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Geneva Hurley McCall (78) shares her educational journey with her Son, John McCall (48).

Colleagues Vince "Vinnie" Whibbs (77) and Rosetta Taylor (61) talk about the work they do with Re-entry Alliance Pensacola (REAP) where they assist those leaving jail and prison with getting back into the community to become, self-sufficient and productive. They...

Diane Mack (74) interviews her friend and mentee Margaret McCaskill [no age given] about her childhood memories, her passions for reading books and writing poetry, and her hopes for the future.

Dorothy Garza (63) interviews her friend Sidney Davis (75) about how he beat cancer, what it was like being incarcerated for over 30 years, and the ways in which God influences his daily life.

Friends Queen Keskessa (51) and Antonio Quinn Edwards (58) speak about their first impressions of each other, Antonio’s identity as an artist, and Queen’s experience coming to the United States and her Ethiopian identity.

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.

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.

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.

Carmella Spinelli Miller (51) interviews her friend Shantina Evans (49) about how she escaped a cycle of crime to start her own beauty business, the school she has created to mentor young girls, and the life lessons that she has...

Jeanne Kimberl (55) interviews her friend and mentee Austin Travis (24) about the goals he hopes to accomplish, the challenges he has overcome, and the life lessons he has learned along the way.

One Small Step conversation partners Bill M. (38) and Barnard Sims (51) talk about their upbringings, their professions, and their perspectives on racial injustice in the United States.

Andrew Walker (62) interviews his father, Mordecai Walker (97), about his childhood memories, working in agriculture, and Black history.

New friends Gabby Jones (23) and Marcus Muhich (61) get to know each other through talking about food, family, and travel.

Spouses, Robin Reshard (56) and Lloyd Reshard (64), sit down for a conversation about how their early relationship unfolded, their similarities and differences, and what they have learned from one another.

Bandmates and friends Herbert Nelson (72) and Hosea London (75) talk about their experiences as musicians in Mobile, Alabama and their time playing with the local Excelsior band, the city's oldest marching jazz band.

Ava Floyd (65) interviews her aunt Marie Thomas [no age given] about her early memories, her children, her relationship with God, and the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life.

Towanda Davis (57) interviews her friend and colleague, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox (58), about her life and career.

Sartura Smith (62) talks with her friend LaTamarah "Tammi" Stackhouse (48) about growing up in Tampa, Florida during segregation. She describes Central Avenue, a historic district for black owned businesses, her parents being restaurant owners there, family dinner traditions and...

One Small Step partners Faithea Foster (46) and Robert "Bob" Hisel (81) share what they learned from their families and how their upbringings influence their politics.

One Small Step partners Khari [No Name Given] [no age given] and Daniel Lapham (42) discuss how their lived experiences inform their worldviews, including their own parents, homeschooling, and being parents themselves.

Life Memories of Hank & Gennie Bellinger.

Kiplyn Primus (60) interviews her friend and mentor Sonia Booker (51) about Sonia's life, focusing on her career in business and real estate as well as her experiences in the Atlanta Business League.

Sisters Alexis Roberts McMillan [no age given] and Enid Roberts MD [no age given] talk about how growing up alongside Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as with their family’s pharmacy, Economy Drug Store, impacted...

One Small Step partners Margaret Arnette Woody (64) and Philip Perkins (44) talk about their upbringings, the influence their parents had on them, and how their political views are shaped by their experiences as people of color.

Elizabeth Lacy (80) talks with her daughter, Wanda E. Lacy McNeill (54), about her childhood and their family's dedication to education.