On a recent Saturday, a group of volunteers gathers in a field in northern Durham, squinting against the wind, adjusting their hats and tightening their…
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The biography of a renowned national civil rights activist with deep Durham roots has been scrubbed from the National Park Service (NPS) website. Pauli Murray…
To understand the Bull City Reddit, just browse a sampling of some of its recent posts. “THERES A LEGO STORE OPENING AT SOUTHPOINT!” cheered Pak256.…
Even though he’s an avid skater, Tobe Jacobs Sr. isn’t lacing up his skates on Thursday night at the grand reopening of Wheels Durham—because when…
A recent raid by federal agents in north Durham has sparked anxiety and concern across the city, as city leaders and residents scramble to understand…
In 1979, the City of Durham had some problems on its hands. It had a downtown area with few residents, a warehouse district with few…
As about 80 people settled into their seats in the airy auditorium at the Durham County Library, Eddie Davis, a former City Council member and…
At the first light of dawn, a truck pulls into the gravel lot behind Trinity United Methodist Church and volunteers in puffy jackets rush to…
At a Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Tuesday, Superintendent Anthony Lewis turned his keynote speech into a civil rights lesson. Drawing heavily upon King’s example,…
“Dry January” has introduced a lot of Durhamites to the pleasures of mocktails. Holding off on the drink is certainly a noble cause, but what…