Our speaker today will be Vernetta Alston, a Durham City Council member and LGBTQ activist. An article in the News and Observer on February 7, 2019, describes events at Immaculata Catholic School in Durham. Vernetta Alston, a Durham City Council member and an alumna of Immaculata Catholic School in Durham, was invited to speak at […]

We are very fortunate to be able to have as our guest speaker, Dr. Damon Tweedy, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, and author of  Black Man in a White Coat:  A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine (a New York Times bestseller and one of Time Magazine's Top […]

Christopher Laws will be discussing the pre-war views that North Carolinians (especially in the Piedmont) held about secession and the Confederacy in early 1861; the rhetoric that was used in the monument dedication ceremonies; who gave the speeches and why that is important; and (time permitting) a brief glimpse into Non-Confederate Civil War commemoration and […]

In the midst of what seems like extreme polarization in politics, a national organization is working to bridge divides.  Better Angels is working to bring dialog to a fractured nation.  Better Angels groups are working here in the Triangle!  Here is an excerpt from the website of Better Angels: "In December, 2016, ten Trump supporters […]

July 4th is the day the U.S. celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, also known as Independence Day.  EHST will focus on what this day means to us in 2019.  The microphone will be passed around, and each attendee will have an opportunity to reflect about what the day means to them.   We […]