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West African oral tradition often used proverbs to teach people different lessons. “Proverbs use images from everyday life to express ideas or give advice and reveal a great deal about the wisdom and values of West Africans.” Here is a...

One Small Step partners Diana Watson-Phillips [no age given] and Sarah McCall (44) discuss the social issues they care about, their work in education, and their faith and spiritual practices.

Sisters Dorna Innis (78) and Laura James (75) talk about their upbringing in Panama, their careers, and family.

Ruth (72) talks to her daughter Latressa (38) about growing up in rural South Carolina, moving to New York City when she was 18 and her life as a nurse and mother.

life review: childhood, young adulthood, loss of hearing, marriage & raising children

Siblings David Wu (18) and William Wu (15) talk about movies, their world views in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their relationship with one another.

Sebastian Chavez (24) talks to his grandmother Carmen Alean [no age given] about their Peruvian heritage, their memories of food and cooking, and their involvement in the Queens Night Market community.

Margeaux Gray (41), Bakita Empowerment Initiative (BEI)Advisory Board Member, talks with Amy Nace-DeGonda (43), BEI Assistant Program Director, about the power of resiliency in her life.

Mia Quezada (14) talks with her mom, Guadalupe Elizalde (45), about them living in Mexico and the way she felt before and after the event. Mia asks about family life, childhood life, and life away from Mexico; where Guadalupe found...

Spouses, Brooke Sanders (46) and Mike Sanders (52), reminisce on various travel memories, covering "the good, the bad, and the unprepared."

Mother, Lisa D'Ambrosio (55), and Daughter, Dominique Troy (31), speak about faith and family.

Spouses Joan Jones (73) and Richard Jones (73) talk about their family histories, their time living overseas, and 50 years of marriage.

Spouses Chin Thapvongse (84) and Suporn Thapvongse (78) share a conversation about their careers in the medical field, their family, and their memories across Thailand and the United States of America.

NY Daily News editor Janie Ho was hit by a car in pedestrian hit-and-run that changed her life. 4 broken bones, 1 month in the hospital, a year of recovery and an unlikely life in the spotlight to fight for...

Brian C. Lorio, lecturer in Speech, Communication and Theater Arts, at Borough of Manhattan Community College, reflects with now former student, Maria Melendez, about their Spring 2023 public speaking class and other related issues to college student and being a...

Bob (93) shares with his son Robert some of the highlights of his life. His first job was at a fledling TV Station (NBC) in NY. He spent his entire 40 yr career there w/ a short stint in the...

One Small Step conversation partners Robert "Rob" Roper (53) and Diane Montgomery-Logan (74) hold different political perspectives, but share a mutual love of painting with oils. The two talk about good vs. evil, school choice, race issues, wealth, poverty and...

Brenda Barwick [no age given] and One Small Step partner Mimi Turner (36) discuss Oklahoma City changes and progress, influential people in their lives, and their political leanings.

Mel Valentine (63) shares his experiences as a second-generation American, a Vietnam War veteran, and a retiree with his daughters, Melissa Valentine (33) and Melaina Valentine (27). Note: This recording contains mentions of murder.

Zolangie Velez (14) talks with her mom, Luiris Pegeuro (35), about what it was like watching her kids go to school again and what it was like growing up and the different experiences with family and raising kids in different...

Mario Núñez (63) shares a conversation with his mother, Carmen Núñez (91), and father, Philip Núñez (93), about their memories of New York City, how they first met, their marriage, their family, music, baseball, Tampa, Florida.

Henri Serverius (18) talks with his father Philippe Serverius (50) about his childhood growing up in Belgium, the implications of the roots of his African mother, his decision to leave Europe behind and move to NYC, and the first hand...

Gregory Carey (67) interviews his neighbors Ruthann Richert (72) and Joyce Larson [no age given] about moving to Harlem in the 1980s, and about their life in the Mount Morris Park community.

Najah Abdul-Qawiyy (21) talks with Asmaa Elamrousy (23) about her upbringing on Staten Island, her values and identity as a Black Muslim woman, her relationships with her family and her mother's leadership in the community, and her aspirations to be...

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.