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Who Owns Durham, Episode 4: Urban Heat, Safe Homes, and Climate Risk

August 18, 2022

In Episode 4 of our podcast, Who Owns Durham?, Bonita Green (Merrick-Moore Community Development Association), Max …

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The Franchise Model of Inequity

August 12, 2022

The Hacking Into History project Hacking Into History: Reckoning With Racial Covenants in Durham County is a …

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Eviction in Durham Isn’t a “Small Claim” Anymore

March 11, 2022

Many of us with secure tenure in our homes, whether renters or homeowners, have little notion of how swift the economic …

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NC Job Layoffs and Closings in 2021

January 5, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic-related job layoffs and closings reported in the 2021 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification …

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Durham’s “COVID Land Grab”: How Real Estate Speculation Makes Our City Less Livable

December 6, 2021

Over the past few months, several articles about Durham’s hectic housing market have made their way onto our feeds and …

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Antiracist Data Methods-Part 3: Rethinking Timelines and Trends

August 12, 2021

We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …

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Antiracist Data Methods-Part 1: Voices as Data

June 3, 2021

We recently returned to our discussion about antiracist research methods, and want to open a new dialogue about how we …

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Layoffs in NC – What Difference has COVID-19 Made?

March 11, 2021

Trends in Durham, Guilford, Mecklenburg, and Wake Counties We looked at trends in layoffs in four NC …

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The Basic Need for Shelter: 2020’s Insufficient Measures

January 8, 2021

Evictions uproot communities, negatively impact public health, and create lasting financial insecurity for the people …

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COVID-19 and Layoffs in NC: Year-End Summary

December 30, 2020

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act protects workers by requiring employers to provide …

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Multi-Family Property Owner Profile: General Services Corporation

November 13, 2020

As COVID-19 cases soar and thousands remain out of work, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that …

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Using the Neighborhood Compass to Encourage Action–Case Study

June 10, 2020

For eleven years, Angel Romero advocated for the uninsured population. Looking at social determinants of health …

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Using the Durham Neighborhood Compass to Serve Your Community: Case Study

May 7, 2020

Reporting from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) …

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COVID-19 and Evictions in Durham

April 28, 2020

Is there an eviction moratorium? In short, no.  In March, as COVID-19 began interrupting service and retail …

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Court Watching, Listening, and Learning

March 10, 2020

“Seven of us received eviction notices this week.”  These were the sobering opening words spoken at a meeting …

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Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes: A Community-Led Alternative

March 6, 2020

As a result of rapid gentrification, many neighborhoods saw a significant increase in property values since the last …

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Changing Neighborhood, Higher Taxes

February 14, 2020

This is the time of year when many of Durham’s homeowners have recently paid their property taxes -- taxes that have …

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Research and Community Organizing: Part 2 – 3 Ways to Do Antiracist Research

January 2, 2020

I’m the health data analyst with DataWorks and a PhD student in epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m using these posts …

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Collaboration, Communication, and Skill-Building: Meet Interns Sydney and Jesse

December 13, 2019

In an effort to develop a more robust marketing strategy for the Durham Neighborhood Compass, DataWorks reached out to …

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Thinking Big but Local for Eviction Policy Solutions

November 7, 2019

After spending the summer studying evictions, I learned that data can be an incredible resource for spreading awareness …

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Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 4: Improvement of Financial Wellbeing

August 23, 2019

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suggests that in order for a person to enjoy financial well-being, they should …

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Rethinking Certainty: How Life Stories Bring Important Context to Data

August 14, 2019

I began my internship at DataWorks NC with a vision of somehow bringing the strengths of data science to the world of …

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Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 3: Rent Stabilization

July 26, 2019

Over time, Durham residents have witnessed and been affected by significant and rapid increases in rents. Those renters …

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Strategies to Prevent Displacement, Part 2: Civil Justice

July 12, 2019

One way to reduce the number of evictions and prevent homelessness, as discussed by a small group at the recent Who Owns …

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