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Mother and daughter Beatrice Uwimpuhwe (67) and Aimee Zangandou (39) relate to their friend Beverly Bull (69) the story of their escape from Rwanda in 1994 as the Rwandan Genocide began, their lives as refugees in other countries in Africa,...

LaKesha Johnson (50) talks with her mother Gloria Lee (75) about her life in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Gloria reminisces about her experiences as a "Grady Baby," a social worker in the Kirkwood community, and a volunteer for the...

Asha Springer (44) has a conversation with her mother Delilah Springer (70) and her daugther Jailyn JuliaRachel Springer (15) about three generations of women living together in one house currently and about the dynamics that involves, as well as how...

First off I want to explain my title. My grandpa chose this title because he says you really don’t know exactly what is going to happen next in life. I interviewed my grandfather, Terence Julien who is 83 years old....

Reviewing family history with my aunt!

Talked about my sister experience at an HBCU

I interview Alex Sheard my stepdad who is 46 years old. We talked about some of his best moments in his life. We also talked about his influences.

Katie Setterberg (35) interviews her mother Diane Williams (71) about Diane's life, primarily focusing on the time from Diane's childhood up through her having children.

Tamar Brown (31) interviews her mother Pauline Thompson (66) about Pauline's life, including her experiences as an illegal immigrant in Canada, her life when she returned to Jamaica, and how she started her own sewing business that she and Tamar...

Stephen Dawkins (60) interviews his mother, Tinye Dawkins (86), about her life, including her childhood in Atlanta during the time of segregation, her family, and her career as a nurse.

Friends Gwen Brown (66) and Flora B. Carter (68) have a conversation about their church, Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church, as it is celebrating its 50 anniversary. They talk about fond memories of their times together and their friendship.

Natayo interviews Aunt Donna & Grandma Dale

I asked my mom questions to learn more about her and her past.

Colleagues Ann Cramer (77) and Jennifer Hartz (53) have a conversation about their respective experiences as members of the Corporate Volunteer Council in Atlanta as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Kayla Hafidi (33) interviews her father, Jerome Smith (73), about his life, focusing on his time growing up in a segregated Atlanta and his time in the military as a member of the Army Security Agency.

Joanna Kobylivker (42) interviews her mother Suzanne Dinur (72) about Suzanne's Jewish family being expelled from Egypt in 1958 when Suzanne was 10 years old, their time as refugees in Paris, and their eventual arrival in Atlanta in 1961 and...

In this interview, I interview my great-grandmother and talk to her about growing up and life.

This interview covers my experience with death and how my views on death have changed throughout the course I took called death and dying and loss at Georgia State University.

Cousins William "Bill" Witherspoon (66) and Frances Mansfield (96) continue their discussion about Frances' life, focusing on her relationship with her African-American nanny who helped raise her, her travels with her second husband related to his job, her childhood home,...

This interview was about mainly my dad and a bit about his past traditions and things like that. We talked about accomplishments and other similar topics.

This interview shows how my mom was raised with many religious views, but took a wrong turn along the way, lost the traditions, but turned into the best mom she could be.

My mom’s life

H.T. Powell (57) and his wife, Nancy Olson (58) remember H.T.'s father, a union organizer in Memphis.

I learned a lot about my cousin

I met up with a childhood friend and I wanted to ask him a few questions about what life was like for him growing up.