By Danelis Olivera-Herrera
May 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 By Danelis Olivera-Herrera Owning a computer can be smooth sailing with no technical glitches for many years, or it can be fraught with issue after issue with the slightest twist of a cable disabling the screen for good. And if the latter happens, you can send your computer to the Kramden […]
Read moreBy Campbell Atterbury
April 22, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024 By Campbell Atterbury Tobias Rose is accomplished beyond his years. With a natural innovative spirit, he creates his own hip-hop music on the side, co-founded the creative agency Kompleks Creative at age 21, designed a cover for The Foreign Exchange’s Grammy nominated single and helped establish the nonprofit Black Wall Street. […]
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April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024 By Danelis Olivera-Herrera As the food bank deliveryman made his way inside the Iglesia Emanuel food pantry, carrying a dozen boxes, he stopped as he saw Margaret Rubiera, the volunteer manager. He told her there is less than usual, and he isn’t sure why. “It’s definitely less, but we’re grateful,” Rubiera […]
Read moreBy Stella Griffin
April 2, 2024
“When I came here it felt different from the others,” Hill said. “In the other settings, stylists talk to each other, they play music and they kind of ignore the client. It’s just a trade and you feel like you’re a customer. When I came here, it was about the person in the chair.”
Read moreBy Lucy Marques
Alexis Gumbs poses for a portrait. Photo by Sufia Ikbal-Doucet. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 By Lucy Marques At the beginning of high school, Durham-based writer Alexis Pauline Gumbs read “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, for the first time. As they were reading the coming-of-age story, Gumbs was the same age as […]
Read moreBy Lucy Marques
March 7, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024 By Lucy Marques The Durham VOICE’s Lucy Marques spoke with Durham City Council member Chelsea Cook about priorities for the council, career experience, and favorite things about Durham. Cook was appointed to the council in January to fill the seat that opened up after Leonardo Williams was elected mayor, and currently […]
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In 2007, Raymond was diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerculosis (FSGS), a rare kidney disease that creates scar tissue around the kidneys and prevents them from filtering toxins from the blood. This led to kidney failure for Raymond. He is in desperate need of a kidney transplant to live.
Read moreBy Courtney Fisher
February 28, 2024
In East Durham, Destiny Alexander is giving teens the power to shape their own futures through the POOF Center. Standing for “Planning Our Own Futures/Funerals,” the center gives teens resources like financial knowledge, business experience, and travel to help prepare them for success in the real world.
Read moreBy Heather Diehl
February 23, 2024
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 By Heather Diehl Safe Space Salon and Art Gallery in Durham, N.C., exudes a welcoming energy starting with the pride flags waving in the wind and the wagging tail of Cassie, the salon’s dog, greeting everyone as they walk inside. The name, Safe Space, encompasses exactly what owner, Panduh Kat (she/they), […]
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