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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.

Bob Carstensen (94) shares a conversation with his daughter Robin Randel (68) and grandson Shane Randel (48), about his memories with his family, his experiences in World War II and The Great Depression, and his relationship with his grandchildren and...

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 and fellow Atlanta Business League members Kiplyn Primus (60) and Joseph "Joe" Hudson (79), talk about Joseph's childhood in rural Pennsylvania, and how he has come to spend more than 45 years training and participating in African American business...

Shelley Rose (58) and Meredith Rose (55) talk with their mother, Marilyn Rose (83) about her life growing up in Providence, RI and how she hated following rules as a kid. She also talks about meeting her husband and her...

Engaged couple Alexandria Carvalho (34) and Kris Standering (45) speak about Kris's experience in the military and the impacts of traumatic brain injuries.

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.

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Tonia Reaves (51) and Robin Young (23) talk about their experiences in school. They reflect on the impact of racism on their educational upbringings, their experiences adapting to multi-racial school environments, and their hopes for future generations.

Glenda Tate [no age given] shares a conversation with her mentee, Jamila Raybourn (31), about Jamila’s childhood, her family, her dreams and purpose, what brings her joy, and how she arrived where she is now.

Cousins, Monica Jordan (48) and LaTonya Walker (50), recount their runaway adventure which coincides with the Atlanta Child Murders of the late 1970s.

Morgan Zipf-Meister (39) interviews new friend Gisele Girones (19) about her experience in the Wyoming National Guard ROTC.

Jarrod Sport (37) interviews conversation partner and new friend Dr. Donald Felder (73) about his personal experience with school desegregation.

Atlanta Business League colleagues Erica Qualls-Battey (58) and Kiplyn Primus (61) have a conversation about Erica's career with Marriott Hotels.

"Memories of The Row"

David Lovejoy (53), talks with his father, Clifford Leon Lovejoy (86), about a devoted life to work, Jesus Christ, and being yourself, no matter where you are and who you meet.

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

Fredrick Richardson (84) interviews his friend Lisa Lambert (60) about her career as the first African-American assistant city clerk and now city clerk of the city of Mobile.

Friends Dr. Edgar E. Smith (86) and Royal Smith (36) talk about the Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts and share their hopes for the organization. Royal reflects on the lifelong impact the Paul Robeson Institute program has had on his...

One Small Step partners, Venise Curry [no age given] and Kurt Madden [no age given] discuss their families, influences, and approach to different challenges within the Fresno community.

Marta Pearson (72) talks with her friend DeAnna Hadley (52) about sympathy, empathy, racism, the pain it causes and the need for African-American stories to be shared. She describes seeing a raw cotton field for the first time, being denied...

Seyi Falade (40) shares a conversation with her father, Christopher Falade (70), about their relationship, the beginning of their business, how their relationship has changed as a result of working together, and how their business has grown.

Kiplyn Primus (60) talks with friend and fellow Atlanta Business League member Michael Russell (57) about growing up in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and going into the family business.

Michael Gaines (51) interviews his mentor, Dan Bunch (67), on the formation and development of the Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts and the Paul Robeson Institute for Positive Self-Development.

Mark Ugbomah (34) asks his father, Obiajula Ugbomah (58), about his childhood, migrating to the United States, and finding home and belonging in music and important interpersonal relationships.