Braxton Foushee

Braxton Foushee

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...
Veteran Spotlight on Chapel Hill Native, Jim Merritt

Veteran Spotlight on Chapel Hill Native, Jim Merritt

There are a few things to know about Chapel Hill resident, Jim Merritt, to understand the kind of man he is. In 2008, Jim Merritt was appointed to the Chapel Hill Town Council after sitting council member Bill Thorpe died. It was a decision that was made through a...
Community Tribute to John Blackfeather Jeffries

Community Tribute to John Blackfeather Jeffries

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...
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant serves as the Director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. A proud native of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, she wholly and critically grapples with the profound questions that inform our understandings of gender,...
Representative Renee Price

Representative Renee Price

Renée Price was sworn in as North Carolina House District 50 representative for Orange and Caswell counties. The oath was administered by Anita Earls North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice. Price served on the Board of Orange County Commissioners since 2012,...