We are a collaborative. In 2005, we had the great luck to begin listening to the life histories of people who work, live, worship, play and serve in the many neighborhoods that make up Chapel Hill’s historic Northside and Pine … Continue reading
We have begun to feature stories from around the Northside neighborhood using interviews from our “Facing Our Neighbors” initiative and the extensive local history collection of the Southern Oral History Program. Visit our Neighborhood Stories page to view these collections. … Continue reading
Fusion Youth Radio (FYR) is a diverse group of young people with a desire to make their voices a part of history through creative, youth-produced media. FYR is a collaboration of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making … Continue reading
Working with Sustaining OurSelves, we have initiated a moratorium on building permits in Northside/Pine Knolls in hopes of building a fair housing strategy for diverse, affordable family housing in the neighborhood. Soon, we will add a page for upcoming community … Continue reading
Our aim is to listen: to hear and to preserve the life stories of residents, neighbors, and friends. We want to make sure that the histories we hear, and the values and visions on which they are built, make a difference in our communities now and for generations to come. We are privileged to record the legacies of everyday history-makers, to share them widely, and to follow the example of creative service and leadership that they convey.