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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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S3 E3 Pastor Tim Smith

November 23, 2019 22:00 - 9.52 MB

  Youth interviewers Wesley Smith, Israel Higgins, Shyheim Banks & Adam Keene collected this oral history of Pastor Tim Smith 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/    

S3 E2 Dr. Andre Samuel

November 16, 2019 22:00 - 8.33 MB

Youth interviewers Clay Everett & Donovan McKeever collected this oral history of Dr. Andre Samuel from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hill District branch.   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/

S3 E1 Pastor Vince Moye

November 09, 2019 22:00 - 8.18 MB

Youth interviewers Shaun Beasley & Samuel Jere collected this oral history of Pastor Vince Moye 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/

S2 E52 Devantae Butler

November 02, 2019 20:00 - 10 MB

  Youth interviewers Shawn McGinester & Greg Smith collected this oral history of Devantae Butler from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Homewood Branch. 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/  

S2 E51 Shaloc

October 26, 2019 20:00 - 5.75 MB

Youth interviewers Joshua Sakho, D’Andre Collier & Justin Howell collected this oral history of Shaloc 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/

S2 E50 Clarence L. Gunter Jr.

October 19, 2019 20:00 - 8.7 MB

Youth interviewers Andre Avent-Taylor, Angelo Burgher & Ryan Moriarty collected this oral history of Clarence L. Gunter Jr. from Carnegie Free Library in Braddock. 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/

S2 E49 Steven Glover

October 12, 2019 20:00 - 8.37 MB

Youth interviewers Deine McCormick & Derrick Lewis collected this oral history of Steven Glover at Youth Places. 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/

S2 E48 Paul Bradley

October 05, 2019 20:00 - 8.54 MB

Youth interviewers Antonio Lancaster, Jassaun Davidson & Isaac Hall collected this oral history of Paul Bradley 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/

S2 E47 Dr. Curtiss Porter

September 28, 2019 20:00 - 8.36 MB

Youth interviewers Terrel Stanford, Noah Bivins & Chase Mitchell collected this oral history of Dr. Curtiss Porter 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/

S2 E46 Leon McCray

September 21, 2019 20:00 - 7.81 MB

Youth interviewers Jaden Wallace & D’Vaughntae Ponton collected this oral history of Leon McCray from McKinley Park Recreation Center 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/

S2 E45 Pastor Joseph Lewis

September 14, 2019 20:00 - 9.25 MB

Youth interviewers Timmy Kihonia & Spencer Jackson collected this oral history of Pastor Joseph Lewis 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/

S2 E44 Darrin Walls Jr.

September 07, 2019 20:00 - 9.4 MB

Youth interviewers Nikhai Hill-Green, Zion McCaskill & Jairon King collected this oral history of Darrin Walls Jr. 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/

S2 E43 Dwayne Crawley

August 31, 2019 20:00 - 7.83 MB

Youth interviewers Demond Briston, JaVon Clark & Kenyon Walker collected this oral history of Dwayne Crawley from The Kingsley Association.   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/

S2 E42 State Rep. Jake Wheatley

August 24, 2019 20:00 - 9.59 MB

Youth interviewers David Jones & Isaiah Brice-Pickens collected this oral history of State Representative Jake Wheatley from UPrep 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/

S2 E41 Reverend Sheldon Stoudemire

August 10, 2019 20:00 - 8.45 MB

Youth interviewers Darwin Spencer & Angelo Burgher collected this oral history of Rev. Sheldon Stoudemire from the Carnegie Free Library in Braddock. 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/

S2 E40 Re-release: Melvin Hubbard El

August 03, 2019 20:00 - 7.68 MB

Youth interviewers Pernell Blackburn, Jr., Sekou Brown & Ross Tedder collected this oral history of Melvin Hubbard El from The Kingsley Association.     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/

S2 E39 Re-release: Thaddeus Mosley

July 20, 2019 20:00 - 7.61 MB

Youth interviewers Martay Howard & Wyatt Wade collected this oral history of Thaddeus Mosley from Pittsburgh Schiller Elementary School. 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/

S2 E38 Marvin Wallace

July 06, 2019 20:00 - 8.5 MB

Youth interviewers Christian Beyer, Alonzo Kidd & Josef Burch collected this oral history of Marvin Wallace 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/

S2 E37 Keith Giles

June 29, 2019 20:00 - 8.84 MB

Youth interviewers Cameron Mitchell & Desmone Stanford collected this oral history of Keith Giles 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/

S2 E36 Michael Thurmond

June 22, 2019 20:00 - 8.17 MB

Youth interviewers Dasean Banks & Seric Frazier collected this oral history of Michael Thurmond from Pittsburgh Schiller on the Northside. 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/

S2 E35 Cliff Simon

June 15, 2019 20:00 - 9.01 MB

  Youth interviewers Shemar Tinker & DaJuan Davis, Jr. collected this oral history of Cliff Simon from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - 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/

S2 E34 Manny Gay, Sr.

