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One Small Step conversation partners Pamela Rhett [no age given] and Ursula Baker [no age given] discuss their upbringings in parts of Georgia, and the changing political landscape that has both of them concerned.

One Small Step partners Mary "Mamie" Pound (55) and Charlotte Ingram (76) discuss changes in education and issues surrounding race that are prevalent within the United States.

One Small Step partners Rhonda Toussaint (60) and Tara Giger (42) have a conversation about the foster care system and children's education.

One Small Step partners Ryan Owen (41) and Moriah Beck (44) talk about the impact of COVID-19 on education, mental health, and science.

Angela Rodriguez (49) and One Small Step partner, Zachary Parker [no age given], share their political concerns and exchange personal experiences.

Lydia Fields (38) shares a conversation with her husband, Dylan Fields (39), about the early stages of their marriage. They discuss the challenges they faced, where they are now, and what they imagine for the future.

Sisters Gloria Weston-Smart (66), Joyce Thomas (64), and Joann Bynum Johnson (61) reminisce about their childhood together, remember family members who have passed away, and express gratitude for the tight-knit community that they grew up in.

Former teacher, Ashley Austin (38) speaks with her husband, Chris Austin (40) a former teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina about the challenges of a first year teacher in a segregated high school.

One Small Step conversation partners Russell "Russ" Person (62) and Ria Williams (38) talk about the importance of education, the role of government in the social safety net, and diversity in sectors like academia and STEM

KIPP educators and colleagues Jenny Tan (43) and Cherese Brauer (42) discuss equitability in their model of education, share personal stories from when they were students, and aspirations for the organization.

Melvin Taylor (49) asks his associate Doris Green about her career as an ethnomusicologist, her creation of Greenotation (an integrated score of percussive music and dance notation), and the time she spent traveling in Africa to learn more about the...

One Small Step Partners, Henry McHenry (73) and Susan Weir (61), take an hour to discuss political divisiveness, the importance of listening, and their perspectives as life-long educators.

One Small Step partners Sarah Bronson (59) and Chris Ruffino (69) have a conversation about motherhood, loss and parenting.

Coworkers and friends, Sheyla Lopez (26) and Irma Gonzalez (56) reflect on their long relationship, their many roles at KIPP, and share anecdotes from their experiences.

One Small Step partners Denise Wells (53) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Foulk (80) have a conversation about some of their personal experiences, education, and religion.