by Admin | Apr 25, 2023 | NEWS
Phyllis Portie-Ascott was chosen to fill the vacant seat on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, which voted unanimously in favor of her appointment — one of four final applicants for the position. Portie-Ascott was also the Orange County Democratic...
by Admin | Apr 25, 2023 | NEWS
Town of Chapel Hill Rights a Wrong in 2022 Council Meeting Thirty-three years ago, local and state law enforcement, some wearing masks and carrying automatic weapons, swarmed a block of downtown Chapel Hill, forcing Black people to the ground for an illegal search. In...
by Admin | Apr 25, 2023 | NEWS
by Admin | Apr 25, 2023 | NEWS
The Carrboro Town Council has approved a Truth Plaque to be installed at the Toney and Nellie Strayhorn Homeplace located at 109 Jones Ferry Road. The plaque will read: “Enslaved in Orange County, Toney and Nellie Strayhorn were one of the first Black families to...
by Admin | Apr 10, 2023 | STORIES
Sharing a meal with Carrboro resident Braxton Foushee, in a public restaurant, is as pleasurable as it is busy. Just as you’re about to lift a fork someone stops by to say hello and to get his advice on a particular issue. And then just as you’re about to dig in, two...
