Marian Cheek Jackson Center
FOR SAVING AND MAKING HISTORY
Our vision is beloved community.
We are a hub of creative action dedicated to preserving the future of historically Black neighborhoods in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
We bear witness to Northside residents’ lived experiences, disrupting conventional history by saving and making history for future generations.
We manage a broad-based partnership effort, led by community members, to control the dirt and preserve Northside for future generations.
We’re reimagining eldercare alongside Northside neighbors to provide older adults and caregivers with respite in their own community.
We engage K-12 and university students to learn the history beneath their feet, local histories of Black activism, and Northside neighbors’ legacy of struggle and courage.
We collaborate with the University of North Carolina and community partners to resist “studentification” and transform students’ relationships with Northside.
We celebrate as a way of being: we find connection, practice abundance, and maintain community in every piece of our work.
Support Our Work
Your donations keep us going. In whatever amount, they encourage and provide. Please considering supporting our work, led at every stage by our beloved community.