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Carolyn Hyppolite (39) talks with her new friend and roommate, Kiplyn Primus (57), about their participation in the Jamestown to Jamestown Year of Return trip to Ghana.

Lea Zikmund (23) and her new friend James Douglas Whitfield (69) talk about James' deep religious practices, religious visions he has had, and what he wants his grandchildren to know about living a life of faith.

Burt Hurley (73) talks with his granddaughter Neicole Young (33) about his high school years, going to a segregated school, meeting his wife Beverly, his career, and how being a parent and grandparent changed him.

Grace Souder (26) interviews her friend, Ja'Mesha Holmes (23) about growing up and living in New Orleans.

Anthony (Tony) Blackmon, 55, talks with his wife Pelicia Blackmon, 45, about having male breast cancer, their daughter's experience with cancer shortly after, and their support for one another.

Friends, Antonio Howard (40) and William Hampton (52) have a conversation about Huntsville's historical housing projects, Councill Courts, which was the first affordable housing structure in Huntsville for African Americans.

Judge Harriet M. Murphy [no age given] tells her friend, Anita E. Dabney [no age given], about her education and path to Judgeship on the Municipal Court in Austin, TX. Judge Murphy discusses her work with the NACP and the...

Friends Grace Williams [no age given] and Maria Granville (65) talk about Ms. Grace's childhood in Harlem, the history and culture of the neighborhood, and their hopes for the future of their community.

William G. Mays (66) talks with his granddaughter Ashley Scurlock (15) about growing up in Indiana, his family, and running his business, Mays Chemical. He also talks about his and his wife Rose's work in the community.

Friends Mimi Lee [no age given] and Julius “JD” Jackson (55) share a conversation about their childhoods, their involvement in community organizations, their careers, and how they each ended up in Rochester, New York.

Acquaintances Lillie Ann Thomas (49), Evangeline Anderson (47), and Robin Deveaux (55) talk about being apart of the sickle cell community in Atlanta, and their most notable experiences raising (and losing) children with sickle cell.

Aimee Zangandou (39) talks with her mother, Beatrice Uwimpuhwe (67), to remember and share their family's resettlement story which began in Rwanda in 1994.

Two friends discussing growing up in Columbus, Georgia around the downtown area.

Friends, Dedric Jones (41) and Warren Booker (39), share a conversation about artistry and following your faith to achieve your dreams.

Valerie Bampoe 37 speaks with her friend Tiffany Humbert-Rico 36 about their deployment to Sierra Leone to study and fight the Ebola outbreak

Ruby Bradford (35) is interviewed by StoryCorps interviewer Amy Tardif (54) about Chicago artist Lee Godie, C2E2, her favorite people, and the story of her name.

Sisters Cheryl Alphabet (54) and Wanda McDow (50) converse about how their lives have changed since Cheryl was shot in the head in 2008, which resulted in a traumatic brain injury that erased most of her memory. Wanda is Cheryl's...

Katherine DaCosta (71) interviews her friend William Turner (72) about his deep interest in family, and his memories of spending time with his children.

Destiny Brown (18) talks to her teacher, Nancy Zook (55), about her life, her family, her experience at CCA Academy, and her plans for the future after graduation.

Vera James (76) talks with her friend Inez Blackmon (69) about Inez’s childhood and about her family. Inez also talks about the person who had the biggest influence on her life, some of her happiest memories, the most important lessons...

George II interviews his father George I about his life, military service, happiness, beliefs, struggles.

Husband and wife, Gloria Pillow (75) and Thomas Pillow (76), reflect on being a part of the last generation to attend segregated schools in Nashville, Tennessee. They speak fondly of their experience at their all-Black high school, Cameron.

Friends of over thirty years Anita Phillips [no age given] and Armeta Cotten [no age given] talk about Anita's career as a teacher during desegregation.

Cousins Rachelle Knowles (34) and Onika Anglin (31) share some of their beliefs to include the importance of family.

Dr. Donald Felder (73) and talks with fellow historian and friend, Delbert Richardson (68), about growing up in Seattle and living through busing in the city. Dr. Felder was one of the first black students to be bused to a...