el centro hispano

Zumbathon will benefit Durham’s El Centro Hispano

By Carl Kenney

February 20, 2013

Twelve instructors. Three hours. One Zumbathon. Latin-influenced notes of salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia will fill the Downtown Durham YMCA on Saturday, as participants of El Centro Hispano’s Zumbathon dance and shimmy into the night. Since 2011, the Zumbathon has brought hundreds of community members together for several hours of high-energy Latin dancing. Zumba Fitness […]

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El Centro Hispano helps immigrants work toward citizenship

By Carl Kenney

February 6, 2013

Sofía Castro, originally from Colombia, has enjoyed spending the last 18 years in the United States and she plans to stay — but as a full citizen. “This country has very good people, of God, more than any other part,” Castro said. On Thursday nights, Castro, along with a handful of other students, attends the […]

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Taking care of hispanic neighbors

By Carl Kenney

November 19, 2009

By Cara Oxendine NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com underrepresented for so long, Hispanics now represent a fifth of the population in NECD, and have developed organizations that offer an abundance of resources and contacts within their community. During the 1990s, North Carolina had the nation’s fastest growing Hispanic population and according to a […]

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Fiesta de la Salud educates and entertains

By Carl Kenney

September 24, 2009

By Claire Atwell Staff Writer the Durham VOICE Over one thousand people in the Durham area attended El Centro Hispano’s 11th Annual Nuestra Fiesta de la Salud on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Hillside High School in Durham. The Nuestra Fiesta de la Salud, or Our Health Fair, is held every year to provide health information, […]

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