By Carl Kenney
October 19, 2011
By Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Editor-in-Chief the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com My grandmother was a majorette for her high school band. Just like her, I wanted to lead a band. My journey to the front line began in the backyard with my grandmother attempting to teach my cousin and me how to twirl a baton. Since we […]
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By Carlton Koonce Teen Mentoring Counselor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Think back to when you came of age – became a young adult. Was it October 1996 or 1986? Maybe the year was 1965. Or maybe it’s this 2011 homecoming season. High school is one of the most formative times in our lives. It’s typically […]
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October 18, 2011
By Jonathan Alexander NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Family, comfort, and most importantly, respect. Jeff Warren, owner of Signature Kutz barbershop, cherishes these most and hopes that these values are transmitted to customers and visitors. Although he was born in Clinton, NC, Warren calls himself a Durham native because he’s lived here since […]
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By Naundi Armour NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Preservation North Carolina and Preservation Durham along with the city of Durham have joined forces to launch Project RED (Revitalize East Durham). Both Preservation NC, the only private nonprofit statewide historic preservation organization, and Preservation Durham rehabilitate and restore historic homes and buildings. According to […]
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By Ice’es Green NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Religious leaders of Durham are stopping at nothing to achieve their goal of ending poverty and making life better for young people. Durham’s Partnership for Children, in collaboration with End Poverty Durham, has hosted a two-session Lunch and Learn Series this fall, focused on Congregations […]
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By Sharif Ruebin YO:Durham Teen Intern the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Are you a teen looking for a place to escape from reality and just relax? Friday Teen Night at your neighborhood recreational center starting at 7 p.m. may be just for you. Teen Night is a program allowing area youth and teens up to age […]
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By Taylor Rankin UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Fourteen-year-old Muhammad Karim spends his Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons artistically. He leaves Northern High School, where he’s a freshman, and heads to SeeSaw Studio, a free afterschool program that teaches design and entrepreneurial skills to creative teens from all over Durham. “Right now I’m […]
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By Laney Tipton UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The Earth laughs in flowers.” That may be his opinion, but those who attended the 8th Annual SEEDS (South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces) Harvest Dinner last week prefer to think the Earth laughs in local food. Last Thursday, just […]
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By Jessica Seaman UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Every week the Ministerio Guerrero de Jesucristo church in Durham helps feed at least 30 families. And because of the sluggish economy, the number of people who need assistance is increasing, so the church is turning to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina […]
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By Sam Rinderman UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Before you donate canned food items to a charity, you usually bundle them up in a plastic bag, and drop off all your leftover creamed corn in an old recycling bin in the foyer of your church. At the Creative Food Drive, held October 15 at […]
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By Olivia Barrow UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Step inside Food World on Lakewood Avenue in Durham, and you’ll immediately register a double take. Nestled in an unimpressive, slightly neglected parking lot on the outskirts of Northeast Central Durham, the only giveaway that Food World is not your average independent grocery store is […]
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By Quinton Harper UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Anna Pauline, aka “Pauli” Murray, is an important person in American history with roots right here in Durham. She was a poet, scholar, lawyer and civil rights activist, feminist and the first African-American female priest ordained by the Protestant Episcopal Church. Alexis Pauline Gumbs ‘thanks […]
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October 6, 2011
By Sam Rinderman UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com 42-year-old Mark Tull from Raleigh battled alcoholism for nearly 25 years. He tried monthly programs, numerous detoxes and individual counseling. Tull attempted to quit drinking by using nearly every resource in the Triangle. But nothing worked until he found Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA), […]
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October 5, 2011
By Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Editor-in-Chief the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com I was born and bred in Durham, but I have not always had pride in my city. Especially, this summer when it felt like every week someone else was killed. Most of the victims were between the ages of 18-30. It broke my heart every time […]
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By Taylor Rankin UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com KidZNotes kicked off its second year by announcing a new partnership with the North Carolina Symphony on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. “It’s all about having this bright, shining example of professional musicians and even international artists that come from all over the world playing all […]
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Kaylee Baker UNC Latino Beat Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com EDITOR’S NOTE: Out of respect for privacy, the names in this story have been changed. Upon entering Sarita’s home, a visitor immediately feels a welcoming warm air dance from the toes to the face, relaxing the mind. Using her elbow, Sarita’s sister-in-law opens the […]
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By Sarah Mansur UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As Durham City Council members and Mayor Bill Bell prepared to cut the ribbon to commemorate the repaving of Harvard Avenue, Durham residents watched the long anticipated moment from the sidelines. But before the ribbon was cut, City Council member Bill Woodard invited them to stand […]
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By Laney Tipton UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Humane Society of the United States estimates that animal shelters care for 6 to 8 million dogs and cats every year in the U.S. Three to 4 million of these animals are euthanized annually. In the Research Triangle Park area alone, about 75 percent […]
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By Jessica Seaman UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In Christine Long’s art studio about 12 oil paintings of various sizes hang on a wall made of beige Italian plaster. The painting that stands out among the many landscapes and still lifes is a painting that is 5 feet tall and is 3 feet wide. […]
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By Olivia Barrow UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Nineteen excited voices fill a computer lab at Hillside High School, but one stands out among the others. “I wrote a story! You want to read it?” says Tee-Tee Hynson, a senior in Liz DeOrnellas’ journalism class, which re-launched the Hillside Chronicle this month. “I […]
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by Roneisha Jackson Teen Intern The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com My experience at YO:Durham has been life-changing for me. It gives me and other kids in the community something to do over the summer and also helps us to stay off the streets and out of trouble. I believe out of all the programs that help […]
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Alesha Russell NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Some people live their lives as standard as possible: wake up, go to work, eat, sleep, and turn around and do it all over again the next day. John C. Fitzpatrick, Pastor of NECD’s One Love Ministries on Holloway Street is not one of those people. […]
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By Shylayah Mcmillan Teen Intern The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com My summer with YO:Durham was AMAZING! If you don’t know what YO:Durham is, it means Year Of Opportunity For Durham Teens. As a community program, YO:Durham helps local teens become better people and to think about the better things in life like the things that they […]
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Por April Leanne Simon NCCU Latino Beat Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com El sonido de risas y aplausos resuena por el pasillo del sótano de Antioquía Iglesia todos los martes a las 10 a.m. Si usted sigue el ruido, pronto se encontrará en una sala larga con un cambio de color a oro por la […]
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By Julian Melton NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A street fight is uncoordinated, has no rules and is normally caused by a prior altercation between two or more people. They can also be dangerous since fighters lack protection. Boxing, on the contrary, is a strategic combat sport in which two trained athletes showcase […]
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By Jonathan Alexander NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com With the state of the economy, it might seem impossible to start a business in Northeast Central Durham, but local small business owners disagree. Sam Jenkins, Joseph Bushfan, and Andrew and Dinah Parker all have some advice to would-be business owners. Jenkins owns Samuel and […]
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By Ice’es Green NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Despite recent reports of increasing poverty in North Carolina and across the country, End Poverty Durham is sticking to its goal of ending local poverty in 25 years. The interfaith group of leaders and community-based organizations work collaboratively through a variety of programs and initiatives. […]
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