At NorthStar Church of the Arts, four North Carolina vocalists transformed a concert celebrating the release of their eponymous album into a reflection of community, collaboration and womanhood, as Durham locals filled the room with song and movement. Known as The Sistering, the collective blends decades of musical experience and deep personal connection into a project that is as much about uplifting each other—and their community—as it is about making music.

In a time when much social interaction happens online, one Durham chess group is bringing people back together face to face. The Durham Chess Club has grown into a weekly gathering where players of all backgrounds meet to share a love of the game and build community.

Featured as part of the Hayti Heritage Center’s inaugural event season, the film festival honors and celebrates Black culture and history. 

Rissi Palmer, an exceptional country music artist, is rewriting what country music looks and sounds like. From being one of just nine Black women to chart on Billboard's country charts to launching her own radio show, "Color Me Country", Palmer uses her music to honor and portray theme of resistance from country artists of color.

The Hayti Heritage Center’s artistic director, Tyra Dixon, worked with the center’s interim executive director, King Kenney, to construct the season's 14 planned events.

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.