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Down the Block

"Grade school was good; y'know, everybody got along, and then they started to have fights in Tolleston park." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/307912884" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Hold a Conversation Can you...
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I Couldn’t Waste Her Potential

"I fled Gary also, but it wasn't entirely because of fear, it had nothing to do with anyone's skin color..." https://youtu.be/9bhpkF9IfPk Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
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House That Love Bought

“After my dad passed away, we were certain my mother would finally leave Gary.” https://youtu.be/s_QEj0iK8qQ Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to...
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Back into the Community

“You can’t have racial justice and you can’t have social justice if there’s no economic justice.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/317044064" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded...
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Good Foundation

“Well, you started the legacy; we’ll just continue it.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310361001" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission...
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More Important Than Boxing Gloves

“Without a good school system, you’re not going to get families.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310363007" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit...
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You Have to Have Places

“We trained people to go south—to see entertainment, to shop, to eat.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310364057" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national...
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It Was Really Tough

"We’ve always been extremely close... because we know that here in Gary, we have to stick together." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/320365489" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews...
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Hatcher Voting Bloc

"It's hard to be in Gary and not be involved in politics." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/320382747" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national...
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