By Stella Griffin
March 7, 2024
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.
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February 20, 2024
Wendell Tabb taught theater at Hillside High School for almost four decades. He’s running for an uncontested open seat on the Durham Public Schools board.
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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 […]
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September 17, 2015
Brooklyn Cooper is now the first Teen Editor-in-Chief of the Durham VOICE to attend UNC-Chapel Hill. Danny Nett, the VOICE’s social media editor, sat down with Cooper to discuss how she likes Carolina so far and how her time on the VOICE and Northern High School’s newspaper, the Northern Round Table, influenced her decision to pursue […]
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April 1, 2013
“Some kids take things for granted,” said Patricia Muschette, a Durham parent. “They need to learn responsibility.” Muschette said this is the reason local teens need to work. Most teens try to find a part-time job for after school so they can start to earn their own money. Many teens may hate asking parents for […]
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February 6, 2013
In a classroom in Jordan High School, a drawing of a large, purple eggplant is plastered across the door. The sign advises readers: “You can hate eggplant, but you can’t hate people. Hate-Free Zone.” Members of the Jordan Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA, created the sign in line with the club’s dedication to providing lesbian, gay, […]
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January 25, 2011
Durham initiative attempts to raise the bar for African-American males in public education by Natasha Duarte UNC Senior Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Saturday morning, many Durham high school students were sleeping in after Friday night’s basketball games. But 54 African-American 11th graders from Hillside and Southern high schools were in the Union Independent […]
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November 19, 2009
By Praycious Wilson-Gay Teen Arts Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com As we near the end of the semester, schools are showcasing their winter productions. Hillside High School put on the production of “High School Musical,” Jordan put on the production of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” and DSA with “With Their Eyes.” While watching my favorite new […]
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October 20, 2009
By Aaron Saunders NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com For the past 16 years, Durham youth have been able to grow athletically and academically through the Durham Eagles Athletic Association. Rodney Rogers, a former NBA player who started at Durham’s Hillside High School and Wake Forest University, and James Butch Williams, a Durham attorney […]
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October 8, 2009
by Praycious Wilson-Gay with Rosalia Preiss Teen Co-Arts Editors the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Music is a universal language for youth as well as adults. As my peers around me are always in classrooms humming or tapping on the tables, I come to wonder what their involvement in music is and how does it impact their […]
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