Record #:

24782

Author(s):

Hooley, Danny

Abstract:

Kasib Abdullah founded Believers United for Progress (BUFP), an organization that provides meals for 300 kids in afterschool programs, in 2005. BUFP encourages positive behavior by recruiting at-risk kids to volunteer, therefore ensuring the organization reaches even more people in an effort to restore Durham’s Hayti district.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 3, January 2016, p10-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Durham County--Social life and customs; Neighborhoods--Durham; Community organization

Record #:

28017

Author(s):

Sobsey, Adam

Abstract:

The R. Kelly Bryant Jr. Pedestrian Bridge was dedicated in Durham this week. The history of the original bridge built in 1973 and how the bridge contributed to crime in the Hayti neighborhood are detailed. The life of R. Kelly Bryant Jr. for whom the bridge is named after and his positive work in the local community are also detailed. The bridge spans the Durham Freeway near Alston Avenue.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 37, September 2010, p9 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bridges; Architecture; Durham--Description and travel; Neighborhoods--Durham