By Anthony DeHart
April 28, 2022
(Ivy Burch, front right, leads the group in traditional African movements. (Staff photo by Anthony DeHart) After nearly 2 years of virtual meetings, African Dance is back in person at the Hayti Heritage Center. African Dance Class Is Back! For more than 17 years, The Hayti Heritage center has been home to the Hayti Rhythms […]
Read moreBy Anthony DeHart and Matthew Audilet
February 27, 2020
For more than 15 years, a group of dancers and drummers – some experienced, some not – have come together once a month at the Hayti Heritage Center on Old Fayetteville Street for its Hayti Rhythms dance class. The class offers community members the chance to practice movements from the African diaspora and listen to […]
Read moreBy Anthony DeHart
February 15, 2020
The continued struggles of families displaced from McDougald Terrace have garnered national attention, but the reality on the ground is beyond what anyone on the outside could possibly imagine. Even folks who come to the community knowing the history of the situation find themselves shocked by what they discover when they arrive. On January 24, […]
Read moreBy Anthony DeHart, Sophia Wilhelm, Landon Bost and Brandon Callender
January 30, 2020
Monday morning, Jan. 20, about 250 marchers gathered in front of the NC Mutual Life building for Durham’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March and Rally. The group gathered for a short opening, then marched to First Presbyterian Church on East Main Street where speakers addressed the crowd from the pulpit. Every year, […]
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