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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...

Former student, Dale Hutchens (58) interviews his band director, William T. Robinson, III (74) about his career as a band director and his experience teaching students during the beginning of integration in Alabama.

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.

Yvonne Matthews (69) and her conversation partner Franchesca Peña [no age given] discuss Yvonne's upbringing, what originally motivated her to pursue music, and several milestones in her career as a musician and educator.

Ray Nicholson (71) and Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (71) have been friends since the sixth grade. The two sit down to talk about how they met, their school day memories, and their experiences with the Davis Avenue community in Mobile.

Kathy Purnell (54) interviews colleague Buddy Hannah (74) about his life and work in the arts, particularly his approach to building and celebrating community through this work.

Robert Edward Battles Sr. (77) speaks to his colleague Tiffany Pogue (23) about his work as a community organizer in Africatown and what true justice for Black people looks like.

Eugene Williams (90) talks to his colleague Leslie Schraeder (49) about how he came to his career as a postal service worker, his involvement in the letter carriers’ union, and the painful losses he weathered throughout his service

Spouses, Marie Dunbar (45) and Bill Dunbar (62), explain what it means to be practicing Seventh-Day Adventists Christians, discuss the role God plays in their daily lives, and share stories about their most memorable spiritual experiences.

Cousins Yvette Chestang (56) and Letitia Mabien (49) discuss their family's involvement in Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile and their perspectives on keeping traditions and the deep sense of community in their family alive.

Lusharon Wiley (70) and her fiancé Ernest Dawson (70) discuss Ernest's family, his time attending Pensacola High School during integration, being the first black football player on the team, his time at Tuskegee University and those who encouraged him along...

Anne Ellinger (66) and One Small Step partner Andrea Hendricks (58) talk about the intersectionality of faith and politics, their shared experiences being mothers, prejudices, and varying political topics.

Lisa Pineda (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Rodolfo Pineda (75) and Toni Pineda (75), about how Rodolfo and Toni first met, their family, and the events that shaped their lives.

Kayla Hafidi (33) interviews her father, Jerome Smith (73), about his life, focusing on his time growing up in a segregated Atlanta and his time in the military as a member of the Army Security Agency.

Ashante Collins (30) shares a conversation with her mother, Latrieva Boston (46), about their relationship, how Latrieva handled teenage parenthood, and how they have been able to grow and flourish together.

Journee Murry (16) interviews her grandmother Gwendolyn Mason (79) about her life.

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.

One Small Step partners Robin Mathews-Johnson (67) and Elmo Winters (72) discuss their upbringings, their political views, and their work as ministers.

Beverly Carol Gibson (55) tells StoryCorps facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) about her family, her career at Georgia Tech, and her involvement in the Just Us Book Club.

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...

Best friends Imogene Brooks (63) and Shirley Tarver (70) reminisce about the good times they have had together throughout their long friendship, describe what it was like growing up on the border of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL as...

Sara Barkouli (23) interviews her conversation partner Makinde Gbolahan [no age given] about being an active member of the Africatown community as both a naturopathic healer and community organizer.

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.

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

Brother and sister Quincy Stephens (76) and Minnie Dewberry (80) talk about their childhood in Alabama, their careers as teachers, and the legacies they both hope to leave behind.