By Carl Kenney
March 30, 2013
The Villatoro living room presents a typical family gathering with kids and adults laughing with one another while lounging on plush, comfy couches. The animated discussions are undercut, however, by solemn reminiscing about a missing family member. Brother to some in the room and a father to others, Johnny Danilo Villatoro was murdered in December. […]
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March 28, 2013
As Donald visited a Wright brothers exhibit, he made an important realization. Donald, a fifth-grader at Y.E. Smith Elementary School, learned the Wright brothers invented a lot of things before finally making the world’s first successful airplane. The exhibit quickly became his favorite part of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Samantha […]
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No matter how big or small, there’s a story to be told behind the door of every old house in a neighborhood. “All my life I have always liked old houses,” said Denise Harrison, a Durham homeowner and board member of Preservation Durham, a historical preservation society. Her affinity for houses is clear: Harrison has […]
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“The rain is trying to silence us so we have to raise our voices.” Fred Foster Jr., NAACP Durham chapter president and Durham County Commissioner chair gave those final words of encouragement before leading a group of 10 through the rain on March 24. Though 39-degree, overcast weather discouraged a large crowd, the show went […]
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March 27, 2013
At the corner of Burlington Avenue and Fayetteville Street, Curnel Glenn has been selling fresh fruits and vegetables from the back of his van for more than a decade. As a child, Glenn sold produce in the projects with his father. He continued years later on a whim after teaching school in Virginia for awhile. […]
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By Melanie Johnson Durham VOICE Staff Writer While watching a 2008 “60 Minutes” special on El Sistema, a system of youth orchestras created in Venezuela to combat child poverty, Lucia Powe had an idea: “Let’s bring this to Durham.” Powe was 77 years old at the time. But that didn’t stop her. “I turned to […]
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March 5, 2013
It is not every day you see a classroom full of mannequin heads; some with short hair, some with long hair and others with no hair. It is also not an everyday occurrence to see a classroom with no desks or shelves full of textbooks. In this class there is not even a chalkboard or […]
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March 4, 2013
N.C. Central University’s Campus Police and Public Safety building on the corner of Fayetteville St. and Pekoe Ave. holds a special place in history — it was the first Durham fire station to have an all African-American crew salaried by the city. The 1,088 square-foot building was the old engine house for Fire Station No. […]
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“Hey Mister., have you heard about the big bad flu?” “No son, I can’t say I have. Care to explain?” “Sure, Mister. Well, let’s see. The flu is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. When the influenza virus gets into the body, it moves into the respiratory tract. Once there, it binds to the surface […]
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East Durham Children’s Initiative, or EDCI, is looking for community volunteers to help with the upcoming Summer Feeding Program. The program is beginning on Jun. 8 and ending Aug. 25. It will take place every Monday through Friday at 107 North Driver St. Pre-packaged breakfasts and a hot lunch will be served every day. Children […]
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Several recent high-profile murders in town have community youth talking. I talked to a group of seniors at Hillside New Tech High, on their views on this predicament. My main question…. why? According to N.C. Division of Juvenile Justice, which is under the N.C. Department of Public Safety, show that out of a total population […]
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