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Carl W. Kenney II is an award winning columnist and novelist. He is committed to engaging readers into a meaningful discussion related to matters that impact faith and society. He grapples with pondering the impact faith has on public space while seeking to understand how public space both hinders and enhances the walk of faith.

Monday, January 23, 2023

The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People faces legacy with new possibilities

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Friday, November 11, 2022

2022 Carolina Youth Mentoring Symposium explores the "courage to thrive"

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Atrayus O. Goode, president & CEO of Youth Mentoring Collaborative (YMC) grew up in a household plagued by drug abuse. His background sh...
Friday, July 1, 2022

Herschel Walker and other Black men "pickin' and grinnin" like Amos and Andy

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commentary - I consider it an honor being a public intellectual within the tradition of Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, E. Franklin Fraz...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Historic Hayti redeveloment cost more than 40-acres and a mule

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  The Biltmore Hotel and the Regal movie theater on Pettigrew Street in 1947 What’s the cost to rebuild Durham’s Historic Hayti community af...
Friday, June 24, 2022

Durham City Council member rescinded vote of "Stop the Steal" particpant raises questions regarding assumptions of democracy and inclusion

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commentary – Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal says Durham residents elected her to serve all people. Not a few based on their political positions....
Thursday, June 23, 2022

The Carolina Times reports the story of Hayti's vanished dreams

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The history of Durham’s Hayti community and the impact of urban renewal screams on the pages of The Carolina Times. When presented with th...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Proposed Durham Housing Authority Project raises concerns involving broken promises.

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When Durham Housing Authority (DHA) board members were tasked with replenishing housing after the demolition of Fayette Place, a collision b...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Kahlil Kwame Bell: music for the soul from the heart of the ancestors

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  Kahlil Kwame Bell performs a Father's Day Jazz Concert on Saturday, June 18 I heard my ancestors calling my name when I first heard Ka...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Rev-elution's letter to Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People board members

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Carl W. Kenney II is an award-winning journalist, minister and educator residing in Durham, North Carolina. He is an assistant professor at the Hussman School of Journalism & Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, editor-in-chief of Durham Voice, a co-producer of God of the Oppressed an upcoming documentary film. He is a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Missouri - School of Journalism. He received his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He furthered his education at Duke University and attained a Master of Divinity. He was named a Fellow in Pastoral Leadership Development at the Princeton Theological Seminary on May 14, 2005. He is a freelance journalist with articles and commentary appearing in The Washington Post, Religious News Services, The Raleigh News & Observer, The Independent Weekly, Durham Magazine and The Durham Herald-Sun, The Columbia Missourian, Sojourner Magazine and numerous others. Carl is the author of "My Daddy's Promises: Lessons Learned Through Caregiving" and two novels: “Preacha’ Man” and the sequel “Backslide”. He has led congregations in Missouri and North Carolina
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