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Friends and colleagues Cheylon Woods (36) and Kiwana McClung (40) discuss their childhoods and their academic work.

Ms. Cox, President of the Tenth Street Residential Association, shares her memories and an urgent message to preserve the neighborhood. The Tenth Street Historic District is one of the few Freedman's towns left in the City of Dallas.

I spoke with my grandfather, my father's spiritual father, about his childhood & hopes for Heaven.

Discussion about Harrison G. Goree and his descendants from Atlanta, TX and Texarkana, TX

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mrs. Deidre Brown Collins, former Debutante (1991) of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club.

Oral history about attending the last segregated school, Hygienic School, in Steelton, Pennsylvania. Interview conducted on 13 November 2018.

A interview with my 81 year old great grandmother, recorded by me and my grandmother. We talked about her past life and what she’s most proud of.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mr. Baker Rouseau, a former Escort for the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club and the 2020 Mr. Escort winner.

Friends Dee Daniels (75) and Murray Pierce (66) share a conversation about the formation and legacy of the Black Student Union at the University of Montana. They also talk about their life and experiences as former students in Missoula, Montana.

Friends Norman Hatter (79) and Steven McCutchan (80) discuss meeting civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr., and Stokely Carmichael. They talk about guiding their churches through racism and racial equity as they both have served different types of Christian...

Friends Carolyn Michael-Banks (66) and Menelik Fombi (68) speak about Fombi’s experiences as a member of the “Memphis Thirteen,” a group of Black students that integrated Memphis’s segregated school system at the elementary level.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mr. Jonas J. Isaac, former student of Rosa T. Beard and a founding member of the award-winning Rocket Club.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mrs. Valorie Tillman Davis, former student of Rosa T. Beard and a founding member of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club in 1963.

StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus [no age given] interviews Farrow Allen (80) and Ralph Baker (70). Both men are descendants of Black Americans affected by the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906.

Student of the Windy City Chapter of Jack and Jill learn about their culture and history at the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Chicago, IL

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Reverend Cheryl J. Beard, daughter of Rosa T. Beard.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Elizabeth Walther-Grant, adopted from the Bahamas and raised by an Andover family, talks about growing up in Andover, the racism she faced, and what inspired her to found Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices. She...

Jeannette Holland (68) speaks with her son Erik Townsend (31) about her experience transferring high schools her Junior year at the onset of integration in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeannette recalls the safety and support she felt at her all-Black high school...

A reading of the poem Won’t You Celebrate With Me by Lucille Clifton in honor of Black History Month by Anita Coleman (2021-02-16 17:16:39)

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Ms. Celeste Corbitt, the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club 2020 President, Miss Cotillion, and Founder's Award winner.

Latif Tariq (48) shares his experiences as a military service person in the ROTC with StoryCorps facilitator Lea Zikmund (24). He shares how he decided to join the military, and how his experiences there have shaped his life.

Friends and colleagues Betty Sawyer (69) and Mama Charlotte Starks (74) reflect on the community building, education, and healing work they have dedicated their lives to. They discuss those who have influenced them, the importance of the work, and their...

Sylvia Sukop (62) interviews her friend and colleague Angela daSilva (68) about her work preserving Black history and culture in St. Louis and Missouri.

Friends Linda Hasty (57) and Albert Davis [no age given] discuss the Buffalo Soldiers, their origins, history, and impact today.

Sartura Smith (62) talks with her friend LaTamarah "Tammi" Stackhouse (48) about growing up in Tampa, Florida during segregation. She describes Central Avenue, a historic district for black owned businesses, her parents being restaurant owners there, family dinner traditions and...