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A collection of weekly reflections written by BLK South community and board members.
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There Are Children on Grant Street Again
There are children on Grant Street again! In Durham’s Historic Hayti neighborhood, a new generation is discovering what it means to belong to a community shaped by generations of Black history, faith, resilience, and love. As my sister and her family make Grant Street their home, I reflect on the sacred gift of intergenerational relationships, the wisdom of our elders, and what it means for children to be woven into a neighborhood’s living legacy. Perhaps the future of our historic Black neighborhoods is not only found in what we rebuild, but in the stories, relationships, and traditions we pass down.
When History Rhymes
History may not repeat itself, but its rhythms often sound familiar. In this reflection, Kendall considers what it means to become “poets of history”—people who recognize the patterns echoing from the past and discern how old harms can reappear beneath new language and forms.
Drawing from the history of Durham’s Hayti community and BLK South’s work in the Grant Street neighborhood, Kendall reflects on the courage required to name these familiar rhythms. He invites us to imagine new ones that can help mend historical wounds and lead us toward more just, healing, and humane ways of living together.