“I guess I’ve been gentrified,” said Rosemary Abram. Rosemary and her husband John, who both grew up in Durham, live on a fixed income. The apartment building they lived in was sold to a company in Texas in 2017, and on April 1, 2018 they were given 30 days to vacate or apply for a renovated, more expensive unit. Read more about the Abrams and issues renters face in Durham here.

Downtown Durham is growing outward. In its path are places like Mt. Vernon Baptist, a historic African-American church. The neighborhood around it has changed and most members drive to church from further and further away, but Mt. Vernon has no plans to leave. Read more about how this church is handling Durham’s growth here.