StoryCorps Mobile
Tuesdays at 7:45 am and 4:44 pm (Seasonal)
The following interviews were recorded at StoryCorps, a national initiative to record and collect stories of everyday people. Alabama Public Radio hosted the Airstream portable studio in Mobile in 2017 and 2023. Excerpts were selected and produced by APR.
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This week on Storycorps, Sara Barkouli interviews Makinda Gbolohan about being an active member in the Africatown community, and Makinda talks about some of his work as a community organizer. -
Cousins Yvette and Letitia sat down with Story Corps to discuss their shared love of Mardi Gras and their family’s deep history with the event. -
This week on Storycorps, Jim Ellis talks to Bernadette Small about their shared project of identifying unmarked graves in different cemeteries around Mobile. Bernadette also talks about her mother's involvement in this field of work.Note: No Image available -
Erica and Carolyn, two friends who met through the United Way of Southwest Alabama’s tax program, come together at StoryCorps to discuss how this program has impacted them as they reflect on retirement. -
In this continuation of StoryCorps, Lynn asks Sonyika about her current experience as an art teacher with children in Mobile and how she has seen her class impact the kids. -
In today’s episode of StoryCorps, Lynn talks with her close friend Sonyika about her most recent art exhibit at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center and how It's connected to her familial roots. -
In this edition of Story Corps, Anthony Wayne Jacobs tells his daughter Robin stories and life lessons from her great-grandmother. -
This week on StoryCorps, Cam Heen Johnson speaks with her mother Trai Vo as she recounts her decision to come to the U.S. from Vietnam and the importance of maintaining faith in Christ. -
While at StoryCorps, Tom Mason speaks with Wilson Bell about his philosophy on life and the importance of pursuing knowledge. Wilson also reminds us of the old but significant lesson to never judge a book by its cover. -
In this final part of Chris Williams' conversation with StoryCorps, he emphasizes that the history of Africatown begins and ends with the people.
