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Reverend Willard Bass Jr., Executive Director and Founder of the Institute for Dismantling Racism, talks with Dr. Edwin Bell (right), Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Institute. Reverend Bass and Dr. Bell discuss the importance of critical thinking and self-reflection as tools to becoming a responsible citizen.
Donna Lambeth (left), Exchange Director for Friendship Force Central North Carolina, talks with Larry Womble, North Carolina State Representative for the 71st District. Mr. Womble is a fervent supporter of Friendship Force. He joins Ms. Lambeth in affirming the organization’s motto; “A world of friends is a world of peace”. Also pictured, Margaret “Tog” Newman.
Brighton Gardens resident Pam Garrity offers some important perspective. Early in her marriage, she and her husband decided they were going to have the good life. Many years later, Ms. Garrity, who is now blind and widowed, shares a hopeful story demonstrating that having the good life is possible no matter your circumstances.
Senior Services Volunteer, Jim Hancock, shares some delightful stories about his days delivering meals to seniors with Sally McLeod, long-time friend and former Meals on Wheels Volunteer Coordinator.
SOUTHERN COMMUNITY-SPONSORED STORY Marc Godwin, founding member of the Reap More Than You Sow community garden initiative talks with Program Coordinator and good friend, Wallace Williamson (right). Marc and Wallace recall the program’s inception, and the ways in which it has enriched our community.
On-location at the Mostlandia Ice Cream Social held at Eightfold Farm, Ted Efremoff, Assistant Professor of Art at Greensboro College, talks with StoryLine Associate, Marisa Estelrich. Ted shares a fantastic story about ice cream and Vikings in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Bicultural cooking instructor and food writer, Sandra Gutiérrez (right), talks with StoryLine Associate, Marisa Estelrich. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Guatemala, Sandra has been a resident of North Carolina for thirty years and considers herself a Southern-Latina. She describes how food can help to bridge cultural differences and show us our commonality.
StoryLine Associate, Susan Tague, talks with her son, Mitchell Tague. Susan and Mitchell share an adult and child’s perspective of the events and aftermath of September 11th, 2001. At the time, Mitchell was a first grader and Susan, the President of the PTA at Old Town Elementary School.
Millicent Greason-Spivak talks with her husband, Peter Spivak. Millicent is owner of Urban Artware, an art gallery representing over one hundred local and regional artists. Millicent promotes a relaxed and comfortable environment for her curious visitors and describes just what goes on in the mind of a visual artist.
Cary Clifford, owner and operator of Camino Bakery, shares the story of her journey through hardship and how the support of her family, her Washington Park neighbors and the greater community made all the difference in her life.
Each week, a selected story is broadcast on area radio stations as noted below:
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the ECHO Network
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ECHO Seeks Coordinator for StoryLine. More info found here.
