoa shook his hips to reggaeton music, bent backwards and smiled throughout his work-out-in-disguise. Ochoa and more than 200 others ignored the dreary weather as they celebrated health and Latino culture […]

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‘Los Amo, One Love’ mural is all about unity

By Carl Kenney

By Naundi Armour NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On the corner of Alston Avenue and East Main Street sits Los Primos Supermarket and the eye-catching mural on the Alston Avenue side of the building. Although no one was able to tell the VOICE about the artist, many residents think the mural depicts the […]

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Taking time to make a scholar global

By Carl Kenney

By Ice’es Green NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Global Scholars Academy, formerly known as Union Independent School, is different from traditional schools in many ways. The low student-teacher ratio and specific aim of educating children who wouldn’t normally be able to afford a private school quality education gain attention among educators and community […]

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Salvation Army celebrates youth success

By Carl Kenney

By Julian Melton NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens is the mission statement of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club Administration. To celebrate local club members’ academic achievements, the Durham Salvation Army Boys […]

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The Scrap Exchange is back

By Carl Kenney

By Julia Brooks NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com One of Durham’s favorites, The Scrap Exchange re-opened on Sept. 10 in its new location behind the Golden Belt Complex in East Durham. The Scrap Exchange is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through re-use. People and businesses […]

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Global Scholars fitness room offers future promise

By Carl Kenney

By Jonathan Alexander NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Parents are getting more than they bargained for at Global Scholars Academy. Not only does their child have the opportunity to get attend an cutting-edge school, but they have the opportunity to use a fitness room built within the school. Global Scholars Academy is across […]

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A place at the table: Hughes seeks to serve

By Carl Kenney

September 21, 2011

By Quinton A. Harper UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Donald Hughes was a student at Eastway Elementary School when he got his first taste of politics. He says he remembers being in Ms. Gregory’s 4th grade class listening to then-Councilwoman Cynthia Brown speak to students about civic engagement. Councilwoman Brown stressed the importance […]

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Crime drop due to policing and bold entrepreneurs

By Carl Kenney

By Sarah Mansur UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Operation Bull’s Eye began in 2007 when the Durham Police Department found that one-fourth of all calls reporting gunshots were made in a one mile radius of North Holman Street and Morning Glory Avenue in East Durham. “We’re talking about 25 percent of all the shots […]

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Muslims in Durham: Life after Sept. 11

By Carl Kenney

By Jessica Seaman UNC Co-Editor the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On the night before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, about 20 women entered the Jamaat Ibad Ar-Rahman Mosque, at 3034 Fayetteville Street in Durham, by greeting each other with smiles, hugs and the Islamic greeting, “Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkatuh.” In […]

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SEEDS’ annual urban garden festival fun, even in rain

By Carl Kenney

By Taylor Rankin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The overcast day and chilly temperatures didn’t dampen the spirits of visitors to SEEDS’ 15th Annual “Art Grows in Durham” garden party on Saturday, September 17, 2011.  Guests of all ages flocked to the gardens on Gilbert Street to enjoy displays of community art and […]

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NCCU security keep a watchful eye over Eagles

By Carl Kenney

By Laney Tipton UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com For Lisa Fair, there are few things more important than the safety of the students at North Carolina Central University. Fair, who has been part of Campus Security at NCCU for almost two and a half years, is stationed at the Information Booth outside the […]

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Driver Street residents embrace positive change

By Carl Kenney

By Olivia Barrow UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com When Walter Brice leaves town, he doesn’t worry about his house on Driver Street or his elderly mother living there, because he knows his neighbors will take action if something seems wrong. Brice, who has lived on the street for 20 years in a white […]

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