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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.

Sherry Neil (49) and Nia Hodge (50) talk about the importance of community, conversations about mental health for Black women, and their hopes for Fresno in terms of equity.

One Small Step conversation partners Lynisha Senegal (45) and Bernadine Tuisavalalo Tavita (28) talk about their experiences as women of color - growing up poor, engaging with their communities, and taking on the mantle of leadership.

"Remembering Orangeburg"

One Small Step Partners, Marc Bady (38) and Keith Bergthold (72), discuss their community involvement in Fresno and reflect on the role that music, arts, and culture can play in being unifying forces.

One Small Step conversation partners Robin Boone (66) and Jim Pokorny (63) discuss their formative political experiences, their relationship with Christianity, the importance of finding common ground with those of different political affiliations, and the essential goodness of human nature.

Kelbi Schlueter (54) interviews her friend Teresa Ross [no age given] about her childhood, experiences with homelessness, and their friendship.

Shaniah Williams (21) and her wife Amari Sanford (21) talk about their relationship and their use of dating apps like Tinder.

Charvia Rivers (50) speaks with her daughter Raven Toney (19) about growing up and what success means.

Friends Jeremiah Rufus (21) and May W. (21) talk about their upbringings, their conceptions of God, and their experiences with religion and spirituality.

Friends Frank Dawson [no age given] and John Forbes (77) reflect on their childhoods and "angels," the careers where they were the first black men to do many things, and how their work led them to meet each other.

James Hakim (58) and Myron "Mike" Cohen (62) talk about their involvement with HPTN trial 052, a very successful HIV treatment and prevention study. They talk about their own histories, the history of the trial, and how it felt when...

Silena Layne (44) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about her faith journey in the face of struggle and loss. Silena reflects on her relationship to the Black Church and on the impact of gun violence on her family.

Naomi Love (27) interviews her new friend Susan Canaday Henry (48) about getting over her arachnophobia, her career, her relationship with art, her childhood, and the life lessons that she has learned along the way.

Asha Springer (44) has a conversation with her mother Delilah Springer (70) and her daugther Jailyn JuliaRachel Springer (15) about three generations of women living together in one house currently and about the dynamics that involves, as well as how...

One Small Step conversation partners Russell "Russ" Person (62) and Ria Williams (38) talk about the importance of education, the role of government in the social safety net, and diversity in sectors like academia and STEM

One Small Step conversation partners LaQuesha Wiley (34) and John Espinosa (25) talk about their families, what it means to be a "moderate," vaccine hesitancy, and how COVID-19 has brought communities together

Stephen Thomas (37) and Rosalie McGhie (63) interview Stephen's grandmother and Rosalie's mother, Thelma McGhie (88), about her immigration to the United States and her life here working as a seamstress and a dietician.

Kiplyn Primus (60) talks with friend and fellow Atlanta Business League member Susan "Sue" J. Ross (70) about her career as a City of Atlanta administrator.

Doug Martin (42) shares with his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) his memories from childhood in New Jersey, his career in the Navy as a Torpedoman, and his ten years of sobriety.

Rhonda Zeck (48) and her daughter Stephanie Zeck (22) interview Rhonda's father and Stephanie's grandfather, LeLand J. Creecy, Sr. (81), about his experiences coming up during segregation, his family history and his outlook on life.

JJ [No Name Given] (55) and her daughter Dorian "Joli" [No Name Given] (21) discuss pop culture, life experiences, and their relationships.

TerryJosiah Sharpe (39) and Kristen Sharpe (33) discuss the leap of faith they took in moving from San Diego, California, to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Sonja Bryant (50) shares a conversation with her friend, Paula Goble (62), about Paula’s childhood, her family, and her siblings. Sonja and Paula also talk about growing up in the Columbus, Georgia area and about a trip they took together...

Ellis Jones (77) converses with his friend Scott Satterwhite (49) about growing up in Pensacola during segregation, attending Tuskegee University, the Civil Rights Movement and Movement for Change, a grassroots organization for equality.