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Crossing Fences

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Oral histories of African-American men in Pittsburgh as collected by African-American boys and young men in Grades 5 to 12.

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S4 E25 Kevin Wells

May 01, 2021 20:00 - 8.71 MB

Youth interviewer Dayvon Staten collected this oral history of Kevin Wells from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E25 Kevin Wells

May 01, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewer Dayvon Staten collected this oral history of Kevin Wells from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E24 Chef Alfredo Russell

April 24, 2021 20:00 - 8.84 MB

Youth interviewer Adam Keene collected this oral history of Chef Alfredo Russell from Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E24 Chef Alfredo Russell

April 24, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewer Adam Keene collected this oral history of Chef Alfredo Russell from Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E23 Rev. Sam Ware

April 17, 2021 20:00 - 7.34 MB

Youth interviewers Nehemiah Hudgins-Lopez & Gerrod Travis collected this oral history of Reverend Sam Ware from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E23 Rev. Sam Ware

April 17, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Nehemiah Hudgins-Lopez & Gerrod Travis collected this oral history of Reverend Sam Ware from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E22 Malcolm Thomas

April 10, 2021 20:00 - 8.19 MB

Youth interviewers Chazz Daniels & Terron Jackson collected this oral history of Malcolm Thomas from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E22 Malcolm Thomas

April 10, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Chazz Daniels & Terron Jackson collected this oral history of Malcolm Thomas from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E21 Keith Robinson

April 03, 2021 20:00 - 8.57 MB

Youth interviewers Trevon Moore & Rahmod Robinson collected this oral history of Keith Robinson from Center of Life in Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E21 Keith Robinson

April 03, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Trevon Moore & Rahmod Robinson collected this oral history of Keith Robinson from Center of Life in Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E20 John Wilborn, III

March 27, 2021 20:00 - 8.5 MB

Youth interviewers Ricko Christian & Jaymier Scarbrough collected this oral history of John Wilborn, III from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E20 John Wilborn, III

March 27, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Ricko Christian & Jaymier Scarbrough collected this oral history of John Wilborn, III from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E19 Daniel Lavelle

March 20, 2021 20:00 - 8.75 MB

Youth interviewers Chazz Daniels & David Jones collected this oral history of Councilman Daniel Lavelle from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E19 Daniel Lavelle

March 20, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Chazz Daniels & David Jones collected this oral history of Councilman Daniel Lavelle from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E18 Gerald Brooks

March 13, 2021 22:00 - 7.68 MB

Youth interviewers Aaron Wilson & Xavier Henry collected this oral history of Gerald Brooks from YouthPlaces in Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E18 Gerald Brooks

March 13, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Aaron Wilson & Xavier Henry collected this oral history of Gerald Brooks from YouthPlaces in Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E17 Mike McGinnis

March 06, 2021 22:00 - 9.02 MB

Youth interviewers Michael Mosley, Davon Hamlin & Maxwell Martin collected this oral history of Mike McGinnis from Brothers and Sisters Emerging in Garfield. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E17 Mike McGinnis

March 06, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Michael Mosley, Davon Hamlin & Maxwell Martin collected this oral history of Mike McGinnis from Brothers and Sisters Emerging in Garfield. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E16 Terrence Taylor

February 27, 2021 22:00 - 8.18 MB

Youth interviewers Jacquea Henderson & Darius Covington collected this oral history of Terrence Taylor from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E16 Terrence Taylor

February 27, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Jacquea Henderson & Darius Covington collected this oral history of Terrence Taylor from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E15 Danny Williams

February 20, 2021 22:00 - 6.47 MB

  Youth interviewers Spencer Jackson, Christian Beyer & Alonzo Kidd collected this oral history of Danny Williams from Sheraden.   Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E15 Danny Williams

February 20, 2021 17:00 - 4 minutes

  Youth interviewers Spencer Jackson, Christian Beyer & Alonzo Kidd collected this oral history of Danny Williams from Sheraden.   Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E14 Kashif Henderson

February 13, 2021 22:00 - 8.37 MB

Youth interviewers James Metz & Anjol Lewis collected this oral history of Kashif Henderson from McKinley Park in Pittsburgh's Hilltop. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E14 Kashif Henderson

February 13, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers James Metz & Anjol Lewis collected this oral history of Kashif Henderson from McKinley Park in Pittsburgh's Hilltop. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E13 Bruce Ganaway

February 06, 2021 22:00 - 8.08 MB

Youth interviewers Terrell Truss-Moore & Isaiah Brice-Pickens collected this oral history of Bruce Ganaway from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E13 Bruce Ganaway

February 06, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Terrell Truss-Moore & Isaiah Brice-Pickens collected this oral history of Bruce Ganaway from the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E12 Darnell Campbell

