Interviewing Grandpa: Forrest L. Smith discusses his childhood

This is my first interview of my grandfather, Forrest L. Smith, born September 30th, 1929 in Atlanta, GA. He discusses growing up in the Druid Hills neighborhood and his happiest and saddest moments.

Interview With my Mom

We discussed primarily what was important to my mom in her life and many of her outlooks on life.

“How my moms strength shaped my life.”

Peggy Holmes describes how her mothers strength raising 7 children by herself proved to be influential in her life.

Remember josefina

In this interview we talked about the life in mexico and how it was coming to the u.s for the first time. In this interview my grandma tells me about the hard life of bein Poor.

A new life and an old one

This story is about my dad who came to the US seeking it's opportunities and in the grand scheme of things he found everything he was looking for.

Interviewing My Mother

My name is Adrian Tavarez, age 17. Today I was interviewing my mother who I hold so dear to me.I chose my mother cause I was really curious about her childhood and the emotions she had felt back then.I was...

Interview with Father

I interviewed my father about what he is most grateful for as well as his past growing up in a poor city and how it impacted him.

Christian Diance & Scott Acord

Christian wanted to be a nurse from an early age after watching his immigrant mother get her nursing degree and help lift the family out of poverty. He also talks about his work with Stop the Bleed.

Great Thanksgiving

Talked about the details of the the participants interesting thanksgiving

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Wally Long and James Sweeney

One Small Step partners James Sweeney (69) and Wally Long (63) discuss their community work, their mutual belief that the right to vote is "sacred," and why face-to-face conversations are so important.

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Raymond Lakes and Yolanda Lakes

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.

Dandelion

Imagine a world where it was weird to be straight. Women and women, man and man, women and man, it didn’t matter the pair, anyone could have a child. It just happened to be that pairs of the same sex...

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Charles Smoke and Jerome Shannon

Jerome Shannon (66) and his husband, Charles Smoke (69), sit down for a conversation about moving from Mobile, AL to Pensacola, FL, the organizations that they are involved with in Pensacola, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives...

Cruzando la frontera en 1987, la historia de Ofelia.

Esta es la historia de una mujer fuerte que tiene muchas ganas para tiene una mejor vida. Ofelia es una mujer libre de ser pobre y ahora vive sin preocupaciones.

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Anita Stoudmire and Kathleen Van Riesen

One Small Step partners Anita Stoudmire (55) and Kathleen Van Riesen (74) discuss the "loneliness epidemic," free speech, and their opinions about transgender youth.

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Lisa Snyder and Heather Stocker

One Small Step partners Lisa Snyder (69) and Heather Stocker (48) discuss mental health, autism, and their concerns about their own political parties.

Sisters by chance, best friends by choice

Naomi and I talked about a lot of things in life. We talked about how we get hurt, but we have amazing friends and family that we can count on. We have so many positive memories that have been influenced...

Mourning A Virtual Man I Never Met In The Real World

Through the lenses of Virtual Reality, I and so many others were affected by the personality and love by a man we knew on the internet known as “Glaide.” Who as a shiba dog in a virtual world, touched our...

“I’m a changed woman as far as my feelings about poverty”: Susan on her role as Wayne Township Trustee

Susan Isaacs, the Wayne Township Trustee and community organizer, talks with Alison about her early years of success, life's ups and downs, and how she approaches the unique role of caretaker in the trustee's office.

Alex Ortiz and Carlos Lopez: An Interview about Being Latino and LGBT.

Alex Ortiz (20) talks to his cousin Carlos Lopez (21) about growing up in a Latino household while struggling to come out to his family about his sexuality. Carlos Lopez (21) has also talked about the issues his family has...