NN August 2019
August 2019 NNEWS FINALED (2)
Not Silent, But Unheard
My grandmother and I have never had a conversation. Not because she isn’t alive—she very much is, and lives nestled in the foothills of Belagavi, Karnataka, India, some 3000 miles away. My grandmother, Parvati Patil, is 79 years old. She … Continued
Chapel Hill High School Students Do Some ABC’s
In Spring 2019, the Jackson Center was invited to lead a series of workshops for Kathryn Murchison’s African American History class. One of the most powerful developments in this class was the way students shared what it has meant for … Continued
MCJC Code of Conduct
The Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s founding commitment is to Beloved Community, the practical ideal to which Dr. King referred in his remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to desegregate public transportation: The end is reconciliation; the end is … Continued
MCJC Code of Conduct
The Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s founding commitment is to Beloved Community, the practical ideal to which Dr. King referred in his remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to desegregate public transportation: The end is reconciliation; the end is … Continued
Holiday Letter
 November 2018 Dear Friends: The Marian Cheek Jackson Center Neighborhoods are the building blocks of civic life and ours are growing stronger by the day. What does a strong neighborhood look like? A few snaps: Our Community Compass Group … Continued
Singing Telegrams
♥♥ ♥It’s never too early to think about Valentine’s Day. Chocolate? Flowers? A card? Really???? ♥It’s time to switch it up and up your game. And we know how to do it right! ♥Send a singing telegram and let … Continued
A View from the Porch
The front porch. The space between inside and outside, private and public worlds. A place for friends and family to gather and to renew the essential connections that make up community. A place to sit and watch out; a … Continued
The Porch Revival Tour: Lighting the Fire
I felt a small amount of anxiety the day before hosting the June stop of the Porch Revival Tour at my house. Almost everything was in place. The budget for the event determined, supplies calmly resting on my porch, and … Continued
Martin Luther King Jr. and Chapel Hill’s Jim Crow past
CHAPEL HILL — Martin Luther King Jr. walked out the door after his final speech of his trip to town and stood on the building’s front steps. Ahead and a little to his left on the old campus quad, the Confederate … Continued
Checking In: The Impact of the Northside Neighborhood Initiative & Land Bank
The Northside Neighborhood Initiative (NNI) is a collaborative effort among Northside residents, the Jackson Center, Self-Help, UNC, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, as well as the area affordable housing agencies. Together, they work towards honoring the history of the Northside … Continued
MSW student spends summer in Chapel Hill helping to build community
Ashley Kazouh tugged carefully at the clear plastic bags until a handful of organic Bartlett pears tumbled out into a blue plastic bin. Around her, other volunteers toted cardboard boxes of well-ripened bananas to tabletops and sorted through other donations, … Continued
Northside Festival Celebrates Community, Honors Chapel Hill Freedom Fighters
On Saturday afternoon, it was hot and humid. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing in the blocked-off portion of the road between Roberson Street and Graham Street. “I done got too old to do that; I’ll watch them. … Continued
New monument honors Chapel Hill’s Freedom Fighters, civil-rights history
CHAPEL HILL — Hundreds of people attended the 2017 Northside Festival celebrating the past, present and future of Chapel Hill’s historic Northside neighborhoods. The new Freedom Fighters Gateway outside St. Joseph C.M.E. Church at West Rosemary and Roberson streets was officially … Continued
Nonprofit Showcase: The Jackson Center
Nonprofit Showcase with Fred Black features the amazing organizations that help people in so many ways and are doing so much to make our community a better place to live and work. Our goal is to help everyone become more … Continued