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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.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Writing the story when the story is about you

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Beginning in June, I will assume the responsibility of rebooting Durham Voice, a community newspaper founded by Jock Lauterer after the murd...

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

SCAD: another mistake like a walk down memory lane

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Support the Rev-elution: Cash App, $CMizzou, Venmo, @Carl-Kenney-1. COMMENTARY – Supporters of Simplifying for Affordable Development (SCAD)...

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Provident1898 and the Durham History Museum to discuss Black Capitalism: Lessons from Soul City

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Lew Meyers remembers the days when Floyd McKissick, Sr. carried a vision for a city built and occupied by Black people. In 1969, McKissi...

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Monday, March 27, 2023

City Council member DeDreanna Freeman says she will always fight a bully

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Support local, Black-owned, Black-focused, independent journalism with a contribution at: Cash App -$CMizzou, or Venmo - @Carl-Kenney-1 Durh...

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Black Men Matter: Durham Public School Board to select a new member

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Chris Rock and the slap that triggers rage

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Rev-elution returns after a hiatus to discuss the Chris Rock Netflix comedy special. Support local, Black owned, Black focused, independent ...

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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...

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Carl W. Kenney II

REV-elution: 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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