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Silena Layne (44) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about her faith journey in the face of struggle and loss. Silena reflects on her relationship to the Black Church and on the impact of gun violence on her family.

Daughter and mother Rev. Dr. Ronné Wingate Sims (51) and Hazel Wingate (78) talk about their family background, their experiences as women in the Black Church, and their relationships to God. They reflect on some of the watershed moments of...

Halicue Hanna (50) talks to StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about her spiritual path to Hoodoo. She reflects on her family roots in Mississippi, her connections to her ancestors, and her experience practicing Afro-Cuban dance.

Friends and soul sisters Natasha Herring (48) and Virginia Vasquez (40) remember their grandparents' life and talk about how they have been influenced by them at various stages in life.

Friends Naomi Graver (24) talks with Edgar "Ed" Holley (52) remember their mutual friend, Cheikh. Ed was a baseball coach for Cheikh when he was just a teen. Years later Ed would learn that he left a huge impression on...

Raiah Sanders (24) recites a poem she wrote to her future nurses and care team.

Eugenia Ellis (39) shares with her boyfriend, Wilhelm Greenwood (37), about her work with Gift of Hope and her experience with organ donation and transplant.

Marion Shuck (59) speaks with her twin sister, Miriam Moore (59), about their life together as children, their personal connection to organ donation and how they came to work for Gift of Hope.

Kiplyn Primus (61) talks with fellow entrepreneur and Atlanta Business League member Gretchen Fuller (53) about Gretchen's education, her corporate experience, and her path to operating her own successful business, Warner Fuller Consulting.

Daughter and mother Adria Dunn (52) and Dr. Irene Dunn (74) discuss their family history, legacy, and Irene's decision to join the Army Reserve.