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“LEVAS” Is an Ambitious Jazz Rendition of a Song Widely Considered to Be the Black National Anthem In 2018, local jazz trumpet virtuoso and The Art of Cool Project co-founder Al Strong washed his hands of Durham’s high-profile Art of Cool Music Festival. It was a big shift in direction; that same year, though, he found himself spearheading something bigger than anything he’d ever recorded: a rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Now, three years later, he’s released “LEVAS,” a breathtaking, eight-minute jazz rendition of the classic song. Itâ�...

Coach Levelle Moton's "More With More" Mission Is On Display in New ESPN+ Docuseries In March 2019, the Durham community rallied behind its lesser-known Division I hoops squad, the North Carolina Central University Men’s Basketball Team, as the school set its sights on its first-ever win in the NCAA Tournament. While their 78-74 loss to North Dakota State University was an upset, it opened up a larger conversation about why a historically black university’s chances of succeeding on the biggest stage in college basketball have traditionally been so slim. This question and more are be...