By Spencer Carney and Hannah McClellan
April 10, 2019
Urban Ministries of Durham, the largest downtown homeless shelter in the city, connects more than 6,000 people each year to food, shelter and other opportunities. Due to policy changes made in the last year and a half, people seeking shelter will no longer be turned away because they are under the influence of alcohol. Instead, […]
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March 27, 2019
Following the cancellation of classes and a Feb. 8 Black History Month event at which Durham City Councilwoman Vernetta Alston was invited to speak, Immaculata Catholic School reinvented Alston to speak in March. Alston was one of six openly LGBTQ candidates in North Carolina elected to office in 2017. She is also an alumna of […]
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February 28, 2019
On a cold and rainy February afternoon, 17-year-olds Samantha Vazquee and Demonte Bolden are not hiding inside – they’re hard at work repotting dozens of plants after a day at school. Vazquee and Bolden are two youth members of the DIG program, a youth-driven, urban farming and leadership development program started by South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable […]
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February 13, 2019
According to the 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, about 1,200 homeless people are living in shelters or transitional housing in Durham. Robin, who asked to keep her last name anonymous to protect her children’s identity, is one of them. Robin, a veteran and National Guardsman, is staying at a shelter in Durham with her three […]
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January 30, 2019
Few people can claim the honor of receiving a lifetime service award, but the Rev. Warren L. Herndon of Durham was awarded two on the same day. Both awards were presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate Herndon’s more than 30 years of leadership in civil rights history, community service and social justice […]
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