by Joyce Yao Like our modern emails, I’ll start this by saying: I hope everyone and their loved ones are staying well and cared for, wherever y’all are. I myself have returned to what I refer to as “Home-Home”—to a … Continued
It now looks as though the coronavirus crisis and the Stay-at-Home order will be with us for a while. Here is an update on local resources available we’ve put together: Staying at Home: What it all means The state of … Continued
This blog post is a collection of messages, notices, resources and spiritual nourishment for all of our neighbors who are facing the new — and constantly changing– reality created by the coronavirus pandemic. And as we practice social distancing, let’s … Continued
The Jackson Center is working on creative ideas to support our community connections in a time of necessary social distancing. Here are a few ideas we will be trying out as we are able: *Northside “Happy Hours” – On a … Continued
by Kathryn Wall, MCJC Oral History Project Manager When the Freedmen’s Bureau and the American Missionary Association opened the first schools for African Americans immediately after the Civil War, they didn’t just bring in white teachers from the North. They … Continued
by Joyce Yao Ms. Lane Council is the daughter of Mama Dip, the beloved community figure who opened the iconic Chapel Hill restaurant, Mama Dip’s. She shared with me how her love of food and empowerment as a woman comes … Continued
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
UNC Senior Aisha Booze-Hall recently sat down with Ms Gladys Pendergraph Brandon, the Director of Heavenly Groceries Food Ministry at St Joseph CME Church, to talk about the nature of love. Sometimes the word love is used too loosely. … Continued
The Boys and Girls Club After School Program Encourages Kids in Northside to Build Community Every Day At the end of every school day, a group of kids emerges from the school bus in front of the Craig/Gomains Community Center. … Continued
by Hudson Vaughan, Interim Executive Director On a Friday evening in late October, I experienced the fullness of Northside. I was walking down the street with my 4-month old son, Charlie, to the Halloween block party organized by the Jackson … Continued