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Evaine Kirkland (21) and his mother Tara Kirkland-Rainey (61) talk about becoming an adopted family and how Evaine's life has changed.

Akiba Shabazz talks with her daughters Naja and Zuri about her life growing up with her parents in Memphis, her marriages and travels.

Bernard Scott Rush, 68, by his daughter, Nicole Rush (Maat Free), 35, about growing up in Mississippi then moving to New York City.

Sisters, Seni King (19) and Breonnie King (20), speak about their childhood, their close bond as sisters, and how meaningful it is to see one another grow older.

Reverend Connie Lee (65) talks with her friend, Lynn Thompson (72), about their friend Charles Black and the various ministries they are involved with at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.

Ezra Teshome (62) tells his daughter, Selomé Teshome (32), about growing up in Ethiopia, moving to Seattle to go to school, and his work in insurance.

Sisters Raja Hayat (66) and Eugenia Scott (65) interview their mother, Fannie B. Martin (88) about her early life in West Virginia, moving to Buffalo and her love of singing.

Spouses, Danya Berry (43) and Devon Berry (45), talk about how they met, the role education has played in their lives, and what they hope for their own children.

Renfroe Middle School student Lucy Yates (14) interviews former Renfroe Middle School Principal Cliff Chandler (75) about growing up under segregation, being one of the first Black teachers to work at Decatur High School, and integration of the Decatur City...

"Remembering Orangeburg"

A woman interviews her husband about growing up in rural Georgia and moving to Detroit where he joined a band. He then interviews her about her childhood in Brooklyn, and the blending of their two families.

Troy Grant (41) talks to his former student, Alexis Saunders (17), about how he started teaching, his educational philosophy, and some of his favorite classroom memories.

Piggy Blake (22) speaks with their friend Marina Labarthe del Solar (24) about their nonbinary gender identity, their past struggles with anorexia, and what they hope to teach future generations.

Greg Meyer (49) tells his friend Michi Vojta (43) about his experience as a Rwandan expat in North Carolina during the Rwandan genocide.

Tasha Willis (40) interviews her cousin Jessica Simpson (30) about her experiences in Sierra Leone as an Ebola first responder.

Steven Coffee speaks as a father and military officer about how he has grown in his personal and professional life through caring for his son's health after finding out he had galactosemia, a metabolic condition, which required a liver transplant...

LaWanda Jones (38) interviews her son, Joseph Jones (13), about his involvement in the WINGS Performing Arts Program at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, MS. They talk about how Joseph's experiences on stage have helped him come out of...

Kathi Martin (55) and her friend Billie Ross (62) talk about how Kathi's relationship with her father influenced her going into ministry and what happened on the day that Kathi was ousted from her own church that she built.

Garfield Peart (42) interviews his colleague, C. David Moody, Jr. (57), about his most notable experiences as an African American architect and contractor in Atlanta, GA.

Tiffany Baker (46) talks to her former social worker, Terri Treiman (64) about the day they met, 29 years ago, when Tiffany was a foster kid. Tiffany tells Terri how it much it meant to her to be treated like...

Akili Brown talks to his friend Alexis Peskine about their time at Howard University together, the Jamaican school system, their favorite music and how they want to be remembered.

The history of the Mansfield family, specifically the Mansfield 8, and their experiences in Wake, VA in 1935 through the 1950's. The story of a woman trying to learn about the father she hardly knew by reconnecting with the place...

Atem Da’Hajhock (28) and John Kuai (27) talk with Joan Hecht (57) about their experiences as one of the many young refugees from Sudan called the Lost Boys.