After eight years on the Durham City Council, DeDreana Freeman says her work isn’t finished. The Ward 1 representative, endorsed by the Sierra Club, is seeking a third term with a focus on environmental equity, affordable housing and sustainable development.
Although she didn’t intend to, jazz singer and composer Nnenna Freelon wrote her first book, set to be released Oct. 21. The memoir, Beneath the Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on Loss, explores Freelon’s experience with grief through essays, poems, lyrics and recipes.
The restaurant, located on Fayetteville Street, is Durham's oldest continually operating Black-owned restaurant and has been serving fried chicken to the community since 1957.
When asked why she is running for Durham City Council, candidate Shanetta Burris responded, “Because I have free will. I can, and I’m going to do it.” This is not Burris’ first rodeo. In 2023, the North Carolina native ran for the same role she is now, but let the campaign cycle stretch her thin.
Durham is once again in political motion. With the October 7 primary now behind us and November’s general election on the horizon, local voters find themselves weighing competing visions for the city’s future — from housing affordability and public safety to development and community equity. Incumbents and fresh challengers alike are staking claims, and the choices made now will shape Durham’s trajectory for years to come. In this column, we’ll dig into who’s running, what’s at stake, and what it all might mean for everyday residents.
The Duke NICU nurse and Ph.D. student is running for Durham City Council’s Ward 1 seat.
Diana Medoff, a longtime educator and mother of three, is making her first run for office in Durham’s Ward 3 City Council race. She is one of four candidates vying for the seat this fall, alongside incumbent Chelsea Cook and challengers Durant Long and Terry McCann.
As Durham inches closer to the municipal primary on Oct. 7, it’s unclear if City Council Ward 2 will experience a turnover in leadership. Eyes are on the incumbent, Mark-Anthony Middleton.
23-year-old Elijah King is running for the Ward 1 City Council position on the platforms of small business support and his lived experience of the issues defining the election.
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