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Willis Farrington
Born and raised in Northside, Reverend Willis Farrington recounts the community of Northside and the Roberson Street Community Center as his childhood home. As an integral individual in Northside, the community supported his decision to become a minister and lead jail and street ministries. Now,…
Willis Farrington

Troy Harrison
Troy Harrison

Albert Washington
"[My son] went in the Navy first, and when he came out of the Navy, he went to work for us. And I would put him on the hardest thing on the job, and that’s why he’s such a brick mason, such a good mason. Every corner or curve that I had, I would put him on."
- Albert Washington
Albert Washington
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The Northside News is our monthly "print link." Delivered hand-to-hand to more than 1000 households in Northside and Pine Knolls, 6 local churches, dozens of local businesses, Northside Elementary, and Hargraves each month, the Northside News connects neighbors around issues and opportunities of…
Collection: The Northside News
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This interview is part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Life History Series. Minister Willis Farrington, an associate pastor at S. Joseph CME Church, grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He grew up going to St. Joseph CME all his life and has never been a member of another church. In 1975 he…
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Willis Farrington and Regina Merritt
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Rev Troy Harrison makes his famous shrimp and grits
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Pastor Troy Harrison singing "I Won't Complain"
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Troy Harrison and Brianna Harrison
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Pastor Troy Harrison's shrimp and grits

Robert Revels sings with Jarrett Dawson and Pastor Troy Harrison
Robert Revels sings with Jarrett Dawson and Pastor Troy Harrison

Virginia, Revels, and Pastor Troy Harrison do the electric slide
Virginia, Revels, and Pastor Troy Harrison do the electric slide

Della Pollock and Pastor Troy Harrison
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Troy Harrison Singing
Troy Harrison Singing

Troy Harrison Prayer
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