Using civic data to tell the story and impact of racial covenant clauses found in Durham, NC property deeds. Recipient of 2020 Civic Switchboard Field Award.
Durham, NC
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"Lessons from the Cicadas." New blog post up by @YinTia hackingintohistory.com/2024/…
Please join us on Friday, October 17th, from 6:00-8:00pm for the exhibit and opening reception of Reckoning with Racial Covenants in Durham. The exhibit is supported by an NC Humanities grant. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/reckoning-w…
This week HIH project team member @amchass helped to host a @civicswitch Field Institute, one of six being held across the country for library workers interested in serving as intermediaries between community members and civic data. (1/2)
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Should universities that have uprooted Black communities pay reparations, or give scholarships to descendants? Virginia officials discuss remedies in light of our reporting. propublica.org/article/commi…
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I'm on the board of @DataWorks_NC and we're hiring a new executive director. Come democratize information, fight displacement and disinvestment, and build local power. Salary range is $82-88K
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Join us for our virtual Reckoning with Racial Covenants workshop this Thursday, from 6:00 - 7;00pm. Reserve your spot here: eventbrite.com/e/74008650766…
Thanks to an engaged group of community members, we have made great progress on our draft of a resolution for city and county leaders about racial covenants in Durham. Learn more here: hackingintohistory.com/2023/…
ATTN: Durham educators! We are excited to share the Curriculum Kit, which contains pilot exercises, sample deeds, a slide deck, and more for use by educators to teach K-12 students about the history of racial covenant clauses in Durham. hackingintohistory.com/2023/…
Durham is rich with beautiful city parks that are thought of to be free to use, and open to all. Parks offer fresh air, natural settings, a place to exercise, socialize and play. But they are not all created or resourced equally. hackingintohistory.com/2021/…
Preliminary test results confirmed that East End, Walltown, and East Durham parks, all in predominantly non-white and or low-income neighborhoods, are contaminated with lead: as much as six times EPA hazard threshold for playgrounds. ncnewsline.com/2023/08/04/pr…
Join us for our Reckoning with Racial Covenants workshop this Wednesday, at 6:00pm. Reserve your spot here: eventbrite.com/e/59598445454…
"Historically, we have been conditioned to protect white spaces so when we talk about increasing density in our city or increasing growth, never in our conversation do we consider utilizing space around Duke Forest or expanding around Hope Valley.” triangletribune.com/news/202…
Our virtual meetup with attendees of any of our past Reckoning With Racial Covenants workshop happens this evening from 7:00 -8:00pm. Join us! eventbrite.com/e/reckoning-w…
Last spring with generous funding from the @civicswitch, we launched the Civic Educator Fellows Cohort, a pilot project exploring how historic documentation can engage students and facilitate place-based understanding. Read more here: hackingintohistory.com/2023/…
