Op-Ed: ‘Duke Cannot Turn Its Back on the Working People of Durham’

Op-Ed: ‘Duke Cannot Turn Its Back on the Working People of Durham’

Exhausted, I get on the bus home as the sun comes up, knowing I have to sleep through most of the day to be ready for my next overnight shift at Duke University. On my commute, I see other workers like me. Most of us are Black and brown. Everyone is quiet, everyone is tired. I wonder how many of them are also saving up for a car like I am. I’ve lived in Durham since I was five years old, went to school at Hillside High near McDougald Terrace. I’…