“I didn't have any idea as to what to expect...”

Colbert Williams (R) talks with Ralph Catania (L), his fifth grade math teacher who later became his legal guardian, about going to live with Ralph at the age of 15.

Recorded in Ann Arbor, MI with help from WUOM

“What were you thinking when I was born?”

Nathan Williams, 15, interviews his father, Colbert, 30, about being a single parent.

Recorded in partnership with WGVU in Grand Rapids, MI

“My mother was the glue to our family...”

Gwen Richards remembers her mother, Helen, who had Alzheimer's.

Recorded in partnership with The Alzheimer’s Association - Heart of America Chapter in Prairie Village, KS

“When I first met Antonio he was 270 pounds...”

Cactus Car Wash owner Frank Lynch (L) talks with his employee and friend, Antonio Douglas (R), about helping him get in shape.

Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA

“I just know this is what I was destined to do.”

Sam Reed, a mortician and the caretaker of Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery, talks about how his interest in the funeral business started at a young age.

Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA

“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.

Recorded in partnership with the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Little Rock, AR

“I had a real extensive comic book collection.”

Sharon Holley, a retired librarian, tells her husband, Kenneth, about preparing for her career at an early age. Holley operated Harambee Books and Crafts, a community black bookstore, for 29 years in Buffalo, NY.

Recorded in partnership with WBFO in Buffalo, NY

“I was making my way across the state of Arkansas...”

Mildred Bond Roxborough, who has worked for the NAACP for more than 50 years, tells her colleague Maxim Thorne about an incident from her early days on the road.

Recorded in partnership with the NAACP in New York, NY

“He was a human being; I knew we had that much in common.”

Mamie Todd (R) tells her daughter, Ann Todd Jealous (L), and grandson, Benjamin Todd Jealous, about demanding supplies from the white school superintendent while teaching at an all-black school in the 1930s. Benjamin Todd Jealous is President and CEO of the NAACP.

Recorded in partnership with the NAACP in Pacific Grove, CA

“We had to do a good deed every day...”

John Hope Franklin, the late scholar of African American history, tells his son, John, about being a Boy Scout during the 1920s.

Recorded in Tulsa, OK, in partnership with National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)