By Carl Kenney
October 28, 2012
By Imani Burrell YO: Durham Intern the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Recent information from the North Carolina Department of Justice reports that between 2010 and 2011 juvenile crime dropped by 7 percent in all crime categories and 10 percent in violent crime. I figure that there’s nothing much for teens in town to do, and […]
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October 27, 2012
By Chanel Coley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Spacious. Eclectic. Environmental. These words come to mind when visiting the lofts at the Golden Belt Complex. Located on East Main Street, Golden Belt offers 37 non-furnished lofts. Each one has one bedroom that is located upstairs, one bathroom, a washer and dryer that is […]
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October 26, 2012
By Safiyah Gray Staff Writer the Hillside Chronicle Hillside High School Hillside history teacher Bryan Proffitt works with an organization called People’s Durham, which is a group of students, teachers and parents who come together to solve problems related to education and the economy. The group will be going out to working-class neighborhoods and […]
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By Mahdiyah Al-askari YO:Durham Intern the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com American elections are here again, and joining them in Durham is another group of new young voters. Nineteen-year-old Carina Barboza, a student at Durham Technical Community College, says she is energized about voting for the first time. “I am very excited because this is my […]
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By Linda Williams the Hillside Chronicle Hillside High School The Hillside theater department will be putting on West Side Story, Martin Said So and Why Mosquitos Buzz for its 2012-13 season. Hillside’s theater department will be offering education matinees along with weekend shows. The dates for West Side Story will be from Nov. 8 […]
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By Sharif Ruebin Editor The Josephine Dobbs Early College High School Chronicles It’s quite a rigorous challenge to make a smooth transition from freshman to sophomore year at J.D. Clement Early College. But once adapted, these juniors, full of enthusiasm and new responsibilities, say they have adjusted to full campus privileges. “I really love […]
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October 25, 2012
Editor’s note: NCCU reporters from the VOICE attended this year’s Durham’s Project Homeless Connect and bring the following stories covering different aspects of the event. The Event By Jorashae Graddick and Katie Godwin NCCU Staff Writers the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Thursday, Oct. 11, Durham Opening Doors Homeless Prevention and Services held […]
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By Anita Keith-Foust NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The story of the ugly duckling can be compared to the old Winn Dixie site at 812 Liberty Street in Northeast Central Durham when Save-A-Lot opened its doors with a grand opening on Thursday, September 27, 2012. The government officials were there for the […]
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October 23, 2012
By Matt Phillips NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com South Side Scoop Tires. It all started with tires. Chicago’s South Side was full of them. They were in alleys and on street corners, the rubber refuse of neighborhood mechanics trying to get by. Pat Murray had already self-published either one or two issues […]
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By Mea Foster NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Survivors, supporters and sisters gathered for the breast cancer month kick-off at Antioch Baptist Church in NECD, early Saturday, Oct 6. The pink ribbons, shoes, and shirts were present as women, and even a few men gathered in an effort to raise community awareness of […]
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By Jalen Dixon NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com There are many roads in life: some short, some long, but certain people choose all the roads to travel along every day. As a cab driver and businessman, Harold Dixon can say his knows every main street and avenue in Durham. Harold Dixon, known […]
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By Colby Gresham NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com LifE KiT Lifestyle Co., a Durham-based accessory and apparel company, is on a mission. But it’s not just a mission to make a profit. On the evening of Sept. 30 LifE KiT hosted an exclusive night of shopping and live music at MotorCo Music […]
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By Chris James NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com If you go to 2112 Angier Ave., you will see a building with paper over the windows and the doors locked. But 22 months ago, Triangle Trophy Shop, the first trophy outlet in the city of Durham, was up and running, thanks to Mr. Roy […]
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October 22, 2012
By Brianna Rolfe UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Thousands came out to support friends and family, dance and cheer, indulge in foods, but most importantly to celebrate the legacy of Durham’s Hayti community at the 11th annual Phoenix Fest October 6. Denise Hester, founder of the Phoenix Fest, said, “We saw about 10,000 […]
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By Carol Longoria UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Life was not always easy in the Johnson household. Destin Johnson, the youngest of four children, started life in relative stability for the first eight to ten years. Then his family was hit hard with a series of events — job loss, substance addiction, parents’ […]
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By Jackson Foster UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Technology Assisted Legal Instruction and Services (TALIAS), based out of North Carolina Central University, provides legal clinic services to low-income residents in underserved communities through teleconferencing. TALIAS lets lawyers communicate with people across the state, and one of the things they are doing is […]
