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named director of the Durham City-
Patrice V. Andrews
took over as director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in September. Opeyemi – the fourth director in the center’s 32-year history – was formerly the senior director of the interactive division at Tribeca Film Institute and most recently the executive producer for American Documentary’s POV Spark, which produced and funded interactive projects for public media.
County Inspections Department in October
and started on the job Nov. 15. Thomas most recently served as deputy director of the City of Raleigh’s Planning and Development Department and has more than 30 years of experience in building safety. “Tom’s experience in ensuring the proper enforcement of the North Carolina State Building Code will be vital in helping to make sure the construction in our city is sound, safe and meets all applicable codes,” says City Manager Wanda Page, who appointed Tom alongside Interim County Manager Claudia Hager.
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became the new chief of the Durham Police Department on Nov. 1. “I am happy to welcome her back to Durham, where she also has deep family roots and developed lasting relationships in the community while working and living here,” says Durham City Manager Wanda Page, who appointed Patrice in October. Patrice started as a patrol officer for the Durham Police Department in 1997 and worked her way up the ranks before becoming the chief of the Morrisville Police Department in 2016.
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ON THE MOVE
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From births to awards to new biz and more –
Electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso released a surprise EP, “Soundtrack for MASS MoCA,” in October exclusively on Bandcamp and originally recorded for Auditory After Hours. All streaming proceeds benefit Imagine Water Words, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that supports disaster response and climate justice. Pauli Murray Center of History and Social Justice was awarded
GIVING BACK
Nonprofit Book Harvest launched its Book Babies Bright Futures program, which builds savings accounts for 360 families and their children, on Oct. 6 at the Latino Community Credit Union. Book Harvest will use grant money from the Angelina Merenda O’Bar Trust to contribute $100 per year to a child’s Bright Futures account for each year that child participates in Book Babies, up to a total of five years.
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a $1.6 million, three-year transformational grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in September. The center promotes equity, justice and human rights for marginalized groups in honor of The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray and has raised $1.8 billion toward these goals since 2009. This grant supports inaugural exhibits and renovations at Pauli Murray’s childhood home, a 1920s duplex on Carroll Street that’s being transformed into the Center’s Education & Welcome Center. Nonprofit educational architecture archive NCModernist is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that identifies low-income