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We Were Bussed
"... we were in school together, but we were separated." https://youtu.be/W3raVGrHavY Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Transcript for We Were Bussed Originally, the East Side of Gary, which is anything east of Broadway. See, downtown was flourishing then,...
A Really Troubled Past
"It's hard to argue with the values of a diverse population." https://youtu.be/i6gDYvVTbYM Edited by Reagan Skaggs. Transcript for A Really Troubled Past Indiana has a really troubled past with race. Marion was a very segregated city, and Marion, Indiana...
Life has Yin and Yang
"Key things happen in your life that trigger you… put you on your path."
Produced by Dan Funderburg. Thanks to the Office of Multicultural Programs for organizing a story collection day during the...
Forty Years an Educator
"Never, ever look the other way." https://youtu.be/XpT5zJOuvuU Edited by Reagan Skaggs. Transcript for Forty Years an Educator I probably over the years have had a couple incidents where someone used a racist term in class because there were no people...
No One Ever Told Me That
"I feel safe on campus, but the fact that there were people willing to oppress minorities and make them feel like they shouldn't be here, were moments where I was like, 'Ummm, maybe I shouldn't be here?'" [iframe width="100%" height="166"...
That Fear Creeping Up
"It really made me question, like, 'Is this a place that I should be?'”
Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of...
Game Changer
"It became my mission to change the way people saw Gary, how people saw people of color, and the knowledge they had of people of color because it was hurtful." Paste Soundcloud or YouTube code here. [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"...
Committed to the Community
"We are located right in the middle of Gary, Indiana for a reason." https://youtu.be/WMtJYWAK7sI Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
In My Blood
"They put a spirit of justice in me." https://youtu.be/4jPbuIgQ48w Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How...