97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.
Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Arts. The 2024-25 Duke Arts Presents season features more than 40 programs from artists around the globe, including the Blackburn Literary Keynote Lecture on October 19th with Rachel Kushner, the author of “Creation Lake” in conversation with Claire Messud and more. This night of reading and conversation is free and open to all. Full details can be found at DukeArts.org.
This week on Talking Culture, Aaron is joined by former judge Beverly Scarlett, who’s just written a new book based on historical research. “Sheer Resilience: An Untold Story of a Free Community of Color in Orange County” tells the story of Orange County’s 19th-century free communities of color – and the extent to which the then-common apprenticeship program was used to discriminate against them (though some were able to overcome that and find success regardless).
Click here to read more about the book and order it on Amazon.
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