Beyond the Block Ep.2 – 4607 S Malcolm X Blvd

My hometown of South Dallas serves as the basis for my work as an artist. Every location I chose to depict "what it's like to live in the hood" is connected to a friend or family member I questioned about...

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Jane Moore and Kristine Anderson

One Small Step conversation partners Kristine Anderson (73) and Jane Moore (55) discuss their jobs as teacher and NICU nurse respectively, how they have loved ones who differ with them greatly on politics, and what it means to live in...

The Story of Linda Margaret

A fun drive down memory lane with Mom/Linda Margaret. A fascinating exploration into the events and people helped shape her life and personality.

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Lesley Wheeler and Edward Hall

Edward Hall (59) talks with his friend Lesley Wheeler (53) about her new novel, her writing, and the uncanny in life.

Interview With Hope Petrine—Her time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement as a white female

Born in 1939, my grandmother Hope Petrine grew up in the South during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. She tells stories of her experiences with people and places during this time.

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Nancy Mobley and Correll Hammond

One Small Step conversation partners Nancy Mobley (36) and Correll "Corey" Hammond (37) both from Bossier City, Louisiana, both were seeking to carry on a conversation with someone with a contrasting background. They talk about their experiences growing up in...

A talk with my grandma….aka nana

My beautiful grandma, I call her “nana”. She talks about her life growing up in a southern household. She also shares with me a embarrassing nickname that she was indecisive about sharing.

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Susan Gardner and Lillian Gardner

Susan Gardner (65) speaks with her mother, Lillian Gardner (98), about their lives in Tennessee during the time of school desegregation. The two discuss the integrated Girl Scout troop they were involved in and experiencing the first year of school...

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about work and that journey, and our family

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Patrick Thomassie and Dory Thomassie

Patrick Thomassie (46) speaks with his mother, Dory Thomassie (71), about her work as an ally for the LGBTQ community and what they’ve both learned from feeling like outsiders in the South.

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Dwania Kyles and Leandrew Wiggins

Dwania Kyles (67) speaks with friend and fellow member of the Memphis 13 Leandrew Wiggins (68). The two discuss their differing experiences as members of the initial group of Black first graders who integrated Memphis schools during desegregation.

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Howard Jordan and Andrew Jordan

Howard "Louis" Jordan (69) speaks to his son Andrew Jordan (42) about his experience as a teenager in Americus, Georgia during the early years of school desegregation. Louis remembers moments he defied those resistant to integration and reflects on times...

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Gloria Pillow and Thomas Pillow

Husband and wife, Gloria Pillow (75) and Thomas Pillow (76), reflect on being a part of the last generation to attend segregated schools in Nashville, Tennessee. They speak fondly of their experience at their all-Black high school, Cameron.

Steve Desroches and Kristen Becker

Steve Desroches (47) and Kristen Becker (45) discuss Becker's career as a stand up comic including touring the South with Jay Bakker, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as her childhood spent in both the North...

Jeanine Mah and Susan Mah

On August 23, 2016 Jeanine Mah (84) talks with her daughter, Susan Mah (48), about the death of Jeanine's husband/Susan's father from cancer as well as Jeanine's thoughts about her own pending death, which occurred 3 years later. They discuss...

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Dwania Kyles and Diane Bezucha

Dwania Kyles (67) speaks with conversation partner Diane Bezucha (39) about her experience as a member of the the Memphis 13-- the inaugural class of first graders to desegregate schools in Memphis, TN. Dwania reflects on the work of her...

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Fen Kennedy and Sabrina Reynolds

One Small Step conversation partners, Dr. Fen Kennedy (32) and Sabrina Reynolds (49), discuss their relationship to the American South, how educational models influence politics, and the ways that they've become happier over the years.

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Charlie Garrott and James Phares

Childhood friends Charlie Garrott (63) and James Phares (62) reflect on their time growing up in Jackson, Mississippi during the onset of school desegregation. Charlie and James discuss their experiences at public school in Jackson and remember their integrated youth...