June 08, 2019 20:00 - 9.01 MB

Youth interviewers Maxwell Martin, Davon Hamlin, Michael Mosley & Xzavier Rodgers collected this oral history of Manny Gay, Sr. 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/

S2 Ep33 Andre McGee

June 01, 2019 20:00 - 6.73 MB

Youth interviewer Timothy Zigler collected this oral history of Andre McGee from University Prep at Pittsburgh Milliones in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of 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/

S2 E32 Lamar Griffith

May 25, 2019 20:00 - 9.14 MB

Youth interviewers Christian Watkins, Devin Igles & Robert Taylor III collected this oral history of Lamar Griffith from the Spartan Community Center 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/

S2 Ep31 Martell Covington

May 18, 2019 20:00 - 8.32 MB

Youth interviewers Devin McGinester & Dana Morris collected this oral history of Martell Covington from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Homewood branch.   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/

S2 E30 Roland Ford

May 11, 2019 20:00 - 9.14 MB

Youth Interviewers Brandon Strong, Jr. & Cassius Plummer collected this oral history of Roland Ford from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hill District branch.   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/

S2 E29 Richard Portis

May 04, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes - 8.71 MB

Youth interviewers Darrel Pullie & Charles Auman collected this oral history of Richard Portis from Spartan Community Center 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/

S2 E28 Dr. Vladimir St. Surin

April 27, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 8.2 MB

Youth Interviewers Derly Germain & Raysean Fisher collected this oral history of Dr. Vladimir St. Surin from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 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/

S2 E27 Re-release: Darrell "Baldy" Goodwine

April 20, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes - 8.49 MB

This encore episode featuring Darrell "Baldy" Goodwine was collected by youth interviewers Tyreece Archie & Daivon Giles from Youth Places in Pittsburgh's Northside.   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/

S2 E26 Shad Henderson

April 13, 2019 16:00 - 4 minutes - 6.6 MB

Youth interviewers Calum Brown, A’mon Rice & Ross Tedder collected this oral history of Shad Henderson from The Kingsley Association in Larimer.   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/

S2 E25 Curtis Brown

April 06, 2019 16:00 - 4 minutes - 6.26 MB

Youth interviewers Pernell Blackburn, Jr., Damani Brown & Sekou Brown collected this oral history of Curtis Brown from The Kingsley Association in Larimer.   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/

S2 E24 Dana Hodge, II

March 30, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes - 8.56 MB

Youth interviewers Tyler Hill & Codie Garth collected this oral history of Dana Hodge, II from Best of the Batch in Homestead.   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/

S2 E23 Mark Sanders

March 23, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes - 9.25 MB

Youth interviewers Cameron Tarrant, Daivon Stephens & Tamar Patillo collected this oral history of Mark Sanders from YMCA Penn Hills.   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/

S2 E22 Andre Scott

March 16, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 6.86 MB

Youth interviewers Marlin Rainey & Kevin Blackwell collected this oral history of Andre Scott from Wilkinsburg High School   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/

S2 E21 Coach Lou Rash

March 09, 2019 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.67 MB

Youth interviewers Cameron Tarrant, Daivon Stephens & Tamar Patillo collected this oral history of Coach Lou Rash from YMCA in Penn Hills.   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/

S2 E20 Anwan Wesley

March 02, 2019 17:00 - 6 minutes - 8.79 MB

Youth interviewers Derly Germain and Raysean Fisher collected this oral history of Anwan Wesley from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - 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/

S2 E19 Ramon Riley

February 02, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MB

Youth interviewers Darnell Caldwell, Abraham Richardson & Andrew Burgher collected this oral history of Ramon Riley from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Braddock.   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/

S2 E18 Terrel Williams

January 26, 2019 17:00 - 6 minutes - 9.35 MB

Youth interviewers DaJaun Davis, Jr., Donovan McKeever & Robert Johnson collected this oral history of Terrel Williams at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 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/

S2 Ep17 Cletus Helton

January 19, 2019 17:00 - 6 minutes - 9.49 MB

  Youth interviewers Marquis Carter & Samuel Auman collected this oral history of Cletus Helton at Spartan Community Center 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/  

S2 Ep16 Walter Lewis

January 12, 2019 17:00 - 6 minutes - 9.56 MB

Youth interviewers Devin McGinester & Dana Morris collected this oral history of Walter Lewis at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 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/

S2 Ep15 Anthony Smith

January 11, 2019 21:24 - 5 minutes - 8.11 MB

Youth Interviewers Deine McCormick & Derrick Lewis collected this oral history of Anthony Smith from the YouthPlaces.   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/

S2 Ep14 - Craig Williams

December 29, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.95 MB

Youth Interviewers Miguel Jackson & Cameron Griffin collected this oral history of Craig Williams from the 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/

S2 E13 - James Milton

December 22, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 9.06 MB

Youth Interviewers Jawuan Betton & Abraham Richardson collected this oral history of Minister James Milton from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Braddock.   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/

S2 E12 - Flawzel Hall

December 15, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.06 MB

Youth interviewers Cameron Mitchell & Desmone Stanford collected this oral history of Flawzel Hall 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/

S2 E11 - Jerome Jackson

December 08, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.84 MB

Youth interviewers Darius Covington & Jacquea Henderson collected this oral history of Jerome Jackson from Pittsburgh Westinghouse in 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/

S2 E10 - John M. Burwell

December 01, 2018 17:00 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MB

Youth interviewers Milligan Garth, Tyler Thomas & Tyreik Smith collected this oral history of John M. Burwell from Best of the Batch in Homestead.   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/

S2 E9 - Darren McCormick

November 24, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 7.86 MB

Youth interviewers Anthony Clifford, Tavion Laban and Shawn Strong  collected this oral history of Darren McCormick 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/

S2 E8 - Neil Martin

November 17, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 8.25 MB

Youth interviewers Shyheim Banks, Christopher Dotson, Jr., Bryan Eberhardt & Adam Keene collected this oral history of Neil Martin 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/

S2 E7 - Malik Bankston

November 10, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 8.31 MB

  Youth interviewers Calum Brown, JaVon Clark & Kenyon Walker collected this oral history of Malik Bankston from The Kingsley Association. 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/    

S2 E6 - Paradise Gray

November 03, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutes - 8.11 MB

Youth interviewers Davon Moultrie & Joshua Hodeney collected this oral history of Paradise Gray from Wilkinsburg High School 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/