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Former Durham football rivals are now both Tar Heels

By Carl Kenney

September 18, 2013

When eighth-grader Khris Francis began working out in preparation to play high school football, his trainer needed a way to motivate him — a method of pushing the young athlete beyond his limit to bring out the player he had the potential to be. At the time, Francis was stronger and faster than most kids his […]

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New VOICE staff writers tour Northeast Central Durham

By Carl Kenney

January 31, 2012

By Norman Gossett, Jr. UNC Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Orientation for the spring staff of the Durham VOICE, which consists of students from North Carolina Central University and UNC-Chapel Hill, was held Jan. 28. The Voice is intended to promote the exchange of ideas between the people living in the Northeast Central Durham […]

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Bridging the gap: Saturday Academy propels students to success

By Carl Kenney

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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