On this day in 1790, Jean Baptist Pointe Desable founded the city of Chicago. A THREAD

Katie Durham was selected to play in the North Carolina Coaches Association’s East-West all-star game. www.wataugademocrat.…

North Carolina Central University in Durham has a new chancellor. www.bizjournals.com/…

Tonight! Durham, NC at @motorcomh 6:30 doors 7:30 @ jroddy walston 8:30 MBD Then on to Asheville, Pelham, Baton Rouge, Austin & many more 🤳🏻 By Dyana613

Nearly one million children in North Carolina are eligible to each receive a one-time payment of $120 to purchase nutritious foods this summer through the new Sun Bucks program. Visit ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks to see if your child qualifies!

A new day, a new first flight✈️🎉. As of today, @lufthansa is flying from @Airport_FRA to Raleigh-Durham. LH408 made the start and was duly celebrated with a ribbon-cutting. The A330 departed on time for North Carolina this morning.

On this day in 1966, James Meredith, who had been shot during his "March Against Fear”. The march was to encourage Black voter registration and defy white supremacy across the South. In the photograph captured during the March against Fear in 1966, civil rights activist James…

Tonight I'm with the Durham (NC) Book Club! Thanks to the post-pandemic surge in technology, platforms like Zoom and others allow more of these great interactions. This book is a popular book club choice, and I enjoy meeting with readers and answering questions, so please…

Writer James Baldwin stands outside an ice cream parlor with a "Colored Entrance Only" sign above the door. Behind him, a worker from the parlor peeks out through the window blinds. Durham, North Carolina, 1963.

On this day in 1852, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," was first published. Most people have used the term UNCLE TOM to refer to a sell-out. The real Uncle Tom was a hero, Josiah Henson, was an abolitionist who helped slaves escape among other great things. A THREAD

On this day in 1894, inventor G.W. Murray received his patent for the 'Planter', which helped make farm work more efficient. The planter was designed to drop crop seeds at predetermined distances apart and covering the seeds after dropping.