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By Alex Arey UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com “I like it. I love it. I live it,” said Stacey Hanson. Hanson, a Save-A-Lot employee, born and raised in Durham, knows most of the people coming in. For her, it’s a community grocery store. A familiar face always emerges from Save-A-Lot’s automatic sliding […]
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Sometimes bullet holes in the wall of a house serve as the only indication that a crime has occurred. Although Durham officials encourage community members to call the police when a crime is committed, both parties claim that incidents frequently go unreported. Victims often fail to report violent crime in particular. This results from either […]
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By Matt Phillips NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Creative fundraising efforts for the John Avery Boys and Girls Club in Durham to replace sports equipment lost in a fire early last month are under way. On Oct. 20, the club held a Zumba fundraiser hosted at Grey Stone Baptist Church on Hillsborough […]
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October 4, 2012
By Ana Aguilar Editor the Southern High School’s Spartan Scoop With one more year of high school left, I find myself thinking a lot about what college I will attend. As I was growing up, my mother would talk to me about how important attending college is in order to become someone in life. She […]
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By Raeshawn Wall YO: Durham Intern The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com I’m a sophomore at C.E. Jordan High School and have lived in Durham my whole life. One thing I’m into is sports, mainly basketball, so I decided to share with the Durham VOICE my story about open gym at my school. Open gym is when […]
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October 3, 2012
By Mahdiyah Al-Askari YO: Durham Intern the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As a female, I believe we need to protect ourselves with self-defense, instincts and even our words, because we never know what obstacles may come our way. Being prepared always pays off in the end. If you’ve been following the news, you probably have […]
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By Chanel Coley NCCU Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The empty lot with the sign “Future Home of Antioch Builds Community,” is a bit deceiving because Antioch Builds Community has been hard at work for almost five years helping to improve the quality of life for NECD residents. Nonetheless, founder Rev. Dr. Michael D. […]
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By Carol Longoria UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A once vacant parking lot scattered with litter and debris was transformed into a modeling runway, complete with catwalk, chairs and tents. Community volunteers arrived around 7 a.m. to complete the makeover in the lot at the corner of Angier Avenue and Salem Street on […]
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By Jackson Foster UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com “70 percent of the Latino community is Durham County is uninsured.” Stephanie Triantafillou is the coordinator at Local Access to Coordinated Healthcare (LATCH), a program within the Duke University Medical System. She is at the City of Durham’s Annual Latino Festival, telling local residents about […]
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By Alex Arey UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Kevin Hamak, landscape architect, is spearheading an urban garden concept project to improve a commercial block in the Durham community on Angier Dr. The idea is to demonstrate for at least a month what the area could look like after Build-a-Better Block‘s revitalization with […]
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By Brianna Rolfe UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The music starts off slow, and then begins to pick up a beat, encouraging people to express themselves through the natural movements of their bodies at the weekly Durham Dance Wave. Every Monday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. a group of about 20 to 30 […]
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By Hayley Paytes UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE the durhamvoice@gmail.com Before Durham Rotary Club member Todd Taylor walks through the doors at Y.E. Smith Elementary, he dons his reading cap – a Stetson – and a cowboy personality. He becomes Pod’na Todd Taylor, a Rotary Reading Ranger. His weapons are books, and his sworn enemy, […]
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By Julia Brooks NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com If you want to eat at a restaurant where the food is great and the employees are friendly, Leo’s Seafood is the place to go. Leo’s Seafood is located along the busy part of North Alston Avenue. It was started in 1977 by its founder, […]
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By Katie Godwin NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Artist and long-time educator Helen Griffin inspires others through her artwork and her desire to see others succeed. Griffin, a longtime Durham resident who studied at the University of Iowa, taught art in Durham public schools for more than 25 years. She recently retired to […]
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By Jorashae Graddick NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com According to The NC Justice Center website, 1.6 million North Carolinians have criminal records. Currently the prison population is 40,000 of those 98 percent of those inmates are expected to be released. But 50 percent of them are likely to return on new charges. […]
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