/tags/black-culture Black Culture en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:37:13 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture After much community anticipation, the Wheels Roller Skating Rink in east Durham is reopening under city ownership. Roller rinks across the country have declined drastically since the 1990s. Since then, North Carolina has lost roughly half of its rinks. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:37:13 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture Eli Chen /arts-culture/2023-06-06/brandon-mceachern-interview-broccoli-festival-greensboro Greensboro native Brandon McEachern is the founder and CEO of the Broccoli City Festival. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:25:52 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-06/brandon-mceachern-interview-broccoli-festival-greensboro Caitlin Leggett /wunc-music/2023-04-20/beats-n-bars-festival-durham-arts-humanities-hip-hop-rap-neo-soul The 8th annual Beats n Bars festival will be hosted at the American Tobacco Campus on Saturday, April 28 from 4 to 9 p.m. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Kamaya Truitt sat down with event founder and curator, Crystal Taylor, to discuss the elements and impact of the festival. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:17:47 GMT /wunc-music/2023-04-20/beats-n-bars-festival-durham-arts-humanities-hip-hop-rap-neo-soul Kamaya Truitt /arts-culture/2023-04-18/famous-mama-dips-kitchen-changes-course-prepares-to-sell-popular-chapel-hill-location Mama Dip's Kitchen has been a popular soul food restaurant in Chapel Hill for decades. Family, friends, UNC students, basketball icon — and famed UNC alum — Michael Jordan, and literary star Toni Morrison have all eaten there. But now the iconic spot is up for sale. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:09:49 GMT /arts-culture/2023-04-18/famous-mama-dips-kitchen-changes-course-prepares-to-sell-popular-chapel-hill-location Leoneda Inge /sports/2022-09-02/football-money-attention-hbcu-resource-gap-growing-ncaa-famu Last week's UNC vs. Florida A&M football game was more than a season opener for both teams, it heralds an increasing spotlight on HBCUs, even if the financial divide is also growing. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:03:02 GMT /sports/2022-09-02/football-money-attention-hbcu-resource-gap-growing-ncaa-famu Leoneda Inge /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-02/j-alphonse-lilmurda-pvalley-talks-vulnerability-life-lessons-interview J. Alphonse famously portrays the character Lil' Murda on the Starz show P-Valley. He spoke with Caitlin Leggett on "Changing Channels" about his character and themes of the show. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:58:01 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-02/j-alphonse-lilmurda-pvalley-talks-vulnerability-life-lessons-interview Caitlin Leggett /arts-culture/2021-09-20/black-indians-nc-powwow-indigenous-african-american-heritage-culture-north-carolina-virtual-event A virtual celebration of African American and Indigenous people in North Carolina Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:43:48 GMT /arts-culture/2021-09-20/black-indians-nc-powwow-indigenous-african-american-heritage-culture-north-carolina-virtual-event Kamaya Truitt /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-08/fireworks-wheelers-freedom-southern-culture-family-youth-summer-2021-land-farm-mississippi For ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s 2021 Youth Reporting Institute, students were tasked with telling stories that amplify their communities. William Townsend, from southeast Raleigh, North Carolina, decided to uncover what freedom looks like at his family home in Scobey, Mississippi. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:07:42 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-08/fireworks-wheelers-freedom-southern-culture-family-youth-summer-2021-land-farm-mississippi William Townsend /race-demographics/2021-06-04/whats-in-black-name-ohio-state-tested-kizzmekia-corbett Professor Trevon Logan of Ohio State University explains the origins of contemporary Black names in the United States. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:05:11 GMT /race-demographics/2021-06-04/whats-in-black-name-ohio-state-tested-kizzmekia-corbett Leoneda Inge /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-25/do-or-die-using-art-to-resist-stereotypes-of-black-masculinity Artist Fahamu Pecou has been wrestling with stereotypes of black masculinity for his entire life. No matter how many degrees he earned or what job he had,… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:27:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-25/do-or-die-using-art-to-resist-stereotypes-of-black-masculinity Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio