An disproportionate increase in property values for homes in minority and rural Orange County communities has raised concerns from groups like the Marian Cheek Jackson Center and EmPOWERment, Inc.
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The project was developed by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and aims to uplift voices, past and present, of Black Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents.
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Though Chapel Hill seeks to expand public housing units, it is not accessible to all. The Trinity Court public housing community is set for redevelopment, and has been vacant since 2018 Chapel Hill is working with community partners to alleviate housing insecurity Elizabeth O'nan, a Chapel Hill resident and disability rights activist, said public housing is not always accessible
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As students move off campus, some long-term residents are worried about the potential risk for increased exposure to COVID-19.
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Historically Black neighborhoods in Chapel Hill have experienced disproportionate policing, but the numbers only tell part of the story. Gentrification over the past decade has changed the demographics of neighborhoods and therefore who commits crimes. Longtime residents say they've seen a double standard in how the law is enforced, but Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue said the police department works hard to avoid that. “I’ve seen the positive side of the police department and the negative side of the police department,” Northside resident Delores Bailey said.
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The Marian Cheek Jackson Center is a non-profit dedicated to building community in Chapel Hill's Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods. The organization has worked alongside UNC students since its beginning and UNC recently gave the organization a $3 million loan to continue its work in the community. “I remember growing up with neighbors that knew each other, sharing joys and sorrows, knowing who lived around you, which brought safety because you knew who your neighbors were,” said Kathy Atwater, the center’s community advocacy specialist. “The Jackson Center has become a part of the community, not just someone outside looking in."
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A UNC class is partnering with The Marian Cheek Jackson Center through APPLES Service-Learning to focus on social change and globalization.
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David Mason Jr. recalls walking every morning in the muddy, unpaved streets of the Northside neighborhood to attend class at Orange County Training School.
Read More »As college students sign leases for off-campus houses for the next school year, long-time neighborhood residents prepare for another year of increasing rent and additional college students.
Read More »The Good Neighbor Initiative hosted its annual Neighborhood Night Out and Block Party on Thursday to bring students and local residents together living in Chapel Hill neighborhoods.
Read More »From gospel choirs to old-fashioned field games and free food, the Northside Festival will have something for everyone.
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The Northside neighborhood in Chapel Hill is an unusual blend of long-time residents and student renters cycling in and out with the school year.
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Chapel Hill rent prices are rising — in February, the town saw a 6 percent jump in rent, according to a recent report on rental markets around the country.
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Marian Cheek Jackson never met a stranger. The lifelong Chapel Hill resident, 92, who died on March 4, was known to call the community center named after her in Northside to make sure someone was checking up on her neighbors.
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The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County are working together in the coming months to construct affordable housing in the Northside neighborhood.
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Construction may seem to be coming to a close on Rosemary Street, but a whole lot more is just beginning.
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Since its launch in March 2015, the Northside Neighborhood Initiative has worked to improve affordable housing options in the neighborhood, among other objectives.
Read More »Habitat for Humanity of Orange County hosted the Henry Clark Society Luncheon Friday at the Carolina Inn to recognize donors and to celebrate the kick-off of Habitat’s work in the Northside neighborhood in Chapel Hill.
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Northside has seen its share of gentrification in the past 30 years.
Read More »A bill passed through the North Carolina General Assembly in June will require Chapel Hill to make changes to the Northside conservation district.
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