By Danelis Olivera-Herrera
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 […]
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April 10, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024 By Danelis Olivera-Herrera Adam Clark has served as the executive director of World Relief since 2015. The Christian humanitarian organization expanded its efforts in 2007 to aid the local immigrant and refugee community in the Triangle area, mobilizing and equipping churches and communities to support this population. Previously, Clark was a […]
Read moreBy Giselle Weber
April 3, 2024
Follow Jasmine’s unexpected journey of faith and obedience as she navigates divine guidance, unexpected twists, and the discovery of purpose at Bridgehaven Counseling Associates—a light of hope and healing in Durham, North Carolina.
Read moreBy Maya Waid
April 2, 2024
Over the last few years, Chalmers and Jones have created a “one-stop shop” for underserved individuals in the community to get access to the resources they need — The Hayti Reborn Justice Movement.
Read moreBy Mary Mungai
March 29, 2024
Durham nonprofits Habitat for Humanity and Reinvestment Partners explore different strategies to create affordable housing in Durham. They explain their mission, challenges, and creative solutions to these issues.
Read moreBy Maya Waid
March 14, 2024
NC IDEA is a private foundation whose mission is to provide entrepreneurs funding for their companies across the state.
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 Jahvaree Ritzie
February 21, 2024
UNC football is looking to better the community.
Read moreBy Lucy Marques
February 20, 2024
Aya Shabu, the director of arts and culture at Village of Wisdom, said that the organization started to help Black families navigate a racist and inequitable school system.
Read moreBy Maya Waid
Communities in Partnership, which has operated in Durham for 13 years, continues to make a positive impact and promote social change in the area.
Read moreBy Carl Kenney
April 16, 2014
Durham celebrated 40 years of fighting hunger on April 6 with the Annual CROP Hunger Walk, one of the oldest organized walks in the country. CROP Hunger Walks, sponsored by Church World Service and organized by communities across the country, aim to end hunger both locally and around the world. There are over 1,400 walks […]
Read moreBy Carl Kenney
October 2, 2013
Ernie Mills has the look of a man who has realized he has come a long way. Standing in a small room that used to serve as not only the kitchen for his family of four, but also the master bedroom, Mills smiles as he often does as he makes a half turn to look […]
Read moreBy Carl Kenney
February 6, 2013
Part Saturday Night Live, part Grand Ole Opry, this February’s Murphey School Radio Show aims to entertain while promoting local charity work. All proceeds of the fifth show will go to Book Harvest, which distributes books to needy children in Orange and Durham counties, and SEEDS, a community garden that teaches Durham youth to care […]
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J’Quan, 13, said he used to be uncomfortable performing in front of an audience before he joined the Patricia Taborn Modeling & Talent Agency, Inc. two years ago. “We have to model at different places, and you have to be brave,” he said. “I used to not be very brave in front of people. I […]
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