It’s hard to imagine why it would matter to most Durham residents that high-end commercial properties are undervalued …
Who Owns Durham, Episode 4: Urban Heat, Safe Homes, and Climate Risk
In Episode 4 of our podcast, Who Owns Durham?, Bonita Green (Merrick-Moore Community Development Association), Max …
The Franchise Model of Inequity
The Hacking Into History project Hacking Into History: Reckoning With Racial Covenants in Durham County is a …
Eviction in Durham Isn’t a “Small Claim” Anymore
Many of us with secure tenure in our homes, whether renters or homeowners, have little notion of how swift the economic …
NC Job Layoffs and Closings in 2021
COVID-19 pandemic-related job layoffs and closings reported in the 2021 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification …
Durham’s “COVID Land Grab”: How Real Estate Speculation Makes Our City Less Livable
Over the past few months, several articles about Durham’s hectic housing market have made their way onto our feeds and …
Antiracist Data Methods-Part 3: Rethinking Timelines and Trends
We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …
Antiracist Data Methods-Part 1: Voices as Data
We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …
Layoffs in NC – What Difference has COVID-19 Made?
Trends in Durham, Guilford, Mecklenburg, and Wake Counties We looked at trends in layoffs in four NC …
The Basic Need for Shelter: 2020’s Insufficient Measures
Evictions uproot communities, negatively impact public health, and create lasting financial insecurity for the people …
COVID-19 and Layoffs in NC: Year-End Summary
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act protects workers by requiring employers to provide …
Multi-Family Property Owner Profile: General Services Corporation
As COVID-19 cases soar and thousands remain out of work, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that …
Using the Neighborhood Compass to Encourage Action–Case Study
For eleven years, Angel Romero advocated for the uninsured population. Looking at social determinants of health …
Using the Durham Neighborhood Compass to Serve Your Community: Case Study
Reporting from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) …
COVID-19 and Evictions in Durham
Is there an eviction moratorium? In short, no. In March, as COVID-19 began interrupting service and retail …
Court Watching, Listening, and Learning
“Seven of us received eviction notices this week.” These were the sobering opening words spoken at a meeting …
Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes: A Community-Led Alternative
As a result of rapid gentrification, many neighborhoods saw a significant increase in property values since the last …
Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes
This is the time of year when many of Durham’s homeowners have recently paid their property taxes -- taxes that have …
Research and Community Organizing: Part 2 – 3 Ways to Do Antiracist Research
I’m the health data analyst with DataWorks and a PhD student in epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m using these posts …
Collaboration, Communication, and Skill-Building: Meet Interns Sydney and Jesse
In an effort to develop a more robust marketing strategy for the Durham Neighborhood Compass, DataWorks reached out to …
Thinking Big but Local for Eviction Policy Solutions
After spending the summer studying evictions, I learned that data can be an incredible resource for spreading awareness …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 4: Improvement of Financial Wellbeing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suggests that in order for a person to enjoy financial well-being, they should …
Rethinking Certainty: How Life Stories Bring Important Context to Data
I began my internship at DataWorks NC with a vision of somehow bringing the strengths of data science to the world of …
Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 3: Rent Stabilization
Over time, Durham residents have witnessed and been affected by significant and rapid increases in rents. Those renters …
