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Friends Carolyn Michael-Banks (66) and Menelik Fombi (68) speak about Fombi’s experiences as a member of the “Memphis Thirteen,” a group of Black students that integrated Memphis’s segregated school system at the elementary level.
Black History Month project for my African American History class
2024 Black History Month project for my African American History class
Friends and co-organizers Nureaka Ross (28) and Lynette Mejia (51) discuss their involvement in advocating for their local library system and obstacles they have faced along the way.
Cousins Bobby Dennison (71) and Patricia Frazier (72) speak about their family history as Clotilda descendants. The Clotilda was the last slave ship to arrive in the US. The two discuss the lives of their ancestors Lottie and James, highlighting...
Wayne Curtis (67) speaks with his wife, Joycelyn Curtis (66), about his business Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers. They discuss how drumming can positively impact mental health, the importance of teaching music to young people, and the historical significance of African...
Discussion of how best to tell and preserve the story of the New Chapel Church community
Rosie Kersh details the history of New Chapel and Good Hope Church and the African American history of Smith County, Mississippi.
Rosie Kersh details the history of New Chapel and Good Hope Church and the African American history of Smith County, Mississippi.
Kiplyn Primus (61) talks with her conversation partner Ralph Baker (71) about his ancestor Jesse Maxwell Barber and the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre.
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...
Charles Kuner (84) talks to friend Crispien Van Aelst (51) about his decades-long career as a history teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. Charles reflects on growing up in the Lawndale neighborhood, his philosophy of teaching, and the state of...
The Remarkable Life and Legacy of my grandmother Civil Rights Attorney Carrie J Thompson Esq. Attorney and friend of Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinham, and Congressman John Conyers Jr. to name a few
Brothers Miles Tucker (37) and Wayne Tucker (35) speak about their father and the impact he had on them and others.
Colleagues Dr. Tonya Maria Matthews (48) and John Rees (65) talk about Black soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, education, and art.
Coworkers, Christine Peoples [no age given] and Matt Coats (45), sit down for a conversation about the relocation and restoration of Timmons Hall and how teamwork is vital to their work at the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
Erica Brown is a renown blues musician and a social activist. In this interview, we explore the history, power, and identity of the blues.
Sisters Dorna Innis (78) and Laura James (75) talk about their upbringing in Panama, their careers, and family.
One Small Step conversation partners Michelle Mercurio (46) and Ron Shamashkin (65) discuss pivotal political moments in their lives, healthcare, education, and media that has deepened their understanding of the world.
Lusharon Wiley (70) and her fiancé Ernest Dawson (70) discuss Ernest's family, his time attending Pensacola High School during integration, being the first black football player on the team, his time at Tuskegee University and those who encouraged him along...
Andrew Walker (62) interviews his father, Mordecai Walker (97), about his childhood memories, working in agriculture, and Black history.
Lauren Ray talks to Alyssa Smith about her experience as a student and HBCUI intern at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site; a backpacking trip in the Ponca Wilderness of Buffalo National River; and giving back to her...
Sartura Smith (62) talks with her friend LaTamarah "Tammi" Stackhouse (48) about growing up in Tampa, Florida during segregation. She describes Central Avenue, a historic district for black owned businesses, her parents being restaurant owners there, family dinner traditions and...
Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...
Marta Pearson (72) talks with her friend DeAnna Hadley (52) about sympathy, empathy, racism, the pain it causes and the need for African-American stories to be shared. She describes seeing a raw cotton field for the first time, being denied...