by Admin | Mar 29, 2024 | NEWS
The Town of Carrboro celebrated the renaming of Carr Street during the Braxton Foushee Street Dedication on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 . Braxton Foushee is a local civil rights leader, a current Planning Board member, and the first Black member of the Carrboro Board of...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | NEWS
The Town of Carrboro is planning an event to celebrate the renaming of Carr Street to Braxton Foushee Street at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, with a community gathering outside the Areté Studio, 203 E. Carr Street. The street dedication will begin with the...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | STORIES
In 2023 Barbara Foushee was the first Black woman elected as mayor of Carrboro and the second Black person to hold the office. Foushee has served on Carrboro’s town council for six years. Foushee grew up in eastern North Carolina and graduated from Saint...
by Admin | Jan 31, 2024 | NEWS
Celebrate Carrboro https://www.carrboronc.gov Feb. 1-29 Virtual Events: Youth Art Exhibit: “Celebrating Black History Month” 29 Days of Black History Trivia Inspiring Black History Month Quotes to Remember Friday, Feb. 2 First Watch & Melanated Wine Trip 9:45 a.m....
by Admin | Jan 31, 2024 | NEWS
Photos of the 2024 MLK/Harvey Beech Scholarship Community Celebration, held at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Image 1 of 10 The MLK Jr. Week of Celebration is part of a campus-wide initiative to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his legacy, and...
