Dec 3, 2020
I sang five nights a week on The Avenue
“I sang blues and rock ‘n’ roll in some of the clubs on The Avenue. I got my start at the ...
Dec 2, 2020
I want kids to see what they can be when they look at this mural
“My father-in-law bought this building in an auction from UAB. It was a good part of his ...
Nov 29, 2020
I am the only original barber left on The Avenue
“My family was from Rembert’s Hill, close to Union Town. My grandfather farmed cotton and ...
Nov 23, 2020
We lost the backbone of our family
“My father-in-law Bill Buck passed away in October from COVID. He was 70 years old. He was a ...
Nov 22, 2020
This is what COVID took from me
“I contracted COVID around the 1st of April. My symptoms were a high fever for three days, then ...
Nov 17, 2020
I can’t let these veterans be forgotten
“I met Eddie Irby through a mutual friend. We heard there were some Buffalo soldiers from ...
Nov 16, 2020
There’s always room at the top
“At Notre Dame, I joined the Navy ROTC program. That was my first step towards service in the ...
Nov 15, 2020
We are the first black family to have three generations graduating from The University of Notre Dame
“I was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. No maternity clinics or hospitals were delivering ...
Nov 13, 2020
I felt like no one cared about veterans buried a Black cemetery and they got lost
“I wanted to place an American flag on my brother’s grave at Oaklawn Cemetery, but ...
Nov 11, 2020
Death taught me to appreciate living
“Out of my 20 years in the Army, 13 of those were overseas. I spent eight years in Germany, ...