Category: Griot

Showaye Selassie (L) tells her friend Susan Greenfield (R) about an early memory of her mother.

Recorded in New York, NY.

Bryan Echols (R) and his father, Lindberg (L), talk about how their relationship has changed over time.

Recorded in Chicago, IL.

David Wilson, a plaintiff in the 2004 court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, remembers the death of his first partner.

Recorded in New York, NY.

Judge Berryl Anderson (L) and her mother, Virginia (R), remember what Berryl was like as a child.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA.

Minister Beau Harris talks to his daughter Kioni "Popcorn" Marshall about the changes their family has seen over the years.

Recorded in New York, NY.

StoryCorps Facilitator Lillie Love talks to her friend and fellow Facilitator Anthony Knight about how her life has been different than she'd imagined.

Lillie died on June 25, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. View her tribute page here.

Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA.

Zenobbie Clark (L) and her sister, Diana Carter (R), remember their brother, Samuel "Bubba" Hammond Jr., who was shot in the back and killed during the Orangeburg Massacre of 1968.

To learn more about what happened that night in Orangeburg, South Carolina, click here.

Recorded in Plantation, FL.

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.

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

Recorded in partnership with WGVU in Grand Rapids, MI.

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.