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One Small Step conversation partners Stacy Schmitt (59) and Dane Bussard (28) talk about the loss of Dane's grandfather when Dane was in high school, opinions on same-sex households and reproductive freedoms, and their religious backgrounds and upbringings.

One Small Step partners Paul Vaughn (30) and Heather Montgomery (43) have a conversation about libertarianism and a lot of the social topics currently at the forefront, including racism, privilege, and socio-economic issues.

One Small Step partners Steve Hunt (54) and [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (18) share a conversation about their faith, interests, and political beliefs.

Coworkers in special education William Yadron Jr. (52) and Tiffany Woods (36) discuss equitable curriculum, administrative injustices, limitations of pedagogy, prejudice in the classroom, and gaps in access to resources for students.

Veronica Dasher (35) and her children, Jaden Smith (16) and Jaél Smith (13), share a conversation about their experience of the pandemic, remote school, their favorite activities they did during the pandemic, becoming closer as a family, the murder of...

One Small Step partners Fredrick "Fred" Hoogland (75) and Roy Branklin (58) discuss their military service, racism in the United States, and their involvement with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

One Small Step conversation partners Chay Runnels (46) and Jerry Edmonson (61) discuss faith, politics and diversity.

One Small Step participants Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick (53) and Joe Vasicek (36) talk about their shared family values and their differing views on systemic racism and privilege.

One Small Step conversation partners Kimberly Patterson [no age given] and Joyce Space (79) discuss their backgrounds and values, their experiences with faith, and political issues that are salient to them.

Roommates Madison Hill (23), Joshua Micucci-D'amato (27), and Samie Jo Johnson (27) talk about wearing many different hats as artists. They also discuss what resilience means to them, how systemic racism has risen to the forefront of their conversations this...

One Small Step conversation partners Nate Yoder (52) and Austin Turner (31) talk about growing up in relatively homogenous areas, expanding their point of view, their shifting politics and parenting.

Friends Selina X [no age given] and Teronia C (60) talks about how they each ended up in prison, what their sentencing was like, and what the re-entry journey looked like for each of them.

Zandra Campbell (38) interviews Darnyle K. Wharton (50) about his work with Baltimore Ceasefire, and the creative and loving work happening in Baltimore as a reflection of residents' desire and dedication to heal the city and community from violence and...

Lance and Ernestine discussed systematic racism against Natives in our society, particularly in the educational system.

Friends Jeanette "Mz. Beatrice" Taylor (48) and Angela Ross (40) discuss their work in response to a local school closing and the need for changes within schooling systems.

Spouses Gregory Johnson (73) and Marcia Johnson (73) discuss the history of busing and desegregation in Seattle. Gregory shares his experience in the voluntary busing program.

Howard Davis (47) and his One Small Step partner Winnie Canup (64) discuss their work in education, their religious affiliations, and their political experiences.

Annie is concerned about being a bisexual Asian woman during the dual pandemic of the COVID-19.

Today, Leslie Evans (mother) and Kylie Evans (daughter) talked about Leslie’s past, and major events in her life that has effected her today.

One Small Step conversation partners Corey Widmer (43) and Wendy Gould DeGroat [no age given] share memories of growing up, their faith, and political ideologies.

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.

One Small Step conversation partners, Beverly Harris-Schenz (72) and David Stark (58), talk about their educational histories and how that shapes their perspectives on racism.

Dawn Jeffrey (31) shares a conversation with her grandfather, Lee A. Jeffrey, Sr. (86), and cousin Michael Jeffrey (73), about protests as a tool towards abolition of the current political structure which suffers from systemic racism.

Friends Janise Wriddle (62) and Sylester "Miles" Miles (62) describe their experiences as young students during the period of desegregation in schools. Both recall the racism and colorism they've experienced in their lives.