Here are some photographs of the food in the Heavenly Groceries Food Ministry!
Reverend Albert Williams is the minister at Staunton Memorial CME Church in Pittsboro. He is a lifetime resident of the area and was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. Williams is a native son of St. Joseph CME. … Continued
This past Saturday, April 21, St. Joseph CME and the Jackson Center hosted an Early May Day for the Northside neighborhood. There was joyful company, delicious food, perfect weather (until the very end), and music to warm your soul. What … Continued
Photo courtesy of Nate Davis Here, Martin Luther King Jr visits the Hargraves Community Center in the Northside neighborhood of Chapel Hill. In honor of the President of the United States visiting Chapel Hill to give a speech about student … Continued
Hello! My name is Ayat Soufan. I work here at the Jackson Center as a part of the Food Justice program. I began my work here during my fall semester at UNC when I joined the Bonner … Continued
(above, from left to right): Della, Joe, Aleck, Monica, and Jasmine getting things done in the Jackson Center, giving moral support, and having a planning session for May Day. (below-left): Chelsea and Jasmine sharing a moment after not seeing each … Continued
“Daily Tar Heels staffers Mickey Blackwell and Wayne King, at far right, observe the sit-in that paralyzes Franklin Street on February 8, 1964.” –Courage in the Moment: The Civil Rights Struggle, 1961-1964, Photographs by Jim Wallace, Text by Paul Dickson. Jim … Continued
We are so excited to be on TUMBLR. To show this, we thought we’d share a photo of Hudson, an associate director, and Amanda, a friend of the center, compete against children in the donut eating contest from Fun on … Continued