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Cynthia Cain [no age given] has a conversation with her brother Amensab B'ne Ra (69) about growing up in a large family in Chicago, IL, his new life after serving a wrongful conviction for 46 years, some of the experiences...

Sheila Smith is interviewed by her daughter, Dana White about her ex husband, Damon White, his death, and being a single parent and raising two.

Friends Sandra Bailly (53) and Robin Lualdi (82) talk about their families meeting each other through the METCO Program and reflect on the special relationship they have continued to foster for 48 years.

One Small Step conversation partners Linda Adams (65) and Ruth Ellen Lynch (59) speak of influential people, political views, "anti-vaxers," human misunderstandings, and what they thought could be important conversations.

Marguerite Brown is interviewed by her granddaugter Micheline Brown about her life, her work and family.

Charis Hooper (44) shares a conversation with her friend, and her grandfather’s friend, George Beatty (82). George talks about Charis’s grandfather’s early life, his importance to the community, and his time in the Korean War.

Jason Walker interviews his father about his life in the military.

Mary Ann and Jonathan reflect on the 2008 election results, their father/husband and race in the United States.

Jodie Reams tells his sister Lula Reams about growing up in TN and WI, and his experience at the SE Johnson Wax company.

Sisters Hinde Muya and Amina Osman are interviewed by McKenzie Wren. The pair discuss the path that brought them to the United States from a refugee camp in Somalia. Hinde shares her views about the differences between Somali Bantu culture...

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

Sisters Debra Brown (67) and Dorlis "Regine" Notto (64) share a conversation about the coronavirus pandemic, their childhoods, their parents, and their family.

Joan Ruskin reads a poetic piece she recently wrote that describes her life’s path. Afterwards, her daughter asks a few questions about her childhood growing up with divorced parents in an era that parents did not divorce.

Tamara Huff (39) interviews her mother, Lula Lunsford Huff (72), about growing up in segregated Columbus, Georgia in a close family with nine siblings with loving parents that taught them the value of education, business and a strong work ethic.

Friends Chelesa Presley (45) and Willie Gilmore [no age given] share a conversation about growing up in Mississippi, how they first met, and about the importance of friendship.

Lynette D. Bates (47) talks with her brother Larnell Bates, Jr. (51) about family, parenting and good teachers.

Willie "Will" Johnson (46) interviews his friend and patron Flo Valentine (77) about her childhood in One-Spot, Maryland, her parents, her siblings, and what she wanted to be when she grew up.

Brothers Michael Warfield (56) and Thomas Warfield (59) talk about growing up together, their family dynamic, and lessons they learned from their parents. Thomas reflects on finding out about his adoption in his 30s, and Michael talks about his experience...

Emmanuel Eletere [no age given] and his mentor, Ebenezer Murengezi (34), reflect on their experience as refugees in Kenya and the United States.

Newlyweds Melinda (26) and Dario (27) interview each other about how they never thought they would end up marrying each other, falling in love, how they have learned to be patient with each other, and the challenge they recently faced...

Vallie Jackson (87) speaks with her other children Katherin Spenser (74) and Julie Turner (61) about her life working for their family.

Spouses Wanja Ngugi (35) and Steve Rutledge (49) sit down together to tell their love story and express their deep appreciation for one another.

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.

Husband and wife Dr. Carl Wright (73) and Dr. Margaret Wright (69) talk about growing up in the 1960s and their experiences with desegregation.

Lisa Dailey (53) shares a conversation with her mother, Joyce Hemingway (80), about Joyce’s childhood, her career as a nurse, and the lessons she has learned in life.