Stories - Life Stories
Stories 1596 Interviews 45
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
The Compromise of 1877 and the end of Reconstruction-era protections for Black Americans
Parallels between the Korematsu case and the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries
Be Noble cannabis brand's origins, mission, and expansion
Legal battle to establish adoption rights for a same-sex couple
Strategies for organizing resistance and achieving justice through fair rules
Mentorship of Bobby Rush and early political experiences of Barack Obama
First encounter with racism and parents' response shaping her identity
U.S. nativism, immigration restriction, and racially defined anti-immigrant sentiment
Arab cultural values of tribalism and honor and their impact on Muslim women
Father's political transformation and silence following Japanese American incarceration
Diverse degrees of freedom among colonial Americans before the Revolution
“I now think wisdom is the art of receptivity. It’s the ability to bring out your story and to process your story.”
David Brooks
The direct line from slavery to racial bias in mass incarceration
Creation of the Luther "anger translator" character as comedic problem solving
Trade journals and their limited role in guiding enslavers' treatment of enslaved people
Participation in sit-ins and disillusionment with white Christians and the Black community
Kitchen Table Press's influence on mainstream publishing for women of color
The attack on Reverend James Reeb and his death in Selma
Awareness of opposition and harassment faced as a pioneering woman firefighter
19th-century pseudoscience linking biology to women's exclusion from public life
FBI surveillance of civil rights activists and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission
