John Hatch arranged for Ted and Jackie Parrish to record a conversation in his living room in May 2019 to talk about Ted's work with housing and tenants rights in Boston. (Amateur video recording by Victor Schoenbach.)
Wellesley College Digital Scholarship and Archive, The Wellesley News (Friday, 02-28-1969, page 8) [WCA_6PN_WNews_1969-02-28 in the Wellesley College Digital Repository] [View only the PDF
Ted and JacquelineParrish have six children, most of whom were educated in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Public Schools. Ted noted that, in the local educational system at the time, the highest ranking for a black student had been 128th from the top of the class. This situation had inspired him to run for a position on the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board, where he served for sixteen (16) years.
The Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods are historically black neighborhoods that have a deep-rooted history in Chapel Hill. The identity of Chapel Hill and these historic neighborhoods are deeply intertwined, though at times they can be at odds. Due to the ongoing growth of Chapel Hill, one of the biggest challenges facing the long-standing residents of the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods is the rising cost of housing. [Victor Schoenbach found an archived copy of this page in the Internet Archive on 11/29/2024, but it does not always display.]
The Northside News, Vol. VII, Issue 10, June 2018, p2
Pine Knolls residents and community leaders Virginia Barbee
and Ted Parrish started the Pine Knolls Community Housing
Program in the early 90's in order to, as Ms. Barbee says, "save
our houses."
Mark Schultz, News & Observer, July 31, 2016
Parrish, 82, a retired professor of public health at N.C. Central University, has been renovating the center since his board took the building back from the Boys & Girls Clubs a couple of months ago.
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Orange County Health Department, Town of Chapel Hill,
https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › agendas
To All Concerned,. I was asked by Ted Parrish to re-inspect the Pines Community Center in ...
https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › records › minutes
Ted Parrish stated that EmPOWERment, Inc. and the Knolls Development Association were working together to provide homeownership opportunities in the Knolls ...
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ..., Town of Chapel Hill
Feb 13, 1995 — Ted Parrish, representing the Knolls Development Association,. presented a certificate of appreciation to the Town Council and Town staff for ...
https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › Minutes,
May 14, 1973 — Ted Parrish asked what role citizen groups will have under the new organization. Mayor. Lee said the same as they have now. Ms. Perry asked ...
Pines Community Center, Inc. Chapel Hill, NC 27516, https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › 2006/02/27,
We will of course appreciate the support of your office. Ted Parrish, Housing Coordinator. Cc. Delores Bailey, Loryn Clark. Pines Community Center, Inc. Board ...
MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE MAYOR ..., Ts
Mar 29, 1994 — Ted Parrish, representing Knolls Development Corporation, requested the Council's continued support for affordable housing programs in the ...
Mayor Howes called the meeting to order.
https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › records › minutes,
Feb 12, 1990 — Dr. Ted Parrish, speaking on behalf of residents of Pine Knolls area, encouraged the Council to purchase two vacant lots on Johnson Street as ...
MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE MAYOR ..., Town of Chapel Hill
Jan 30, 1995 — Ted Parrish expressed appreciation to the Council for their support of the Knolls Development Association's neighborhood revitalization programs ...
Item 2a Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment to the . . .,
https://townhall.townofchapelhill.org › records › minutes,
Feb 23, 1998 — Ted Parrish, representing the Knolls Development Association, said that his organization relied on volunteers and therefore could not, and ...
Founded in 1968, TDC has been operating for over 40 years, developing affordable housing in Boston’s historic South End neighborhood. TDC was conceived and organized by low income renters, principally African-American tenants, who were distressed over the sub-standard and hazardous housing conditions to which they were subjected to live in many areas of the South End.
Rebecca Ayers, The Daily Tar Heel, April 11, 2018
Officially founded as a nonprofit in 2012, the Marian Cheek Jackson Center has grown and dedicated its purpose to building community in Chapel Hill's historic Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods. [Page does not mention Ted Parrish by name, but he helped to build this community.