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Crystal DeBerry (40) talked with her board members Kristy Smith (45) and Torey DeBerry (43) about the creation of Indomitable Families Affected by Incarceration (IFAM). They discuss why they started and continue this work.

Dr. Shonda Brooks (50) speaks with her colleague Shawana Johnson (43) about their passion for reproductive justice and the health disparities and adverse outcomes for those experiencing childbirth, particularly Black women. Both emphasize the culture surrounding birth and reproductive care,...

Sisters Rachel Nederveld (40) and Allison Nederveld (42) discuss Allison's experiences "coming out" as gay in Louisiana.

Friends and colleagues Jasmine Trotter (25) and Krystal Lockett (36) talk about the issue of gun violence in their community, the history of over-policing and criminalization of Black men, and different community-based approaches to making Mobile a safer place for...

Jason Lewis (45) speaks with two of his mentors, Elie Koukoui (70) and Eddie Irby (77) about Africatown, the importance of uniting Black people from both Africa and the United States, and doing this work through mentoring and uplifting the...

Joshua Liston (33) interviews his wife, Symphony Swan (34), about her life and her use of art and activism as means to archive Black culture and memories through the Black Family Archive Project and Cr8tv House.

Adriana Osorio (35) and her wife Erin Osorio (36) discuss Adriana’s work with the community organization Food Outreach. Food Outreach provides meals to community members in need. They also discuss the importance of food family traditions, giving back, being members...

Friends Keith Mosier (64) and Michael Lunter (65) discuss how they met, their work with people with AIDS, how they got involved with the community organization Food Outreach, their coming out stories, the AIDS epidemic and the legal protection that...

Colleagues and friends Nicole Kurth (41) and Stacie Christian (62) discuss their work at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, career lessons they have learned and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work.

Colleagues and loved ones Joey [No Name Given] (30) and [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (63) discuss Joey’s coming out story, diversity, equity, inclusion, and identity.