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StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus [no age given] interviews Farrow Allen (80) and Ralph Baker (70). Both men are descendants of Black Americans affected by the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906.

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

Claire McCoy (58) sits down with her father, George Black (86), to ask him about his experiences as an actor and his career as a professor in the theater departments of various universities.

Kiplyn Primus (61) talks with her conversation partner Ralph Baker (71) about his ancestor Jesse Maxwell Barber and the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre.

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...

Sally [No Name Given] [no age given] talks with conversation partner Jennifer Frederic (40) about being adopted and struggling at various times in her life to feel as if she fitted in.

Sisters Tammy Henry [no age given] and Tiffiny Benton-Hoke [no age given] sit down with their mother, Wilbertine Calhoun (73), to ask her about the parts of her life story that she has not shared with her daughters. As she...

Diane "Dee" Kurtz (90) talks with her friends Jackie Berkelhamer (77) and Deborah Payne (73) about her childhood, her family, the places she has lived, and other life experiences.

Natasha Herring (47) interviews her conversation partner Sandra "Sandy" Halvorson [no age given] about her experience getting into contact with her biological parents and how being adopted has impacted her sense of identity.

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.

Stephanie Emory (47) interviews her dad, Mark Emory (77), about his experience enlisting in the Army during the Vietnam War.

Rachel Schmidt (41) sits down with her father, Fred Jones (79), to ask him about his young adult years. Fred shares stories from his time studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology and from his time serving in the U.S....

Cathy Bradshaw, 62, interviews her friend and former coalition partner John Juricek, 72, about their fight to keep a road from destroying historic communities in downtown Atlanta.

Aisha (41) and Rashida (44) discuss their conversion to Islam, family, motherhood, stereotypes, work in the community, and their faith.

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

Kiplyn Primus (61) has a conversation with fellow Atlanta Business League member, William A. Clement (79), about his family history, including William’s own role as an entrepreneur and business owner.

Kiplyn Primus (61) talks with her colleague Charles Kelley (75) about his work, schooling, and involvement in the Atlanta Business League.

Kiplyn Primus (60) has a conversation with fellow Atlanta Business League member Andrella Kenner (67). Andrella shares how she came to found CI² Aviation, Inc., the nation’s only minority owned, woman owned, small and disadvantaged business engaged in providing air...

Margaret "Marge" McKee (74) and Joyce Welsh (61) interview their mother, Letitia "Doris" Welsh (96). Doris reflects on her life growing up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, working at various places, raising six children and traveling.

Friends and former colleagues Lisa Quick [no age given] and Beth Berghoff [no age given] have a conversation about Beth's life.

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

Corinthians Walker (43) interviews her mother, Leola Walker (78), about her grandmother Annie who ran a rooming house on Auburn Avenue next to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta's historic King District during the Civil Rights Movement and lived to be...

Sharifah Parks Al-Amin (48) talks with her mother, Carolyne J Parks (78), about their relationship.

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

Alison Hopkins (27) speaks with her friend and co-worker Brenda Ford (52) about her life during the COVID-19 pandemic, her return to school, and finding her life partner.