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Atra Flemons (61) interviews her friend Khadijah Shabazz (62) about her experience with mass incarceration and how she has become an advocate for families who have lost loved ones to police violence.

One Small Step partners Dan Swassing (64) and Curtis Bustamante (45) have a conversation about their beliefs on current social issues.

Friends and colleagues Shaun Walls (43) and Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta (36) speak about their work as community organizers in the Southeast and South Side neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Vantner Cruz (24) talks with his friend Michael Glasser (56) about his experiences growing up Latino in Chicago. Vantner discusses his impactful encounter with the criminal justice system.

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

One Small Step conversation partners and colleagues Yelando Johnson (53) and Huachuan Wen (44) discuss how their experiences as people of color have impacted their careers.

One Small Step conversation partners Janet Smith (63) and Ricky Martin (67) discuss about politics.

Long time friends Denise Jackson Ford (54) and Renoir Finizio (74) recall how they met and became friends through a women's group, and share some of their personal beliefs surrounding politics and current events.

Cameron Hart (19) and her One Small Step partner, Mattias Mercado (19), discuss their thoughts on gun violence, police brutality, the Trump administration and more.

One Small Step conversation partners Alexa Slonin (47) and Erica L (55) discuss faith, racism, homophobia, and working in healthcare.

One Small Step conversation partners Michael "Mike" Wehrle (70) and David "Dave" Shanks (64) consider how their upbringings and recent examples of police brutality have shaped their understanding of racism. They also discuss the issues they have with the current...

[Recorded: January 5, 2022] Bill Farrell (70) and Juhi Desai (28) sit down to record a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Juhi is a current UVA Law student working towards a career as a public defender. Bill underwent...

Paul Gottlieb (73) talks with his daughter Caryn Diamond-Gottlieb (40) about growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa. Paul shares about his family, influential people in his life, why he decided to go to medical school, and his involvement in politics...

Friends and colleagues Seph Rodney (50) and Monique Davis (56) discuss their work, their career paths, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives.

Gary W. Hawk (72) interviews his wife, Joyce L. Hocker (76), about her family's experiences taking a stand against U.S. racism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

One Small Step conversation partners Diane Brown (57) and Loren "Brad" Armstrong (74) talk about their views around different topics, like representation, influences, and current political policies.

In this interview, Nani ji (grandmother from mom’s side) talked about her experience of moving to India at a young age, how her parents’ death effected her, and the effects of Operation Blue Star on her. This interview was conducted...

Tyler Colón (21) interviews his neighbor Juanita Dean (92) about her life in and memories of Harlem. She also talks about her family and her career path.

One Small Step partners Fredrick "Fred" Hoogland (75) and Roy Branklin (58) discuss their military service, racism in the United States, and their involvement with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

I finally found the courage to tell of the effects of police brutality on my family in public.

Rev. Dr. Andre E. Johnson (54) interviewed by National Civil Rights Museum employee Constance Dyson (54) about growing up in North Memphis, participating in the Boy's Club as a kid, his social justice work in the Memphis community, his call...

Talking about important issues happening off campus and how they affect students on campus

Maria Matos (70) speaks with her longtime friend Carlos de los Ramos [no age given] about moving to Delaware as a teenager with her parents, an influential moment that sparked her passion for serving the Latino community, and about her...

Unit 2 Assessment Interview

During this interview, we will discuss racism in America and how it makes black people feel. We will also discuss in this interview some personal experiences from racism/ racial issues in America.