Northeast Central Durham as seen from our lens.
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- Mourners entering Shepard’s funeral service in 1947. NCCU Archives/James E. Shepard Memorial Library
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- Dr. James E. Shepard was a skillful politician and appealed to the N.C. General Assembly directly for funding. NCCU Archives/James E. Shepard Memorial Library
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- Outside the Hoey Administration Building James E. Shepard’s statue keeps watch. Matt Phillips/Echo editor-in-chief
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- Journalism students peer into cameras as they learn advanced photo techniques during a recent VOICE mentoring session at Northern High. Peering into genealogy is the same – each new piece of information is like a snapshot of the past.
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- Dasan Ahanu, the founder and host of the Soul Slam, takes score of a poet’s performance. (Photo courtesy of Dasan Ahanu).
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- Symone Morales on UNC’s campus.
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- William Touchstone, a TROSA participant, works in the program’s intake department. “The legacy I want to leave is a guy who serves his humanity,” he said. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Herman Williams now works at TROSA in the aftercare department and with other veterans. He graduated from the program in 2009 after struggling with alcoholism for most of his life. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- A C.S. Lewis quote hangs on Herman’s desk. He first heard the quote on an episode of Criminal Minds, and it stuck with him ever since. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- Elliot Axiom performs one of his poems. Axiom said he used to perform with his eyes closed as a way to tune out the audience. (Photo courtesy of Elliot Axiom)
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- The 2012 Bull City slam team throws up the “bull horns” hand gesture. From left: Elliot Axiom, SLAP, Kimberly “Redefining Freedom” McCrae, Ishine, Dasan Ahanu. (Photo courtesy of Dasan Ahanu).
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- Playworks volunteer Genevieve Flores cheering on her basketball players at the Emily K Center. (Playworks)
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- Daylen Felton, James Betts, Andre Nguyen and Brandon Herrera are part of the B.A.D.D. Carrington Middle School Team. (Durham T.R.Y.)
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- Community members gather for the SEEDS renovation groundbreaking. (Photo Credit: Cammie Bellamy)
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- Kevin Hamok takes a cutting from a fig tree in the SEEDS garden. (Photo Credit: Cammie Bellamy)
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- Kamilah Holtz and Heather Hill of SEEDS. (Photo Credit: Cammie Bellamy)
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- Tammy holds her sign on a street corner. If she doesn’t earn enough money, she and John will be forced to sleep outside in a tent at night. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- Kimberley and Christopher Moore live in the woods. Although they receive disability, the payments alone do not provide enough money to meet their needs. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- John looks at his tent, its contents strewn on the ground. Someone recently stole his heater out of the tent and threw the couple’s belongings outside. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- Tammy stands illegally with her sign. The new ordinance prohibits standing on the side of a road without a sidewalk. (Staff photo by Caitlin Owens)
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- Aurelia Sands-Belle, executive director of the Durham Crisis Response Center. (Staff photo by Cammie Bellamy)
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- Gretchel N. Carter-Hinton points to the date her husband, Julius Hinton, Jr., had his claim denied by the VA. He died the same day the claim was denied. (Staff photo by Brian Fanney)
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- Captain Newborn, executive director of Next Level Veterans Outreach Campus, holds an exploded shell. “A gentleman walked in from the Korean War, he sat there in that chair and he took his leg off,” Newborn said. “He said this is what took his leg off. It also killed quite a few people in his company. (Staff photo by Brian Fanney)
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- Yesenia Portillo reacts when she sees the question she must answer for the game. (Staff photo by Elizabeth Byrum)
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- Yesenia Portillo and Francisco Gomez discuss an answer to the citizenship board game students participated in Tuesday morning. (Staff photo by Elizabeth Byrum)
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- Participants show off their dance moves during a previous Zumbathon. This year’s event will be held inside the Downtown Durham YMCA.
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- The marchers enter Markham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.
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- The small group of marchers sing under umbrellas
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- From right: Francisco Villatoro hanging out with his nieces, Nicoll and Greyci Villatoro along with his brother José Villatoro. Nicoll holds a photo of her father, Johnny Danilo Villatoro.
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- Nicoll Villatoro holding a picture of her father, Johnny Danilo Villatoro, as Marcia Owen of the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham speaks to her sister, Greyci Villatoro.
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- Samantha Cole, a staff member of the East Durham Children’s Initiative, said she hopes the trip inspires the students in the long-term. One of her goals is to teach them that achievement stems from education.
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- Samantha Cole, a staff member of the East Durham Children’s Initiative, said she hopes the trip inspires the students in the long-term. One of her goals is to teach them that achievement stems from education.
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- Curnel Glenn sits in the back of his van. Loyal customers walk or drive up to buy from his large selection. “My brother in law used to joke with me, ‘Man, you have more variety than the grocery store,’” Glenn says.
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- Curnel Glenn holds up a handmade walking stick. He says prices vary based on how ornate the carvings are. Staff photo by Brian Fanney
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