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Friends and colleagues Courtneay Small (61) and Richard Harris (58) talk about their upbringings, experiences as mentors, and the importance of their work with Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts.

Dr. Noelle Trent (39) discusses with colleague and friend Dr. Charles McKinney (52) the experience of blackness throughout their early and current lives, pursuit of academia, and their experience in the subject of History.

Fellow teachers and friends Sonya Denise Heard (52) and Yolanda Osborne (52) talk about the people who have influenced their lives as well as their experiences as teachers of young children, focusing part of their conversation on their experiences with...

Shalisa Hayes (41) shares with her friend Barbara Wright (46) about the community center being built on the east side of Tacoma, Washington, and how it gained momentum as a legacy of her son, who was murdered in 2011. She...

Friends Sandra Bailly (53) and Robin Lualdi (82) talk about their families meeting each other through the METCO Program and reflect on the special relationship they have continued to foster for 48 years.

Friends Maria del Rosario Perez (67) and Shaneice “Taylor” Buckley (22) discuss their journeys as filmmakers. They also talk about Femme Frontera, disabilities, and current projects, and they share the advice they would like to give to women and people...

Justin White (37) talks with his father, Waymon White (67), about his life growing up in Monroe, North Carolina.

Lisa Pineda (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Rodolfo Pineda (75) and Toni Pineda (75), about how Rodolfo and Toni first met, their family, and the events that shaped their lives.

Sayda Morales (22) and Marc H. Lewis (22) discuss their paths to and reasons for joining Teach For America, the ways their students have surprised them, and why they continue to teach.

Frank Crum (49) shares a conversation with his colleague Roosevelt Jones (85) about Roosevelt’s childhood, his time in college, his military service, his career, his family, and his perspective on life.

Abena Foreman-Trice [no age given] shares a conversation with her co-board member Adam Greenbaum (49) from The Arcadia Project. They talk about their experiences in Staunton, VA, the role of art and theater in their lives, their work in renovating...

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

Leona Thompson (29) interviews her mother Maria Thompson (63) about her religious journey and eventual conversion to Judaism. They discuss their experiences being Black and Jewish, and their family's religious history.

Daughter and father Miriam Brabham (33) and Shlomo Brabham (71) discuss raising a biracial family, parenting biracial children, identity, and how they are like and different.

Lonnie Smith (90) talks to his daughter Sheryl Smith-Rodriguez (69) about their family.

Susan Ross (61) interviews her friend, Alisa Perdue (47), about her favorite memories as a group member of Sistagraphy, an African American female photography social group.

Rodrick Covington (41) is interviewed by his "freedom fighting brother" Darwensi Clark (42) about his upbringing, starting his fitness company, and how he became involved in the Black Lives Matter Movement with an organization called Unite NY. The pair also...

Rory Sharrock (45) interviews his wife, Lequita Sharrock (46), about her childhood, faith, family, and career.

Cousins Lillian Porch (61) and Leon Harris Jr. (74) share a conversation about the legacy of their uncle, Lawrence Leo “Snub” Mosley, a famous jazz musician.

Synthia Hoover (35) talks with her parents, Mary Ann Hoover (63) and Sylvester Hoover (64), about racism, colorism and resiliency. They reflect on how COVID-19 impacted their lives and what their hopes are for the future.

Friends and colleagues, Erma Banks [no age given] and Callie McGinnis (77), discuss their former workplace: Columbus Area Library Association (CALA). They talk about the formation of the organization, pivotal characters in its development, and the events they created to...

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.

Benton T. Thompson III (58) tells his daughter Colette Reed (29) about their family's history and what it has meant to him to trace their lineage.

Michelle Murray (49) speaks with her son Kendal Murray (19) about her military career, the Patriot Missile program, and the "shock and awe" tactic used in the United States' 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

Friends Chelesa Presley (45) and Willie Gilmore [no age given] share a conversation about growing up in Mississippi, how they first met, and about the importance of friendship.