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Sunny is a wonderful 85 year old gentleman who owned his own bus driving company. He has lived an extraordinary life and was able to share some treasured memories as well as dish out great wisdom for our generation.

George II interviews his father George I about his life, military service, happiness, beliefs, struggles.

Glen Waggoner (61) talks with his friend Daniel Okrent (61) about the death of his father, their love of baseball, and growing up in a small town.

A funny interview with my aunt. She shared memories of her experiences of civil rights movement and gave wisdom for the future generations.

In this interview, Jacqueline Walker, an English professor in Denton, Texas, discusses her upbringings in rural Georgia and her political activism from an early age. As an African American woman, she offers a very unique historical perspective on several presidencies...

Person in Charlotte conversations were engaged in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM), as a way for us to learn more about racism in America. We are meeting with our friends who have graciously agreed to have an open conversation...

Jarod and I talk about life goals and important things in life. He shares some of his favorite memories throughout his life and some of his goals he wants to achieve. We talk about dream houses and where he sees...

Interview with Alli Morrow (17) and Lucy Cappa (17) interviewee Kim Davis (77), Alli’s grandfather, concerning life in the 1960s.

Ysaye Barnwell and Jo Rasi chat about the pandemic, spirituals, civil rights music, memory, Daily Antidote, isolation and more.

Eli Wolff (38) and Cheri Blauwet (35) talk about their experiences as Paralympic athletes and advocates for people with disabilities. They talk about how their friendship developed into a romantic relationship. They also describe how "ubiquitous access" is one of...

Mother and business woman Mikaya (38) and daughter Kimaya (16) discuss how the business and adversities faced as black women.

Louraiseal McDonald (45) and Toni Trees (74) are two strangers who sat down for a One Small Step Conversation. They talk about lessons learned from their mothers, their love of their professions, and the importance of black history.

Jordan DeMay (18) talks with her mom, Carrie DeMay (51) about her college life in California.

In this interview, conducted in November 2021 in Allen Park, Michigan, Bianca Flinn (21) interviews her younger brother Brenden Flinn (18) about his life so far. Brenden shares his perspective on growing up in a small town and his town’s...

Petra Gertjegerdes (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Carol Gertjegerdes (78) and Helmut Gertjegerdes (86), about their childhoods, how Carol and Helmut ended up moving to Columbus, Georgia, and about running the newspaper The Columbus Times.

Mitzi Keadle (66) has a conversation with her colleague and friend Khorye Huffman (29) about cultural traditions around black hair and beauty.

WeRISE launch team member Vashitta Johnson shares her journey through advocacy work, her commitment to racial justice, and her hopes for an equitable future. This interview is part of Westerville Public Library's Westerville Voices project.

Classmates Pamm McNeil ’82 and Tracy Heather Strain ’82 share their own preconceptions and early encounters with racism on campus during the 1980s, and they discuss how Ethos and Harambee House made class, social, and geographical “crossings” possible, fostering unexpectedly...

Shayna Sessler (45) interviews her father, Lonnie Sessler (72), about his early childhood and family, his decision to attend medical school, as well as the opportunity he had to live in Scotland.

Corrie Sands (44) interviews her father H. Spees (67) about the spaces in which he's been a leader in his life, his role model John M. Perkins, and how he sees the decisions he made throughout his life as having...

My mom talked about what life was like as a baby boomer growing up in Utah. She also talked about life as a child of two alchoholics.

Interview with my grandpa, a teacher and plumber who has 9 kids and 41 grandchildren, and attended the Civil Rights March in 1963.

In February of 1965 David Dodson, then an Assistant Chaplain at Colgate University, drove from New York to Atlanta, Georgia along with James Martin and another black Colgate student to attend a meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)...

Wonder how it feels to major in a predominantly male based major in college? Well, McKenzie Takes On Engineering: is about McKenzie’s journey throughout her educational journey that has inspired and led her to obtain a degree in Mechanical Engineering....

Malika Jeffries-El ’96, Shelly Davis ’97, and Katrina Mitchell ’96 recount the evolution of Ethos’ objectives from advocating for diversity and inclusion on campus to thinking about the broader aspects of being black women in the world. They touch on...