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 Allen Buansi - On Education

"I really want my kids to first off, be good people, kind people, to be respectful of others, and to be advocates for themselves. I’m of course going to be their best advocate, along with their mother, my wife. But giving them the tools to be able to recognize when they themselves or others are…

 Allen Buansi - On his family and moving to Chapel Hill (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On his mother advocating for him in school (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On his AVID teacher (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On his "three moms" (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On his AP U.S. History teacher (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On raising his children (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On instilling a sense of belonging (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On mentoring students (clip)

 Allen Buansi - How his mother inspired him (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On his environmental justice work (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On getting into college (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On differing viewpoints in college (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On New Hampshire vs. North Carolina (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On working across the aisle (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On criminal justice reform (clip)

 Allen Buansi - On addressing the NC teacher shortage (clip)

 Allen Buansi - Why elections matter for schools (clip)

 Joseph "Buck" Burnette - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill

Audio recordings of interviews conducted by Yonni Chapman with participants in the African American freedom struggle and the civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill, N.C.

 Katie Byerly, Hannah Friedman, and Carolina Phillips - On Sustaining OurSelves and being student renters in Northside

“Something I’ve been thinking about lately is that I think of myself as a student that’s here for four years. I think of my contributions, both negative and positive to this area and people who live here, as a temporary thing. I think that’s really problematic, because I’m a temporary student, but…

 Deloris Bynum - On school integration, church, and work

In this interview Deloris Bynum recounts being in the 8th grade when black students were integrated into Chapel Hill High School. Bynum says that she loved to teach children. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide in Assisted Living homes and loved older people. Bynum was an usher for the St. Joseph’s CME…

 Deloris Bynum - On work with Ipas (clip)

 Doris and DeLeon Bynum - On the importance of community

This interview was conducted for the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s Facing Our Neighbors Initiative. The interview focuses almost entirely on the importance of community in the lives of the Bynums. Topics Include: Growing up in area, Mr. Bynum’s experience in the fire department, Lincoln High,…

 Doris Bynum - On swimming in the creek (clip)