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The Fayetteville Observer • 22nd August 2024

Dennis Smith Jr. tournament in Fayetteville video

Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. talks about his motivation, love and respect for the game that drives him to uplift community through basketball.

The Fayetteville Observer • 22nd August 2024

Video: Chloethegod on her Fayetteville, NC roots

Chlothegod, a singer-songwriter who graduated from Terry Sanford High School, speaks with to Rakeem "Keem" Jones at last week's Broccoli City Festival.

The Fayetteville Observer • 31st July 2024

Keem Jones: Terry Sanford graduate Chlothegod takes stage at Broccoli City Festival

Singer-songwriter Chlothegod, who was raised in Fayetteville, performed last week during the sold-out Broccoli City Festival in Washington, D.C.The Black-owned festival was founded in 2013 by North Carolina Central University graduate Brandon McEachern, North Carolina A&T University graduate Marcus Allen, Howard University graduate Darryl Perkins and Livingstone College graduate Jermon Williams in 2013.This year’s festival took place at Washington, D.C.’s Audi Field, and had a star-studded lineu...

The Fayetteville Observer • 17th July 2024

Fayetteville event to bring back Vick's Drive-In a decade after the iconic restaurant closed

A Saturday event in Fayetteville is slated to bring back former restaurant Vick’s Drive-In, an iconic spot that was more than just a place to get soul food favorites. Vick's was a lively gathering place where people from all walks of life hung out, listened to music, showed off stylish cars and even bought and sold sneakers in the parking lot. When the restaurant opened on Rowan Street in the late ‘50s, it was one of the few in Fayetteville that served Black patrons despite Jim Crow laws that p...

The Fayetteville Observer • 8th July 2024

NBA star Dennis Smith Jr.'s hometown tourney brings out best of Fayetteville basketball

Tera Gardens is a 120-unit multi-family apartment complex located off Ramsey Street in North Fayetteville. The complex is registered under the Section 8 program of the United States Department of HUD. Historically, like many low-income areas, Tera Gardens has a reputation for having a high concentration of criminal activity and a lack of adequate opportunities for growth. However, there are residents who exceed expectations and go on to become productive citizens. One of those Tera Gardens resid...

The Fayetteville Observer • 28th June 2024

Pine Forest alum, NFL player humbled by hardships, gives back to Fayetteville

Don Shula is known as the winningest coach in the NFL. Shula’s 1972 Miami Dolphins team still holds the record as the only team to complete an undefeated season and win the Super Bowl. He once said, “I think what coaching is all about is taking players and analyzing their ability, putting them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning.”Fayetteville native and Miami Dolphins tight end Julian Hill understands Shula’s philosophy as a player and a person.Hill’s life...

Keem Jones Content Collection • 24th June 2024

KJCC x Joyner Lucas Interview

Joyner Lucas just wrapped up his “Not Now, I’m Busy” tour with Grafh, Dax, and Millyz. The tour ended with JoynerFest in Worchester, Massachusetts. During his Raleigh, North Carolina tour stop, Lucas took time to speak to Rakeem “Keem” Jones about creativity, visual storytelling, and his role in Bad Boys: Ride or Die

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