January 30, 2021 22:00 - 8.3 MB

Youth interviewers Wesley Smith & Floyd Nichols collected this oral history of Darnell Campbell from Center of Life in Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E12 Darnell Campbell

January 30, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Wesley Smith & Floyd Nichols collected this oral history of Darnell Campbell from Center of Life in Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E11 Richard Bradford

January 23, 2021 22:00 - 8.69 MB

Youth interviewers Jaquan Betts & Sam Brown collected this oral history of Richard Bradford from YouthPlaces in Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E11 Richard Bradford

January 23, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Jaquan Betts & Sam Brown collected this oral history of Richard Bradford from YouthPlaces in Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E10 Marcellus Allen

January 16, 2021 22:00 - 7.06 MB

Youth interviewers Ryan Jennings-Gard & Chase Mitchell collected this oral history of Marcellus Allen from McKeesport City Hall. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E10 Marcellus Allen

January 16, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Ryan Jennings-Gard & Chase Mitchell collected this oral history of Marcellus Allen from McKeesport City Hall. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E9 George Webb Sr.

January 09, 2021 22:00 - 8.68 MB

Youth interviewers Demetrius Allen-Green, Gerrod Travis & Yamir Nelson collected this oral history of George Webb Sr. from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E9 George Webb Sr.

January 09, 2021 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Demetrius Allen-Green, Gerrod Travis & Yamir Nelson collected this oral history of George Webb Sr. from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E8 Ricky Hardy

January 02, 2021 22:00 - 7.65 MB

Youth interviewers Jassaun Davidson, Isaac Hall & Gildas Kodjo collected this oral history of Ricky Hardy from Father Ryan Arts Center in Sto-Rox. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E8 Ricky Hardy

January 02, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes

Youth interviewers Jassaun Davidson, Isaac Hall & Gildas Kodjo collected this oral history of Ricky Hardy from Father Ryan Arts Center in Sto-Rox. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E7 Carl Truss

December 26, 2020 22:00 - 8.51 MB

Youth interviewers Terron Jackson & Chazz Daniels collected this oral history of Carl Truss from University Prep in the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E7 Carl Truss

December 26, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Terron Jackson & Chazz Daniels collected this oral history of Carl Truss from University Prep in the Hill District. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E6 Neal Williams, III

December 19, 2020 22:00 - 8.51 MB

  Youth interviewers John Krall, Keylen Kenney & Xzavier Rodgers collected this oral history of Neal Williams, III from Brothers and Sisters Emerging in Garfield.   Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E6 Neal Williams, III

December 19, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes

  Youth interviewers John Krall, Keylen Kenney & Xzavier Rodgers collected this oral history of Neal Williams, III from Brothers and Sisters Emerging in Garfield.   Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E5 Isaac Franklin

December 12, 2020 22:00 - 9.21 MB

Youth interviewers Ben Beyer, Devontay Duell & Kevin Faty collected this oral history of Isaac Franklin from Trinity AME Zion Church in Sheraden. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E5 Isaac Franklin

December 12, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes

Youth interviewers Ben Beyer, Devontay Duell & Kevin Faty collected this oral history of Isaac Franklin from Trinity AME Zion Church in Sheraden. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E4 Demetrius Ballard

December 05, 2020 22:00 - 7.32 MB

  Youth interviewers Solomon Morris & Marquise Pete collected this oral history of Demetrius Ballard from Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

S4 E4 Demetrius Ballard

December 05, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes

  Youth interviewers Solomon Morris & Marquise Pete collected this oral history of Demetrius Ballard from Wilkinsburg. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

S4 E3 Rev. Michael Murray

November 28, 2020 22:00 - 8.42 MB

  Youth interviewers Israel Higgins & Floyd Nichols collected this oral history of Reverend Michael Murray from Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/      

S4 E3 Rev. Michael Murray

November 28, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes

  Youth interviewers Israel Higgins & Floyd Nichols collected this oral history of Reverend Michael Murray from Hazelwood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/      

S4 E2 James Brown

November 21, 2020 22:00 - 8.44 MB

  Youth interviewers Justice Perry, Phillip Thompson III & Nathawan Weatherspoon collected this oral history of James Brown from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

S4 E2 James Brown

November 21, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes

  Youth interviewers Justice Perry, Phillip Thompson III & Nathawan Weatherspoon collected this oral history of James Brown from Homewood. Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

S4 E1 Brandon Ifill

November 14, 2020 22:00 - 5.95 MB

Youth interviewers Ronald Wiggins, Raymeir Williams & Garrison Kemp collected this oral history of Brandon Ifill from Penn Hills YMCA Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

S4 E1 Brandon Ifill

November 14, 2020 17:00 - 4 minutes

Youth interviewers Ronald Wiggins, Raymeir Williams & Garrison Kemp collected this oral history of Brandon Ifill from Penn Hills YMCA Background Music:"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/