6 years ago
TESTIMONY: PAT MUNSON
“They Call It Grandmother Because It Is Grand!”
In an interview with RBGM digital archivist Sara Daise, Pat Munson (March 29, 1958-) discusses her humble beginnings growing up in Los …
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7 years ago
TESTIMONY: KICHA WELLS
“A Different Kind of Love”
In an interview with RBGM digital archivist Sara Daise, Kicha Wells talked about the challenges of being a black, single, teenage mother to two black sons. …
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7 years ago
IN THE ARTS: Chris and Louise
Chris Sherrod and Amy Millward were gracious enough to share this photo from a recent shoot. Chris and his grandmother Louise Evans emit such JOY! This photo is everything!
7 years ago
TESTIMONY: SIERRA PAYTON
“Jerome the Snowman” One of my favorite childhood memories is of my nana, Jean Daniels (February 12, 1943-), visiting me in Boston when I was little. She would come …
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7 years ago
TESTIMONY: LASHAWNDA PITTMAN
“Not with my baby!”
This one is from the personal stash (Ph.D. hooding 2011). I was her baby-protected and cared for when my teenage mom had me and thought she …
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7 years ago
TESTIMONY: TYSHA WIGGINS
“Ha ha hell!”
Ruby Tyson aka Ru Pearl aka Mom Tyson (1921-2004) was no stranger to a hard life. Her mother’s blindness prompted her aunt Ma Shug to raise …
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7 years ago
TESTIMONY: JOSHUA WELLS
“A Sack of Shit”
One of my favorite memories about things my grandmother Warnella Wells (1936-2013) did or said was being called “a sack of shit” by her when I …
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