By Margaret Gaw
September 18, 2020
https://overcast.fm/+gbOgHtBVU Khadijah McFadden is the Teen Editor-in-Chief of the Durham VOICE and a senior at Research Triangle High. Join us for a conversation with Khadijah! Listen by clicking the link above or going on Spotify:
Read moreBy Jock Lauterer
September 2, 2020
https://overcast.fm/+gbOg96pas Nathan Gomez is a former member of PYO’s Youth Advisory Board and a student at City of Medicine Academy. Join us for a conversation with Nathan! Listen on the link above or on Spotify:
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https://overcast.fm/+gbOiLG2lk Rocky Jones is a contributor for the Durham VOICE and senior at C. E. Jordan High school. Join us for a conversation with Rocky! Listen above or on Spotify:
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https://overcast.fm/+gbOhM7Jxg Chamiya Edwards is a former member of PYO’s Youth Advisory Board, founder and owner of Knicknack Cupcakes (https://wopita.com/knicknack.cupcakes) and a student at Durham Tech Community College. Join us for a conversation with Chamiya! Listen by clicking the link above or on Spotify:
Read moreBy Margaret Gaw
August 14, 2020
Covid-19 Chronicles: Zooming in on Durham Youth is a podcast series produced and reported for the Durham VOICE and community. Through this series, we are connecting with students who are involved with Durham Children’s Initiative (DCI), allowing them to share their journeys and experiences during Covid-19. My name is Margaret Gaw, and as a fellow […]
Read moreBy Jazmine Bunch
February 27, 2020
Temperatures were low in Durham on Saturday, February 22, but the energy and passion were high. Regina Mays led fellow community members as they marched through the streets of downtown Durham, with their rhythmic claps echoing through the air in between fiery chants of “CLAP BACK!” “It’s 43 degrees, but we’re just warming up!” Charlitta […]
Read moreBy Jazmine Bunch
February 13, 2020
This is a video series produced and reported for The Durham VOICE. “Documenting Durham’s Voices” will elevate the voices of and put a face to community members in Durham who are working in the community. The video series will also feature notable events that truly define what Durham is. Following the carbon monoxide crisis at […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
May 23, 2019
This is a podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. To wrap up this season of DVV, this week we’re doing […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
April 10, 2019
This is a podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. This week, DVV welcomes Zenzele Barnes. Zenzele was the VOICE’s first ever […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
March 27, 2019
This is a podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. Natasha Graham joins DVV this week. She worked with the VOICE as […]
Read moreBy Natasha Townsend
February 27, 2019
The Hayti Heritage Center buzzed with nervous energy hours before the 4 p.m. showing of “Inside Studio Real: A choreopoetic sitcom” on Feb. 23. The play, written by director Dasan Ahanu, involves poetry, movement and emotion. Ahanu, 44, is from Raleigh and has been an artist since the ‘90s, he said. He has performed original […]
Read moreBy Will Shropshire
After 47 years, “Swing School,” a community favorite production for many decades, returned to the stage at Hillside High School. The Hillside High School Drama Department – under the direction of Wendell Tabb – put on four performances of its new adaptation, called “Hallelujah! Swing School,” from Feb. 15-17. The production has long been a Hillside […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
This is a podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. This week’s guest on DVV is Veronika Payne. She worked […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
February 13, 2019
This is a podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. This week’s guest on DVV is LaMon Jones. LaMon worked as […]
Read moreBy Brighton McConnell
January 30, 2019
This is a new podcast series being produced and reported for the Durham VOICE. With this project, we’re reconnecting with people who were once involved with the VOICE and its community, allowing them to share their journeys and experiences since working with the newspaper. Our guest this week is Yusuf Shah, who worked […]
Read moreBy Cameron A. Rogers
November 22, 2018
The Hillside High School Theatre Department, under the leadership of veteran director Wendell Tabb, launched its fall production season by bringing “The Color Purple’ to the stage. Durham VOICE photographer Cameron Rogers was there to capture these images. Before the production begin on Nov 9, African dancers graced the stage at Hillside High School, giving […]
Read moreBy Liz Chen and Tessa Platek
April 11, 2018
“How do you know when to stop?” This was the question Eric Kelly III described as the most probing question he had ever been asked about his artwork. The 61-year-old Durham resident shared his experience as an artist in a room full of over 50 vibrant pieces from his most recent line of work. […]
Read moreBy Ashlen Renner and Jimmy Wylie
November 9, 2016
From beginning to end, we followed a donated flute until it ended up in the hands of Kidznotes student Brandon Castellanos. Kidznotes is a non-profit organization that offers free orchestral training to the underserved kids in Durham.
Read moreBy Jimmy Wylie
October 24, 2016
To get a sense of what folks are thinking about the election year of 2016, VOICE audio journalist Jimmy Wylie takes his mic to Northeast Central Durham with the questions: who are you voting for? What are the issues you care about? And how important is this election? Here’s what he heard from, in order, […]
Read moreBy Ashlen Renner
October 5, 2016
The rosters of the Youth Hip Hop Dance classes at the Holton Career and Resource Center have been full since they were first offered 2 years ago. Cheryl Bellamy, who has been a dance instructor at Holton for four years, has made it her goal to encourage her students out of their comfort zones and […]
Read moreBy Jock Lauterer
September 26, 2016
Bryanna Williams, who sang the national anthem for President Bill Clinton when he visited Durham on Sept. 6, talks about making vocal runs in her songs. She sang for us in Hillside High School’s choir room, which Bryanna calls her sanctuary. (Photo by Raina Matthews of Hillside High School)
Read moreBy Justice Davis
September 22, 2016
SEEDS is a nonprofit organization based in Durham, NC that works with the youth by providing a place for kids to learn and explore gardening and other Earth-friendly values. SEEDS started as a partnership with Phoenix House, a homeless transitional housing program for men, but over the years SEEDS changed with the needs of the […]
Read moreBy Ashlen Renner
Luis Franco’s graphic art stood out from the row of oil paintings and handmade pottery and jewelry at CenterFest, drawing in crowds passing by. His art is meant to gain attention. Since he graduated from North Carolina Central University, Franco has used his art as activism, promoting the interests of people of color. With race […]
Read moreBy Christopher McKoy and Kayla Jones
Videographers Chris McKoy and Kayla Jones, journalism students from N.C. Central, pay a memorable visit to iconic local barber Samuel Jenkins of Samuel and Sons Barber Shop on Angier Avenue.
Read moreBy Brittney Bizzell
December 4, 2015
This holiday season, the Durham Meals on Wheels program lent a helping hand to the community.
Read moreBy Evan Owens
December 2, 2015
Volunteers braved the rain and mud to finish a playground build at Oakwood Avenue led by Kaboom, a national nonprofit.
Read moreBy DeVante Campbell
Durham Voice reporter DeVante Campbell discovered that Meals on Wheels of Durham does much more than deliver food to the homebound.
Read moreBy DeVante Campbell
November 2, 2015
NCCU Voice reporters profiled four Northeast Central Durham elementary school principals. In this video, DeVante Campbell introduces Shayla Holeman, principal of Eastway Elementary School.
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