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Sondia Bell (37) and her fiancé, LaRon Johnson (45), talk about McGirt Law, the discrimination Black Indian Freedmen face from the Native tribes, and the power tribal courts hold in Oklahoma.

Alex Berry (22) speaks with his friend Ai 'Anna' He (21) about their experiences studying abroad in Singapore and China, their lives at Georgia Tech, and their thoughts on friendship, mentorship, and global citizenship.

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

Etesta Causey (41) tells StoryCorps Facilitator Jill Glaser (26) about her experiences in the Army and difficulties in returning home from foreign service.

Lorie Delizo (30) talks with her girlfriend Joy Osborne (30) about their careers in education, their relationship and their plans for their future.

Friends and co-organizers Nureaka Ross (28) and Lynette Mejia (51) discuss their involvement in advocating for their local library system and obstacles they have faced along the way.

Alex Carothers (44) by Tara Zollinger Henderson (29) on their relationship via Explora museum--T. was the educator for A.’s children. They both discuss their jobs; A. on his job as a pilot.

Freddie Flowers (81) talks to her niece Yaa Simpson (44) about the maternal line of the family which came from various parts of the United States south. Freddie talks about her life and Yaa shares the results from a DNA...

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.

Harold Thomas III (51) has a conversation with his mother, Veronica Elaine Thomas (70), about her childhood in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. They discuss marriage, parenthood and Veronica's health.

Coworkers, Christine Peoples [no age given] and Matt Coats (45), sit down for a conversation about the relocation and restoration of Timmons Hall and how teamwork is vital to their work at the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.

Spouses Ena Wanliss (58) and Dean Wanliss (57) talk about their life together, from their initial meeting to having two children, to the challenges they have faced since Dean's stroke in 2014.

Addie Ellis (46) interviews her mother, Margaret Ellis (69) about growing up in Bristow, OK, in the 1950's and 1960's.

Sisters-in-law Parishawn Gunter (27) and Melanie Crommett (39) celebrate the birth of Parishawn's son, just seven days after his birth. Melanie gives advice to Parishawn about motherhood and Parishawn discusses her fears and excitements about being a new mother.

New friends and colleagues Beth Zemsky, 53, and Kierra Johnson, 36, discuss their advocacy work at the intersection of the LGBT, feminist, racial equality, and body liberation movements.

Katrina Thomas (33), Arthurine Harris (37), and Francine Strain-Jones (58) sit down to remember their beloved son, nephew, and grandson respectively. The trio shares fond memories of LaFrance and think about what lasting impact he will have on his family...

Herb Sosa (52) interviews his friend, Aryah Lester (37) about her move to Miami, her gender identity, and starting the first transgender organization in the Miami- Dade area.

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.

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...

Mother and son, Tyreda Starks (39) and Antonio Starks (13), take turns asking each other questions about family trips, their personalities, the future, and more.

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.

Kendall Latimer (20) talks to Martha Wallace (63) about how the Woodruff Scholars gave her several opportunities that she never imagined, such as studying abroad in Spain and winning several awards for poetry and non fiction. She also talks about...

Alec Acosta (19) talks with his teacher Christopher Abreu (32) about his childhood, school experiences, meaningful friendships, artistic interests, and about what his hopes are for the future.

One Small Step conversation partners Carolyn Young [no age given] and Hawwa Youngmark [no age given] discuss navigating their different identities, dealing with tragedy, their faith, and their shared love of comic books.

Rosetta Brown (60) has a conversation with longtime friend Lee Barham (57) about growing up in Alton, Illinois, their community involvement, the present of Alton, and the challenges of the 2021 local election.