Search Interviews

Bill Healy (32) speaks to the Global Vice President of Walgreens, Steve Pemberton (48). Steve reflects on his childhood and what it was like to enter foster care at the age of three years old. Additionally, he depicts the people...

Meilan Carter-Gilkey (41) talks with Aya de León about their experiences of being mothers of color. Meilan shares about her young son's questions about race, how she approaches conversations with both her sons, the challenges of finding toys and media...

Trezell Ragas (22) interviews her family friend Tracy Riley (45) about Tracy's community involvement. Tracy recounts her career of serving in the military. She talks about her lifelong fight for economic justice for black people in Louisiana.

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.

Significant others Jackie Burrell [no age given] and Gerald Cole (52) share a conversation about their relationship. Gerald also talks about writing his first book, the advice he would give to his younger self and his daughters, and what he...

Pamela Vickers (66) interviews her parents Theresa Scott Davis (84) and Benjamin Scott (85) about their marriage and family.

Lisa Mays (50) is interviewed by Niya Butler (16) about living on Franklin Road in Marietta, GA, volunteering her time with YELLS, a community organization, and being proud to be 50.

Olyvia Campbell (10) interviews her mother, Tanica Campbell (42), about her life.

Celestine Sibley Fleming (56) interviews her friend Edward Austin Hall (59) about his novel and writing process.

Ida Charmaine Wilkerson-Morton (64) talks with her son L. Kobie Wilkerson (40) about her life and how she'd like to be remembered. They discuss education, spirituality and values that are important to them.

Congressman Elijah Cummings (64) talks to Roswell Encina (45) about the impact the Enoch Pratt Library has had on his life since being in Special Education as a child, and his gratitude to the librarians who encouraged him to excel.

Betty A. Welch Thompson (65) and her husband Robert Scott (75) discuss the effects of housing segregation in the City of Chicago.

Jason Crislip (42) interviews his friend, Augustin Ntabaganyiama (39), about his life in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, being a refugee in the United States, his road to becoming a State Refugee Coordinator, and the people who helped...

Elizabeth Vega (47) met Jamell Spann (21) protesting following the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, they share how the last few weeks has changed their lives and their commitment to the movement.

Ebony Wiggins (24) interviews her father, Staff Sergeant Spencer Wiggins (69) about his experiences in the Vietnam War and his transition back home.

Fellow teachers and friends Sonya Denise Heard (52) and Yolanda Osborne (52) talk about the people who have influenced their lives as well as their experiences as teachers of young children, focusing part of their conversation on their experiences with...

Colleagues and friends Pamela Ching (61) and Wiedad "Roodly" Archer (52) have a conversation about their careers, beginning as nutritionists and moving into public health, including stories about their time working in various foreign countries and lessons they learned from...

Stephen Dawkins (60) interviews his mother, Tinye Dawkins (86), about her life, including her childhood in Atlanta during the time of segregation, her family, and her career as a nurse.

Jocelyn Robinson (58) interviews her mother, Joyce Robinson (78) and friend, Ann Roberts (76) about growing up in England during WWII and their marriage to African American soldiers.

Henrietta Antoinin (86) tells her new friend and StoryCorps facilitator Kiplyn Primus (61) about her career with Atlanta Life Insurance and her involvement in civil rights efforts.

Kiplyn Primus (60) interviews her friend and colleague Daryll Harris Griffin (72) about Daryll's life, focusing on her family, her business career, and her experiences as a member of the Atlanta Business League.

Joseph Sackor [no age given] is interviewed by StoryCorps's staff member Syma Mohammed [no age given] about his journey from Liberia to the U.S., the influence former President Obama had in his political interest, memories from his hometown, and his...

Sisters Ashley McGowan (33) and Whitney McGowan (31) talk about childhood memories, experiences living in Chicago, New York, Barcelona. They also share they favorite and saddest memories growing up.

Mentee Shyra Moran (40) speaks with her mentor Angela Morrison (64) about their shared experience with Greek letter organizations, Angela’s leadership as the first Black president of the Junior League of Lafayette, and words of wisdom from mentor to mentee.

Charlie Bryant (99) tells his granddaughter Kenyatta Hills (32) about his life working as a farmworker and truck driver, about his love of God, and his love of cooking.