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National Mentoring Month

  • “She didn't speak English but she understood 'A.'”

    Congressman Raul Grijalva talks to his daughter Marisa about his mother's influence on his education.

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    Recorded in Washington, D.C.

  • “I spotted this book that looked rather risque...”

    Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter, Karama, how he discovered African American author Frank Yerby while cutting class and hiding out in the school library.

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    Recorded in Little Rock, AR

  • “I was six years old when she left for New York City.”

    Jose Cruz tells his daughter, Grace, about living in Villa Juana, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while his mother was living in New York City.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “My father was everything to me...”

    Dr. William Lynn Weaver talks with his daughter, Kimberly.

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    Recorded in Atlanta, GA

  • “Let's talk about Miss Devine.”

    James Ransom and Cherie Johnson remember their neighbor and Sunday school teacher.

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    Recorded in Sarasota, FL

  • “What are the things you believe in?”

    Ky-Antre Compton to Stuart Chittenden, his mentor from Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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    Recorded in Omaha, NE

    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • “He really talked that night.”

    Retired Memphis sanitation worker Taylor Rogers and his wife, Bessie, remember Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speech.

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    Recorded in Memphis, TN

  • “When Dr. King was assassinated, I was on the air.”

    Herb Kneeland (L) tells his son Martavius Jones about being a disc jockey at WDIA in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

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    Recorded in Memphis, TN

  • “The bulletin came across the TV...”

    Kathy Dean Evans remembers the night Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

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    Recorded in Memphis, TN