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Chavis Park Carousel Re-Opens This Week

Karen Clark — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:05:56 +0000

For years, the carousel at Chavis Park has been the city’s other historic carousel, the one relative

Chavis Park Early Vote Rally

Jodi Berry — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:15:55 +0000

Hundreds of early voters were on hand Friday to hear Grammy-award winning artist Alicia Keys appeal

Alicia Keys At Chavis Park Today!

Shena J — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:42:57 +0000

Join OFA-NC and Alicia Keys to at Chavis Park Baseball Field for an Early Vote Rally! The Event hap

Alicia Keys In Town For Early Vote Rally

ronebdawson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:16:46 +0000

Join OFA-NC & Grammy Award Winner ALICIA KEYS for an Early Vote Rally at Chavis Park Baseball Fi

Get Your Dance On

Jodi Berry — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:59:17 +0000

SERA, Inc. presents The 3rd Annual Dancing N’ The Park fitness celebration to reduce obesity

John Chavis-Black Educator

The Confirmation Files — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:33:06 +0000

Image Source: wlu.edu

I’m really fascinated by John Chavis, he was an educator but what really attracts me to him even more is that I attended school right near a park named for him. Crosby-Garfield School in Raleigh, North Carolina was in a pretty terrible neighborhood but right next door to Crosby was Chavis Park, named for Chavis. The most embarrassing thing about this is I was never taught about this man in school. The only reason I even know about him is quite funny. I was furniture shopping in the early 90s and noticed a book among the decor featuring him. I asked the salesperson if I could have the book entitled A Guide To Negro History in America by Phillip T. Drotning, he obliged and the rest is history. Read his story below.

John Chavis

The NON-Conformist

Alicia Keys Hits Chavis Park

Shena J — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:23:37 +0000

Grammy Award Winning singer Alicia Keys was in Raleigh yesterday at Chavis Park for an Early Vote R