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Sepi Nazarian (MTO volunteer) talks with Jared Rivera (Deputy Mayor of Community Engagement from Mayor Basses office) and Annetta Wells (Senior Director of the Inside Safe Kit Program) about the Inside Safe Kit Program and MTO’s involvement in the initiative.

Vanessa Evans (63) and her brother Robert Mason (68) remember their childhoods, living in the time of segregation, and the now destroyed black community of Hayti. They also talk about what they hope for most and give messages to future...

Siblings Donna Frederick (66) and Anthony Frederick [no age given] talk about their childhoods in Brooklyn, why they came to live in Durham, and what they'd like to see changed in their neighborhood.

Friends Kia Harrell [no age given] and Maurice Noble (72) remember how they met, why they moved to the Braggtown neighborhood of Durham, and share their hopes for the future of their neighborhood.

Friends and colleagues Vannessa Evans (63) and Bonita Green (63) honor the histories of their families and communities within Durham, North Carolina. They discuss their activist efforts to prevent gentrification and preserve local Black history and culture.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeannine "Jean" Koshear (69) and Joe Fillman (57) discuss their work, economic opportunity, the differences with younger generations, immigrants and borders, media literacy and critical thinking skills and the responsibility of government and politicians.

One Small Step conversation partners Russell "Russ" Bower (69) and Ryon Ganser (54) talk about their different upbringings in Connecticut, the differences in opportunities available today, how they came to their political and economic views, their parents and children and...

One Small Step conversation partners Darlene Nuse (70) and Greg Alexander (46) discuss how they grew up, their faith, the effects of social media on youth, increasing divides and "true Kansas values: individuals helping other people."

Mentee Jacquelynn Mornay (30) speaks with her mentor Amy Stelly (66) about the urban highways of New Orleans, Louisiana, public health, the history and current condition of the Tremé neighborhood, and the EPA study they're conducting.

Mentor Adrienne Katner (52) speaks with her mentee Jacquelynn Mornay (30) about the urban highways of New Orleans, Louisiana, public health, the Tremé neighborhood, and the EPA study they're conducting.