Kamell Minor and Al Pola

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] Al Pola, a 64-year-old from Charlottesville, VA, and Kamell Minor, a 20-year-old from St. Louis, MI, shared their personal experiences with in-group identity and acceptance, emphasizing the need for empathy and open-mindedness in creating inclusivity....

Recording – 04-16-2024 18:14:04

interview Dr. Aurea Toxqui, Associate professor and Associate Dean of Diversity and Innovation at Bradley University about her education, career, and hobbies in Mexico and the United States

Kendal Johnson + Maeron Kebede

UVA students, Kendal Johnson (21) from Hampton, Virginia, and Maeron Kebede (21) from Mclean, Virginia recorded a One Small Step Conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere.' They explored our experiences discovering politics and refining our political beliefs...

Growing up a Guatemalan

Ruben Ramos (15) Joseph Gonzalez (39) The interview talks about Joseph's story when growing up. He gives information on how he encountered racism. He gets into full detail about Mexican & Guatemalans encounters of racism. Ruben has known Joseph for...

"I wish I had an experience where I was not defined by my race"

Kathleen talks about her time at Boston College as a black woman in a predominantly white space, discussing her experiences and challenges, and contrasts her experience to those of Ta-Nehisi Coates as described in his book Between the World and...

TREY AND TJ 12/8/23

Trey Stevens (19) talks with friend, Tj Yates (20) about living in the states being mixed race and growing in single parent home

Living in Texas

My grandma talks about the prejudice she witnessed while living in Texas.

Simone Nied and Diana Carlson

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Simone Nied (16) is from Virginia Beach and Diana Carlson (16) is...