Stories in the 'Griot' category
“The bulletin came across the TV...”
Kathy Dean Evans remembers the night Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Recorded in Memphis, TN
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“Why are you not still married?”
10-year-old Rahsheed McKenstry interviews his mother, Rhonetta.
Recorded in Memphis, TN
“She said, 'You know, there was a time we couldn't wear no fingernail polish...'”
Mary Ellen Noone remembers a story from her great-grandmother.
Recorded in Montgomery, AL
“He said, 'Man, that's how we start friends on this block.'”
Celedonia "Cal" Jones (L) tells his friend Robert Harris about moving to a new block in Harlem during the Depression.
Recorded in New York, NY
“In prison I started painting and drawing...”
Darryl Downes remembers discovering his talent while serving time in Sing Sing Prison.
Recorded in New York, NY
“We really had some adventures...”
Wydenia Perry and Essie Gregory, who have visited over 125 countries together, talk about their travels.
Recorded in New York, NY
“I can't even begin to tell you the misery of rain.”
George Hill remembers being homeless. Hill has been off the streets for 10 years.
Recorded in Santa Monica, CA
“You wouldn't give me the time of day...”
Joe Hunter, who was Ray Charles' road manager, and his wife, Trudy, a back-up singer, remember falling in love.
Recorded in Memphis, TN
“When I was in high school I was afraid of you...”
Master quilter Geraldine Nash (R) talks to her former math teacher, Gustina Atlas, who is now her quilting student, about their friendship.
Recorded in Port Gibson, MS
“My brother came home wearing an afro.”
Judith Wilson tells her husband, Donald Kaufman, about a conversation that changed her life.
Recorded in Oakland, CA