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“Us/Them” Mentality
“If you're such a tight part of a certain community, you are more likely to see everyone else as the other."
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You Have Hair on Your Arms
"It’s those kinda questions that people are asking and...you have to have a little patience...because they don’t know."
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Valpo Fit the Bill
"The premise of the academic environment made it worth considering."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Valpo Fit The Bill Transcript for Valpo Fit the Bill I had competed for the military service academies,...
Standing on Shoulders
"I was very fortunate because...people had gone through it already, you know, my brothers."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Standing On Shoulders Warning: story contains racial slurs. Find a bleeped version below. [iframe...
Connective Tissue
"...that was fascinating, having a process where I feel I really met those actors and that creative team and really shared something with them. But I’ve never met them in real life."
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War Zone
"...there’s a legacy around the capacity to stand one’s own ground and say, 'No, this is who we are. And this is what we stand for. And this is what we can do.'"
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Code-Switching
"And so they had to negotiate both of those worlds. That’s what black people have always done."
Recorded over Zoom. Edited by Rebecca Warner. Transcript for Code-Switching The journey of my parents to...
Watching Fires
"No other part of their humanity could be seen beyond the color of their skin."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Watching Fires This interview was recorded over Zoom. Transcript for Watching Fires I...
In Thy Light, We See Light
"No light, no engagement; no light, no understanding." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · In Thy Light, We See Light Transcript for In Thy Light, We See Light I’ve always been the kind of person “get in where you fit...