Thousands of people packed Durham County Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the CIAA championship, which returned to Durham for the first time in a decade.
“This should be a wake-up to Durham, Raleigh, and any surrounding area to try to get to see CIAA back. It’s going to help businesses,” said Stephenie Baldwin, a Johnson C. Smith University alum originally from the Triangle who traveled in from Charlotte.
Johnson C. Smith defeated Virginia Union 45-21 to claim its first CIAA Championship since 1969…