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Santana Lee [no age given] has a conversation with her mentee David Easterly [no age given] about how COVID-19 affected their community, the recent Black Lives Matter protests, and the positive side of the pandemic.

Chuck Branch (91) talks to his granddaughter, Judith Ruiz Branch (27) about his life. He talks about serving in WWII, meeting his wife, Mona, and how he got involved in the church.

Lula Fulson [no age given] talks to her friend ODette Blake (57) about her life and her involvement in the community of Robbins, Illinois.

Ahmed Flex Omar (34) speaks to Eboo Patel (39) about growing up as an Ismaili Muslim and what influenced his passion for religion and what led him to create his non-profit, Interfaith Youth Core.

Nicole Bond (56) has a conversation with her classmate Alisha Williams (25) about their observations on the disparities in two areas in Chicago's South Side for their project "Justice in the City."

Irvin Davis Sr. (70) talks to his nephew, Jay Simon (32), about his life, his family, and his community on the West Side of Chicago.

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.

Ashley Stephenson (18) talks to her teacher Nancy Zook (55) about graduating from high school and her hopes for the future.

Finley Campbell (81) is interviewed by his mentee Elizabeth Thomas (52) about his life as an educator, black panther organizer, and a child of the segregation era.

Curtis Young (81) and his son, Mike Strautmanis (50), talk about their relationship, which had been distant earlier in Mike's life but came to develop and deepen decades later.

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.

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.

A.J. McClenon (34) interviews their mentee D'Khori Sturkey (18) about their pasts, present, and hopes for their futures as well as what they'd want to change about themselves.

Tiffany Baker (48) and her former mentor, Terri Treiman (66), talk about their previous StoryCorps interview, Terri’s career in social work, and Tiffany’s career helping youth in the foster system.

Nena Washington (48) speaks with her mentee Trenette Gresham (25) about single parenting, being raised by her grandparents, and their goals for the future.

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.

Willie Franklin (72) is interviewed by his nephew Jason Harrison (37) about his memories of the community in Alton, Illinois in the 1960s, his job as a bus and truck driver at an early age, and some of the lessons...

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.

Nicole Jackson (43) interviews her mother Dorothy Jackson (77) about her childhood in Jamaica, moving to the States, and her career at the United Nations.

Alan M. Schneider (91) talks with his daughter Sara Schneider (54) about his career in engineering and teaching, his interests in music, how he met his late wife, and his happiness to see his family grow in his old age.

Rudy Lombard (75) speaks with his friend and physician Traci Beck (49) about his work as a civil rights activist in Louisiana.

Raymond Lauk (59) spoke to his great uncle and aunt, Vito (92) and Josephine Simone (90). Vito served on the USS WASP aircraft carrier during World War II. He recalls his time serving for the military and how he met...

Nana Becoat (43) has a conversation with her son Courteney Wilson, Jr. [no age given] about their lives in Alton, Illinois, their experiences on identity, racism, education, and the future of their city.

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...

Lisa Bouler (52) has a conversation with her brother Ben Chambers (36), a year after she met her birth family. Lisa shares what it's been like to be an adopted child and to discover her origins.