The Friends of Geer Cemetery aims to restore and preserve a historic Black cemetery tucked away in a Durham residential neighborhood. The organization is pioneering a new approach to cemetery care — one in which the community is responsible for care of the grounds and the people buried there.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a motion to adopt a modified seven-period block schedule for Carrboro High School for the upcoming school year.
Led by community historian Danita Mason-Hogans, “I Was Still Singing” offers a look into the perspectives of the Black women who shaped Chapel Hill's civil rights movements.
Local community organizations and state government partners are paving the way towards more recognition and resources for historically neglected Black cemeteries.
Orange County Schools began reintroducing in-person learning this week, with the first cohort of kindergartners and first graders starting Jan. 25. The board discussed reopening plans at a Jan. 25 meeting.
Three semesters into the pandemic, the district and community stakeholders are working towards creative solutions to support students.
At Thursday's meeting, the CHCCS board decided to test out hybrid instruction this month with plans to bring students back in the spring.
On Aug. 17, Cedar Ridge High School experienced a Zoombombing incident where disrupters yelled obscenities and the N-word and posted inappropriate images to a shared discussion board. This incident raised questions about how cybersecurity and digital safety are being handled during online learning.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a fully-remote fall semester ending Jan. 15. Orange County Schools will have a fully-remote first nine weeks of the school year. The district will return to school for in-person instruction when it is safe to do so, according to the OCS website.
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The Friends of Geer Cemetery hosted a virtual panel to discuss the importance of preserving historical Black spaces and the inequality surrounding them.
Screenshot from the Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting held on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.
First Baptist Church held a meet and greet for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough candidates on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.
