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Dedicated to honoring everyday history-makers, the Marian Cheek Jackson Center is where saving history is making history.

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Join us at our 2nd annual Community Cinema event, featuring a documentary on local Civil Rights activist Al McSurely. Admission is free, but you must call to reserve your spot! 919-960-1670

Join us at our 2nd annual Community Cinema event, featuring a documentary on local Civil Rights activist Al McSurely. Admission is free, but you must call to reserve your spot! 919-960-1670
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Congratulations to the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History (The Jackson Center) for being awarded an Inclusive Public Art planning grant!

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This week, we welcomed 15 students to the 2nd Sankofa Freedom School, where they learned about local Black activism and organizing tactics. This is a collab between the Jackson Center, Inter-Faith Council for Social Service โœŠ๐ŸฟโœŠ๐ŸพโœŠ๐Ÿฝ, and Southern Vision Alliance to mobilize the next generation of community leaders.

This week, we welcomed 15 students to the 2nd Sankofa Freedom School, where they learned about local Black activism and organizing tactics. This is a collab between the Jackson Center, <a href="/IFCforSS/">Inter-Faith Council for Social Service โœŠ๐ŸฟโœŠ๐ŸพโœŠ๐Ÿฝ</a>, and <a href="/SouthernVision_/">Southern Vision Alliance</a> to mobilize the next generation of community leaders.
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Ayah is one of our Northside Residential Fellows, Jack is participating in the Linking Generations in Northside program, and they are both in the Jackson Center Student Leadership Group this year (that Molly De Marco is the faculty advisor for)!

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Come out to the Good Neighbor Initiative Annual Community Cookout! Wednesday, Sept. 28, 5:30-7:30pm, Hargraves Community Center Community building; free food and performances #BeAGoodNeighbor #GoodNeighborDay #carrboro #chapelhillgov @unc_offcampus @mcjcenter @uncandcommunity

Come out to the Good Neighbor Initiative Annual Community Cookout!
Wednesday, Sept. 28,  5:30-7:30pm, Hargraves Community Center 

Community building; free food and performances

#BeAGoodNeighbor #GoodNeighborDay #carrboro #chapelhillgov
@unc_offcampus @mcjcenter @uncandcommunity
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Thank you to all who made tonight's Good Neighbor Initiative Community Cookout a success! Special shoutout to Al's Burger Shack, The Jackson Center & local electeds who joined us Paris Miller-Foushee @DamonSeils Karen Stegman Michael G. Parker @thesocialmill Rani Dasi & Anna Richards!

Thank you to all who made tonight's Good Neighbor Initiative Community Cookout a success! Special shoutout to <a href="/alsburgershack/">Al's Burger Shack</a>, <a href="/MCJCenter/">The Jackson Center</a> &amp; local electeds who joined us <a href="/ParisMFousheeCH/">Paris Miller-Foushee</a> @DamonSeils <a href="/Stegman4CH/">Karen Stegman</a> <a href="/michaelparker1/">Michael G. Parker</a> @thesocialmill <a href="/ranidasi/">Rani Dasi</a> &amp; Anna Richards!
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George Barrett, director of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center (The Jackson Center), greeted marchers at one stop along todayโ€™s Chapel Hill - Carrboro NAACP 75th Anniversary Freedom Journey: the Freedom Fighters Gateway at the corner of Rosemary and Roberson Streets in Chapel Hill. #carrboro #chapelhill #unc

George Barrett, director of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center (<a href="/MCJCenter/">The Jackson Center</a>), greeted marchers at one stop along todayโ€™s <a href="/CHCNAACP/">Chapel Hill - Carrboro NAACP</a> 75th Anniversary Freedom Journey: the Freedom Fighters Gateway at the corner of Rosemary and Roberson Streets in Chapel Hill. #carrboro #chapelhill #unc
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Want to learn how to sew on missing buttons, fix the hems on your clothes, or make a beautiful quilt? Northside neighbor and multi-talented artist Mr. David Lyles will be hosting a free, drop-in sewing and quilting class at Hargraves every Thursday from 11am-1pm, starting today!

Want to learn how to sew on missing buttons, fix the hems on your clothes, or make a beautiful quilt? Northside neighbor and multi-talented artist Mr. David Lyles will be hosting a free, drop-in sewing and quilting class at Hargraves every Thursday from 11am-1pm, starting today!
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Iโ€™m so excited about this workshop. Itโ€™s absolutely inspiring. Itโ€™s civil rights history, itโ€™s raising the voice of the COMMUNITY! The Jackson Center #chapelhill

Iโ€™m so excited about this workshop. Itโ€™s absolutely inspiring. Itโ€™s civil rights history, itโ€™s raising the voice of the COMMUNITY! <a href="/MCJCenter/">The Jackson Center</a> #chapelhill
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So much loooove yโ€™all! Thank you to George & everyone at @mcjcenter for the beautiful heartfelt expression on โค๏ธs Day. And to Kristin at IFC who honored Jackie with this gift. โค๏ธ๐ŸŽค Cause Jackie, there ainโ€™t no mountain high enoughโ€ฆโ€ ๐ŸŽถ Be sure to watch through the choreo and ๐ŸŒน.

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Spreading love and song across the community on Valentineโ€™s Day. Thank you, @mcjcenter for bringing joy and music to IFC Commons today in honor of Jackie. โค๏ธ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŽถ

Spreading love and song across the community on Valentineโ€™s Day. Thank you, @mcjcenter for bringing joy and music to IFC Commons today in honor of Jackie. โค๏ธ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŽถ
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On the final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, we would like to uplift some of the many Triangle-based nonprofits that are led by and/or focused on serving the Black community. Check them out & consider supporting these nonprofits making huge impacts right here in the Triangle. #BHM2023

On the final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, we would like to uplift some of the many Triangle-based nonprofits that are led by and/or focused on serving the Black community. Check them out &amp; consider supporting these nonprofits making huge impacts right here in the Triangle. #BHM2023
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Beautiful day to celebrate community in Northside! โ˜€๏ธ Painted a flower pot ๐ŸŒบ, connected with a few Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC homeowners, and checked on the progress of our Gattis Court homes under construction. ๐Ÿ  Thanks The Jackson Center for all you do!

Beautiful day to celebrate community in Northside! โ˜€๏ธ Painted a flower pot ๐ŸŒบ, connected with a few <a href="/orangehabitat/">Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC</a> homeowners, and checked on the progress of our Gattis Court homes under construction. ๐Ÿ  Thanks <a href="/MCJCenter/">The Jackson Center</a> for all you do!
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As ECL continues our celebration of Black History Month, we take a moment to appreciate and spotlight local organizations like the Marian Cheek Jackson Center that work to preserve Black History and provide access to stories that might otherwise go unheard.

As ECL continues our celebration of Black History Month, we take a moment to appreciate and spotlight local organizations like the Marian Cheek Jackson Center that work to preserve Black History and provide access to stories that might otherwise go unheard.