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Voices in Action Mercer team from Charlotte office talked to race relations activists Sadie Daniels (92) and Kenneth Jones (80) about the past and present racial inequality.

This conversation summarizes a friendship of over two decades between two women, one White and one Black. Insights and issues of race and personal growth are discussed.

George Braucht is from Macon, GA, with 40+ years in behavioral health and criminal (un)justice fields, applying community and positive psychology to peer support services. He's a long time facilitator for Equitable Dinners. Here he talks about growing up in...

Friends Norman Hatter (79) and Steven McCutchan (80) discuss meeting civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr., and Stokely Carmichael. They talk about guiding their churches through racism and racial equity as they both have served different types of Christian...

Ariel Fristoe is the Artistic Director of Out of Hand Theater. She's a part of the team that creates Equitable Dinners, a program which connects people through facilitated conversations about race and racism. She talks with Adria Kitchens about pursuing...

Rev. Thomas R. Noon (66) talks with his daughter Jessica Estrada (32) about his time leading a black Lutheran congregation in Birmingham, AL.

One Small Step conversation partners Darlene Castaneda (59) and Diane Kirkland (48) talk about their upbringings, the role of social media, life in Bakersfield, and increasing division in the US.

Niya Randall is an unapologetically Black mother who continues to disrupt inequities while working in social justice and education during these uncertain times. She’s one of our valued facilitators at Equitable Dinners. Here she talks about becoming aware of racism...

City Councilwoman Levette Fuller [no age given] and One Small Step partner, Michael "Blake" Powell (43) discuss the local political climate in Shreveport, influential people in their lives, and their love of the arts.

As America's Covid-19 cases continue to multiply, the virus exposes inequity throughout our society and claims a disproportionate number of black lives. Citizen Advocate, Derona King is healing racial trauma by promoting good health and nutritional wellness with Zilphy's Garden...

Della Kostelnik Juarez (61) tells her daughter Julia Juarez-Kostelnik (22) about her experiences participating in a voluntary bussing/racial transfer program as an elementary school student in Seattle. Della describes how being the only white kid in a predominantly Black school...

Chandra Blackwell, 40, interviews her mother Nadine Blackwell, 80, about her memory and involvement in Brown vs. the Board of Education, integrating the Topeka Fire Department, and integrating the downtown Topeka restaurants.

Growing up in Milwaukee and Nigeria and how her husband and her were treated different based on race

Sherri Taylor (67) interviews her father, Vernon Frank Reeves (96), about what it was like being an educator in Okeechobee County, Florida during integration. They also talk about Vernon's childhood in Okeechobee and remember some characters from his hometown.

One Small Step conversation partners Donna Slaughter (72) and Ellen Rennels (73) have a conversation about education and how to talk to people of differing beliefs.

Avis Max (73) talks to her One Small Step partner Rev. Melanie Marsh Baum (39) about growing up in all-white communities and how that differed from their individual perspectives.

One Small Step conversation partners Ansley Powell (20) and Anne Turner-Henson (67) discuss public health issues, COVID-19 vaccine rates, socialized medicine, and immigration.

One Small Step conversation partners Amanda Smith (38) and Peter Wood (73) have a conversation about relationships, racism, and the issue of political polarization within the United States.

One Small Step conversation partners Jerome Legions (66) and Warren Koontz (88) discuss politics and the large divide in this country.

One Small Step conversation partners Bethany Zarinelli (33) and Jeannette Parker (48) discuss how their politics have changed over time.

One Small Step conversation partners Bonnie Clause (79) and Rev. Arnold Thomas [no age given] have an open and honest discussion about race.

Mother of middle schooler talks about opportunities at her son's elementary school and why she stayed in her community because of the educational opportunities despite initial racial profiling she received.

Friends Greg Elliott (56) and James "Jay" Jackson (56) interview one another on their individual identities, how their race plays into experiences, and the importance of solidarity.

The story of Herman's childhood through his early adulthood, growing up and living as a farmer in Burkeville, Virginia.

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.