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Karen Blizzard (60) interviews her aunt Polly Prickett (85) about her life and family in, and around, Birmingham and Sylacauga, Alabama.

Robert Edward Battles Sr. (77) speaks to his colleague Tiffany Pogue (23) about his work as a community organizer in Africatown and what true justice for Black people looks like.

[This is part two of the interview] For my project I chose to interview my father Juan Carlos Moreno. He is 49 years old and was born here in Birmingham, Al. He is currently a Spanish and French teacher but...

Journee Murry (16) interviews her grandmother Gwendolyn Mason (79) about her life.

Kayla Hafidi (33) interviews her father, Jerome Smith (73), about his life, focusing on his time growing up in a segregated Atlanta and his time in the military as a member of the Army Security Agency.

Best friends for over 30 years Christy Thomason (42) and Angelia "Angie" Smith (42) discuss what they have learned from their friendship and Angie's role as an advocate for her community in Mobile, Alabama.

Spouses, Stacey Kostevicki (38) and George Johnson (55), share their love story.

Executive Director of Penelope House Tonie Ann Torrans (57) speaks with her mother and founder of Penelope House Kathryn Coumanis (86). They speak about what it took to start the first domestic violence shelter in Alabama and how their community...

Jack Cheever interviews Celine Murphy and discusses her move from Quebec to the United States. Recorded on April 15, 2018.

Eugene Williams (90) talks to his colleague Leslie Schraeder (49) about how he came to his career as a postal service worker, his involvement in the letter carriers’ union, and the painful losses he weathered throughout his service

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her parents, relatives and early childhood in Mississippi.

Sisters Rachel Pettis (33) and Hannah Gibson (45) sit down for a conversation about their family and the different experiences they had growing up as siblings born eleven years apart.

One Small Step Partners Jane McKenna (76) and Carmen Brown (48) connect over a desire to not put people in boxes and discuss how their views have shifted over time.

Anne Ellinger (66) and One Small Step partner Andrea Hendricks (58) talk about the intersectionality of faith and politics, their shared experiences being mothers, prejudices, and varying political topics.

Joni Hendee (49) interviews her friend JoAnn Jones (68) about her time as a participant and volunteer at Dumas Wesley Community Center.

Cousins Yvette Chestang (56) and Letitia Mabien (49) discuss their family's involvement in Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile and their perspectives on keeping traditions and the deep sense of community in their family alive.

Lusharon Wiley (70) and her fiancé Ernest Dawson (70) discuss Ernest's family, his time attending Pensacola High School during integration, being the first black football player on the team, his time at Tuskegee University and those who encouraged him along...

One Small Step conversation partners Delores Friesen (81) and Bonnie Dibble (62) have a conversation about the current political divide, historical events, and working as educators.

Jim Ellis (74) talks to his friend Bernadette Jackson-Small (69) about their shared project of identifying unmarked graves of deceased African Americans in different cemeteries around Mobile. Dr. Small also discusses her family's history in the city and memories she...

Husband and wife Israel Rodriguez (54) and Katia Garza (47) reflect on their time as dancers. They discuss their early lives in Cuba and Mexico, why they both first fell in love with ballet, and the highs and lows of...

Randy Ruiz (17) and Luz Ruiz (22) have a brief interview. They have an interview about growing up and Nursing school. They also talk about the biggest influence in Luz's life.

Julie Thomspon (54) speaks with her son Tanner Thompson (23) about raising a child with disabilities and ways that involvement in the First Light Community has changed their family for the better.

Friends and colleagues Jasmine Trotter (25) and Krystal Lockett (36) talk about the issue of gun violence in their community, the history of over-policing and criminalization of Black men, and different community-based approaches to making Mobile a safer place for...

Christopher Williams Sr. (61) and his interview partner Delilah Righter (25) discuss Christopher's childhood in Alabama, his experiences in elementary school during desegregation, and his perspective on the health and wellbeing of the Africatown community.

Shari, who is bi-racial, talks about the racism faced as a small child living in Alabama in the early 60s.