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 5, 2023 | NEWS
Howard Allen’s passion for agriculture started when he was a young child on his family’s homestead in Jamaica before moving to New York and then North Carolina. Faithfull Farms was born in 2013 when Howard began farming for market on his church’s land in Orange...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2023 | NEWS
The Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum exhibit space in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History is the primary venue for the exhibit of artwork and other collections, supplemented by additional exhibit space in the entry/foyer area of the...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | NEWS
A community tribute to John Blackfeather Jeffries (1939-2023) will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm at the Jerry M. Passmore Center, 103 Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough. Free parking is available. Hosting the event is the non-profit...
by Admin | Feb 14, 2023 | NEWS
Remarkable Moments in Black History: A Conversation with the Authors of “Black Boy, Black Boy” Tuesday, Feb. 28 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm FREE! In-Person at Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill or Virtual Attending NC teachers will receive a FREE signed copy of the book! From inventor...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2023 | NEWS
Phyllis Portie-Ascott was unanimously appointed by the six elected Orange County Board of commissioners during the board’s first meeting of February. The Durham real estate broker and first vice chair of the Orange County Democratic Party was selected from a group of...
