Nativity’s Social Justice Committee shares the following announcements, events and recommended resources to the Nativity community as we continue our pursuit of racial justice and reconciliation.
Announcements & Events
Learn about the History of Black Neighborhoods in Raleigh
ROAR Community (Virtual) Meeting: Housing, Economics and Black Neighborhoods in Raleigh
Date/Time: Sep 10, 2022 at 1pm via Zoom
Register for free here.
Carmen Cauthen will share from her research for her upcoming book about the history of Black neighborhoods in Raleigh. Carmen has also been collaborating with several others on the “Raleigh Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope” project. (https://www.raleighpilgrimage.org/) ”This session will be a bit of history on why and how Raleigh was segregated and the difference in economic treatment for Black and white neighborhoods.” Her new book on this topic is due out in early 2023.
Bryan Stevenson, Author of Just Mercy and Founder/Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative
The author and human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson will speak at Duke at two upcoming events. Free virtual tickets are still available (see below).
Wednesday, September 21, at 6:00 pm
Register for free here.
“Stevenson will participate in a public conversation with Chapel Dean Luke A. Powery, titled “Seeking Justice and Redemption in the Public Square.” The discussion about faith, justice, and public witness is the Chapel’s inaugural William Preston Few Lecture. The annual series takes its name from Duke’s first president who articulated a vision of education promoting the courage to seek the truth and the conviction to live it.”
Thursday, September 22, at 5:00 pm
Register for free here.
“Stevenson will give an address titled “Standing for Equal Justice” for the fall 2022 Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture presented by Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy. The lecture series . . . is meant to promote engaged and enlightened leadership.”
Blues for an Alabama Sky, by Pearl Cleage
September 7 – 25, 2022
Admission: $20+. Tickets can be purchased here.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
(919) 962-7529
“New York in the summer of 1930. The hopeful notes of the Harlem Renaissance haven’t rung true for Angel, a failed Cotton Club singer, and her group of friends. Could their fortunes change at the hands of a handsome newcomer from Tuskegee, who sees in Angel a memory of lost love and a reminder of Alabama skies where the stars are so thick it’s bright as day?”
Ain’t Misbehavin’
September 29 – October 2, 2022
Admission: $15+. Tickets can be purchased here.
North Carolina Central University
1707 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC
(919) 530-6100
“Ain’t Misbehavin’, a musical celebrating the genius of Fats Waller. Signature songs like “This Joint Is Jumping” energize the evening, with rowdy and bawdy songs capturing the love, charm and trials of the ’20s and ’30s. This musical tribute highlights a spirited moment in American history and music.”
Phoenix Fest Music Festival, Food Truck Rodeo & Africana Market
October 1, 2022, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Register for free here.
908 Fayetteville Street
Fayetteville Street at Lakewood Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
“Phoenix Fest is Durham NC’s funkiest street music festival, celebrating the cultural legacy of Durham NC’s historic Hayti community and to delivering a fun-filled day of family-friendly entertainment. Fayetteville Street will be transformed into a bustling bazaar with eye-teasing vendor displays and lip-smacking food followed by all-day music with some of the area’s best talent on center stage until 6 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and umbrellas and stay the whole day. Phoenix Fest, sponsored by the Phoenix Shopping Centers, is an annual cultural celebration of the business and cultural legacy of Durham’s Hayti community, one of North Carolina’s oldest African American communities.”
Recommended Resources
Racial Justice and Reconciliation (Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina) – Website
This website (click here) is updated regularly with social justice programs recommended by the diocese’s Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee.