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IN MEMORIAM
Duke University’s Dr. Brenda Armstrong
passed away at age 69 on October 7, leaving
OVER THE EDGE
service. A part of Duke’s fabric since she was
for Duke Children’s Hospital in October.
a long legacy of advocacy, inclusion and
Over the Edge held a rappelling fundraiser
an undergraduate, Dr. Armstrong’s most
Participants who raised $1,000 or more had the
recent roles were
opportunity to rappel 17 stories down the side
the Department
Editorial Assistant Hannah Lee joined in on the
as senior associate
rappelling alongside Wool E. Bull and the Duke
diversity, recruitment
to support patient care, medical research and
as a professor in
of the 21c Museum Hotel. Durham Magazine
of Pediatrics and
fun for Media Day the day before the event,
dean for student
Blue Devil. The event raised more than $101,000
and retention at
physician training at Duke Children’s.
Medicine. She
as Ann Atwater and Sam Rockwell as C.P. Ellis,
& Allie Pfeffer), Paideia and Jasmine Powell.
place in Durham in the early ’70s over the issue
new installation of dance solos by notable area
Duke’s School of also served as the
School of Medicine’s associate dean
for admissions for
more than 20 years. Brenda was the
second African-
American woman in PHOTO BY BRIANA BROUGH
the United States to become a board-
certified pediatric cardiologist, and she was
among the first African-American students to attend Duke in the ’60s, during the first years of desegregation at the university.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The Rooks Family Foundation and ASN/
Galaxy Group team up to shine a light on the everyday heroes of Durham Public Schools
(DPS), hosting the Durham Education Awards in June 2019 to recognize students, teachers,
staff and schools for their work in learning and educating.
released in October. Starring Taraji P. Henson
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of school integration. The movie is slated to
premiere in April 2019, coinciding with Durham’s 150th anniversary.
Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) launches a shorter season in the spring, highlighting five
The season opens with Renay Aumiller’s RAW, a dancers/choreographers, January 11-13 at The
Fruit.
Golden Belt will hold a grand opening party on Saturday, December 1, with 25 local artists, the
Durham Art Guild, Hi-Wire Brewing and local
new programs
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their five years
Durham resident and author Renée
as a grassroots
Hodges received two awards in
arts service
September for her memoir “Saving
organization.
Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small
Curated with
Community,” a story of how one young
audience
man overcame an opioid addiction.
experience in
The book earned a Silver Medal in the
mind, these
Living Now Awards in the category of
unique dance
Inspirational Memoir by a Female. It also
adventures will be
won a Gold Medal from the Readers’
created by Renay
Favorite Awards in the category of Inspirational Nonfiction.
Clotfelter, A+A (Alyssa Noble
DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019
food trucks.
BOOKIN’ IT
to celebrate
Aumiller, Kristin
The trailer for “The Best of Enemies” was
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the movie is based on a true story that took
PHOTO BY TONY SPIELBERG