Super excited to see this come out!

Hispanic Oral health Prevention and Education hopes to provide Spanish-speaking patients with oral health education and individualized care at Vidas de Esperanza in Siler City. H.O.P.E.’s goal is to empower patients to take charge of their own oral health. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/unc-st…

Siler City’s N.C. Arts Incubator has a new guest exhibit. Victoria Johnson spoke to Durham artist Antonio Alanís about his background, artwork and exhibit now on display inside the Incubator. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/nc-art…

To thrive in Chatham, Honduran immigrant José Héctor López Barrera knew he needed to learn English. First, however, he needed to survive, and making a living didn’t leave him a lot of time. That's just one of the many challenges in learning a new language. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/for-ch…

"Sometimes we do not focus on learning English because of the time... we do not have someone to help us pay our rent and bills... so we have to work hard. And that's why the time to learn English, there isn't any." Great story by Victoria Johnson chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/learni…

Check out @billthethird Victoria Johnson and Chatham News & Record getting the #BetterNews treatment for the La Voz project. What happens when a legacy paper thinks beyond its legacy audience.

Thank you CIS Chatham County Maria Soto for carrying forward our tradition of celebrating loved ones as part of the #DiaDeLosMuertos celebration this week. Thanks Chatham News & Record Victoria Johnson for the excellent story and photos! To those honored: We love and miss you! chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/cis-ce…

The Siler City Board of Commissioners appointed seven inaugural members to the town’s first Immigrant Advisory Committee Monday, Victoria Johnson reports, reinvigorating a years-long initiative to better serve its immigrant population. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/immigr…

Any other N.C. natives look to the heavens in exasperation when national news outlets just say “University of North Carolina,” and don’t specify which one? Saw that in a The New York Times article this morning. (Of course, the author meant UNC-Chapel Hill.)

The town’s first Immigrant Community Advisory Committee appointed a chairperson and vice-chairperson, set a monthly meeting time and established members’ terms during its inaugural meeting last Tuesday at Wren Memorial Library. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/siler-…

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Today marks the start of Breaking Barriers, a 3-part series with Ann Doss Helms about how Latino students Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are doing and how the pandemic has affected them. On WFAE and La Noticia via Report for America bit.ly/34oa68M

Chatham SPARK program receives ‘a lot’ of interest with diverse business proposals. Thanks to the Chatham News + Record for sharing this story! chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/chatha…

Evelin Muñoz Tebalan had to navigate internet access challenges, care for her little brother, all while maintaining her own high-achieving academic record. Now, she’s one of 411 semifinalists nationwide for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/j-m-se…

So, I’ve just had the best end to my work week. It’s that sort of interview where you’re both ecstatic to have heard a touching story and to have had the opportunity to speak with an amazing person. ❤️

It's Duke Men’s Basketball vs. Carolina Basketball in the Final Four. North Carolina is ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ the center of the college basketball universe.

Living a bilingual life might sound exciting but most of the time it’s just forgetting words in two different languages

We're going to the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!

Just in case there’s any doubts

I wrote about myself and how $88,000 in mainly private student loans has made reporting unaffordable. This piece closes a chapter for me and journalism for a while. And though it's not the way I expected to end my run, I'm grateful for the journey. mlk50.com/2022/06/13/loa…