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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.
Amy Sheffield (63) talks to her new acquaintance, Karen Morris (45), about shame and silence in her family history, her earliest memories of feeling different, the moment when she crossed paths with her beloved for the first time when she...
Lee Warren (61) talks to his father, veteran Harold Warren (91), about Harold's WWII service as a Buffalo soldier in the 92nd infantry. Harold describes his time spent in Italy and in combat. Upon his return to the U.S., Harold...
Pidgeon Pagonis (34) and their friend and cofounder of the Intersex Justice Project, Sean Saifa Wall (42), reflect on the cost and the gains of their activism, their fight against the medical establishment at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago to...
Veronica [No Name Given] (22) talks to friend and staff member at La Casa Norte Monica Rauch (22) about her experience as a survivor of sex trafficking and the people who have helped her change her life.
Cawanna Stonewall [no age given] talks to her son, Keven Stonewall, Jr. (25), about their favorite memories together, Keven's curiosity, and how Cawanna supported and encouraged him since he was very young. Keven talks about what he has learned from...
Sherry Williams (58) interviews her friend Gregg H. Brown, Sr., (58), talk about the importance of banking black and Gregg's near-death experience.
Spouses, Robin Reshard (56) and Lloyd Reshard (64), sit down for a conversation about how their early relationship unfolded, their similarities and differences, and what they have learned from one another.
ShaMyra Sylvester (33) speaks with conversation partner Chapin Montague (24) about opening up a juice bar in her hometown of Mobile in order to prioritize health in her community. She emphasizes the importance of health equity and encourages young people...
Jverson Jenkins (19) talks to his former teacher, Nancy Zook (55), about high school at CCA Academy, his first year of college during the COVID-19 Pandemic, his family, and his hopes for his future.
Siblings Dorothy Davis (69) and Benjamin Davis (67) reflect on their time growing up as children of foreign service workers. They discuss the differences between going to school abroad versus in the United States as Black students during the early...
Spouses Kimsioux Montgomery (55) and Eric Montgomery (58) talk about their childhood and how they raised their children.
Azizah Ali (49) interviews her friend Delores Daaimah Jardan (86) about her childhood, upbringing, and parents. Ali also asks about Jardan's husband, Ronald T. Stokes, who was murdered by police in Los Angeles in 1962.
Tiffany Favers (35) and her partner, Jes Scheinpflug (33), talk about their relationship, which began online during the first month of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and their hopes for their future adventures together when they can finally go out in public...
Dekalb Walcott Jr. (63) talks to his friend Sherry Williams (58) from Bronzeville Historical Society about his family history and his research on Engine 21 and the history of Chicago's Black firefighters.
Genesis Glass (19) talks to her new acquaintance, Nancy Zook (55), about being a mom, graduating from high school, her interests, and her hopes for the future for herself and her daughter.
Dorothy Moore (82) talks to her daughter, Dr. Sharon Moore (53), about growing up in Southern Louisiana, moving to Chicago in the late 1950s, work, marriage, motherhood, and buying her first home.
Ashley Stephenson (18) talks to her teacher Nancy Zook (55) about graduating from high school and her hopes for the future.
Charles Smith (79) talks to his son, Eben Chaske Smith (56) and his daughter, Kiela Smith-Upton (50) about growing up in Chicago, his family, education, and his career as an architect.
Paulette Isaac Napper [no age given] talks with her daughter Tomeka Napper (45) about leaving a record for her grandson so he knows about her life growing up in the south during the 1960s, family traditions, Jim Crow, and black...
Carl Haymore Jr. (50) speaks with his uncle Tyrone Haymore (74), who is a local historian, about the historical firsts in the village of Robbins, IL, the famous people who came from Robbins, as well as Carl's love of fatherhood.
Richard Dobbins Jr. (70) tells friend and colleague Sherry Williams (58) about growing up in Bronzeville, Chicago, and being in the Navy during the later '60s, early '70s.
Amari Allen (20) and her friend Trenette "T-Nice" Gresham (25) talk about being raised by their grandmothers, relationships, responsibility, and their hopes for the future.
Madaha Kinsey-Lamb (73) sits down with friend and colleague Egeria Bennett (72) to speak about the early days of Mind-Builders -- a non-profit arts education center located in Bronx. They reflect on the obstacles they faced, how they chose teachers...
Stephanie Thompson (47) and her coworker Pamela Fairley (42), talk about breaking the stigmas associated with recipients of housing vouchers and residents of public housing. They talk about their childhoods, education, work history, and the economic and housing challenges they've...