For one night each holiday season, Historic Rosedale hosts a candlelight Christmas tour in the place where two celebrations — one held upstairs by the owners, the other downstairs by the enslaved residents — once shared the same home.
’Tis Always the Season
For a mom in Charlotte, what began as a simple collection of vintage African American angels, dolls, and other keepsakes has transformed her home into a place of year-round Christmas cheer.
Savoring the State
From Asheville to Charlotte to Wilmington, a North Carolina food tour company headed by a woman passionate about fine dining offers tasty nuggets of local history and cuisines.
Made in NC: Bright Black
A Triangle-area family mixes positive messages with scents of lilac, myrrh, tobacco, and other fragrances. Their handcrafted candles illuminate the music and culture of the African diaspora.
A Visit from St. Nicholas
At the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, Santa Claus arrives during the most wonderful time of the year to make every child feel that they’re part of the mosaic of North Carolina life.
Lessons from the Hive
A former hairstylist in Forsyth County turned to beekeeping and agriculture to help children learn about the beauty and wonder of nature.
The Safest Place: The Stewards of Jones Lake State Park
In Bladen County, before integration, a former military man and his family were stewards of the first North Carolina state park open to Black families. There, amid acres of longleaf pines and a sprawling lake, families and friends gathered to eat, play, and pray.
3 Spots to Celebrate Black History Month at the Table
Dig into authentic Jamaican food in Rocky Mount and Wilson, sip sparkling wine at Charlotte’s only Black-owned winery, and savor a bourbon “banoffee” pecan cinnamon roll in Greensboro.
Voices of Angels in Winston-Salem
For more than three decades, a Piedmont theater company has brought some of the world’s greatest Black actors and playwrights together to tell their stories in venues across downtown Winston-Salem.
