Selma Alabama

This week on StoryCorps, Ty Cramer and her spouse Steve Romein discuss their early involvement with the organization called Common Power and how it has impacted their careers and lives.

This week on StoryCorps, Afriye Wekandodis continues her story from last week, shedding light on how and why she created the By The River Center for Humanity in Selma, Alabama.

This week on StoryCorps, Afriye Wekandodis tells the story of how she was called to move to Selma, Alabama where she would become the director of the Ancient Africa, Enslavement and Civil War Museum and the founder of the By The River Center for Humanity.

This week on StoryCorps, Sarah Aghedo and Verdell Dawson compare South Africa and Selma and discuss how Selma's family-oriented community has changed over the decades.

This week on StoryCorps, Julie Lyons and Glenda Nichols discuss the rich history of Selma and the importance of its preservation.

This week on StoryCorps, Veteran Jeanne Charbonneau continues her story on how she and her son persevered through a seemingly impossible situation.

This week on StoryCorps, we hear Veteran Jeanne Charbonneau's terrifying story of giving birth on a Turkish army base, and the challenges that ensued.

This week on StoryCorps, Susan Youngblood tells the story of her career as an advocate for victims of domestic abuse. She begins with her graduation from paralegal school in Nashville and then tells how she went on to establish the SABRA sanctuary to protect victims here in Alabama.

This week on StoryCorps, Donald Prater speaks with Linda Derry about her incredible career as an archeologist, and her experiences navigating through a male dominated field.

This week on StoryCorps, Johnathon Matthews talks with Peggy and Clete Verhoff about the devastating floods from the Cahawba river and the resilience of the community that followed.