Reporter for the Durham VOICE and UNC-Chapel Hill student. Contact the Durham VOICE staff at thedurhamvoice@gmail.com.
“I wish I would have had someone to help me out from the very beginning, [starting] freshman year. [Someone] to tell me the importance of a higher education,” Symone Morales said, thinking back on her journey to college. Morales is a Durham native, born and raised in the Bull City. She has lived all over the area, with addresses on… Read more →
“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 on at 3:30 p.m. The… Read more →
According to a magazine contest taking place right now, Durham is considered one of the best places to dine in the South. Southern Living magazine is hosting “The Tastiest Town Awards” sweepstakes to name the town with most delicious restaurants. Durham is currently in second place, nipping the heels of Memphis, Tenn. Anyone can vote online once a day until… Read more →
Last year on January 24, after reaching their goal of $4.5 million, the Durham Rescue Mission broke ground on its new Center for Hope. The Mission has been ministering to the homeless, poor, and addicted since 1974, when CEO and founder Ernie Mills and his wife and CFO Gail Mills opened their doors to 12 needy men. Over the past 39… Read more →
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