In honor of Black History month, I’d like to share some educational materials we use in our Learning Across Generations workshops. When Jackson Center educators and our team of Community Mentors go into schools in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange … Continued
The Jackson Center is proud to offer up to three graduate and undergraduate student Summer Fellowship positions (late May-mid August) 2020. The Jackson Center is a local grassroots non-profit organization located at the gateway of the historic Northside Neighborhood, one … Continued
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Heavenly Groceries Food Ministry Coordinator Part-time position (15 hrs/wk) at $15/hr Monday-Friday 1:30-4:30pm About the Position: The Jackson Center is looking for a 15 hr/wk part-time volunteer coordinator to lead the management, training, and coordination of volunteers during weekday afternoons … Continued
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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
I attended a funeral last week, which was a strange experience for me, because it is the first one I have ever attended. I did not know the person who passed as well as I would have liked to, but … Continued
by Kayla DeHoniesto, 2019 Jackson Center Summer Fellow As I walked out of the Amity Station Community Meeting, on my second day of this fellowship, I could not process the thoughts and emotions running through my head. I could sense … Continued
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
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
Many locals will proudly tell newcomers that Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was the first majority-white town in the South to elect a Black mayor. The year was 1969. Though many told him it was too soon after desegregation and the … Continued
What is the Northside Festival? It’s not an information fair. It’s not an amusement park. It’s not a market. Nothing’s for sale. Everything’s free—and everybody’s free. Nobody can afford what anyone else can’t and everybody’s everybody. The Northside Festival … Continued
Stories. What are the stories we tell? What are the stories that nourish us? What are the stories that remind us of who we are? What we stand for? What generations have stood for? Shared over a meal. Sung in … Continued