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Title: 2021 "Celebrate Petworth" Festival
Subject: Celebrate Petworth 2021; Neighborhood Festivals; Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Gentrification; Local Businesses
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Community Archive
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Title: Aaron Terry Interview, March 7, 2020
Date: March 7, 2020
Creator: Aaron Terry; Kai Walther
Description: Kai Walther interviews Aaron Terry about his experience living with HIV and how it impacted his service in the United States Air Force.
Subject: Washington, DC; Air Force; LGBTQ; activism; London, England; Coronavirus; Italy; aging; senior; Wilford Hall Hospital; GRID
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS Activism in DC Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2298
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Title: Aionna Butler and Mykia Charles Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Aionna Butler; Mykia Charles
Description: Middle schoolers and cousins Mykia Charles and Aionna Butler discuss their experiences in Anacostia Park. Mykia has been coming to the park for a long time; for Aionna, it's her first time. Both of them enjoy skating and meeting up with family in the Park. They remember falling down while skating. "This is a fun park ... but bring some kneepads!"
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Basketball courts; School children in Washington, D.C.; Schools in Washington, D.C.
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2045
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Amelie Zurn Interview Part 1, June 8, 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Creator: Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Amelie Zurn. Their conversation begins with Amelie discussing how she donated a large number of her papers from OUT! (Oppression Under Target) to the American University Archive. She then explains how she got involved with OUT! after volunteering with organizations such as Whitman Walker, National Organization for Women, and the Rape Crisis Hotline. Amelie talks more about her time with OUT!, including actions, other members, organizing tactics, and partnerships with other groups. Audrey also asks for more details about Amelie's work at and the evolution of Whitman Walker clinic. The interview then transitions to a discussion about feminist health practices and activism within AIDS organizing.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Services; Take Back the Night; National Organization for Women (NOW); Bowers v. Hardwick; 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights; disability justice; gay and lesbian organizing; Washington Blade; Ryan White Care Act; memorial actions; Washington Peace Center; abolitionist organizing; DC Council; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Clinton administration; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Immigrant Rights Movement; Webster v. Reproductive Health Services; reproductive rights; feminist health practices; mutual aid; transmasculine
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS and Caregiving Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3263
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Amelie Zurn Interview Part 2, June 8, 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Creator: Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett completes part 2 of her interview with Amelie Zurn. Their conversation picks up with Amelie continuing to discuss working with Whitman Walker. She identifies challenges in building support for and acknowledging the affects of grief on people involved in the movement. Audrey then asks Amelie about how her previous work with OUT! and Whitman Walker inform her present-day work and life.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Day; caregiving; cancer; grief; Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer; disability justice; Susan Hester; Reagan Administration; Bush Administration; state-sanctioned violence; Black lesbians; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Sharon Kowalksi; Karen Thompson; Jerry Green; City Hall; Sharon Bottoms; lesbian parents; social work; Jamie Grant; gender and sexuality; trauma
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS and Caregiving Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3265
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Title: Angie Whitehurst Interview, April 16, 2020
Date: April 17, 2020
Creator: Angie Whitehurst; Dan Kerr
Description: Angie Whitehurst explores how she has reacted to the COVID-19 crisis. She feels that the city did not react fast or well enough, and says that we should listen to doctors, scientists, and public health officials before politicians. Angie shares cartoons that she has been working on about COVID for Street Sense that include important messages about making change and staying home. The cartoons additionally explore the economic impact of COVID, both personally and nationally, the racial implications, and the need for social justice in DC jails. She ends with a call to help our communities: "human kindness is what we really need right now." This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Petworth; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; politics; public health; Street Sense; cartoons; social justice; jail
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2121
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Title: Anne Bouie Interview, October 20, 2020
Date: October 20, 2020
Creator: Dr. Anne Bouie; Joy Pierce
Description: Dr. Bouie is a Black artist currently living in Washington, D.C. She previously worked as a teacher and spent several years creating educational programing for inner city schools. She discusses her life from childhood, early education, later experiences in college and graduate school. Then, she talks about her experiences as a Black educator serving inner city students and her transition into being an artist. Finally, she shares her thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and the role of art and spirituality in sustaining social movements. The interview was conducted remotely through the podcasting program Zencastr and we experienced some technical difficulties.
Subject: Washington, DC; Black Lives Matter; Art; Education; Artist; Columbia Heights, DC; Spirituality; University of California Riverside
Country: United States
Collection: Black Artists in Washington, DC and the Black Lives Matter Movement Oral History Project; info:fedora/dcplislandora:307079
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2616
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Title: Antonio Hernandez Interview, November 9, 2019
Date: November 9, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Antonio Hernandez
Description: Antonio Hernandez, born and raised in Petworth, discusses his experiences living in the neighborhood. He reflects on the walkability and sense of community in the neighborhood, and reflects on his experiences going to the local elementary schools. He talks about how the neighborhood has changed and why his family decided to move to Prince George's County for better schooling. Antonio discusses the complex nature of gentrification and wishes he could go back to the Petworth of his childhood with the perspective he has now.
Subject: It's a Small World After All: Art Wraps on Historic Georgia Avenue event (2019); Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Park View (Washington, D.C.); New Hampshire Avenue (Washington, D.C.); Georgia Avenue (Washington, D.C.); Affordable housing; Gentrification; Education in Washington, D.C.; English as a Second Language (ESL); Afrocentric curriculum; Black history; Public transportation
Country: United States
Collection: Petworth Library 2019 - "It’s a Small World After All"
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1978
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Title: Arajae McRae Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Arajae McRae
Description: Eleven-year-old Arajae McRae talks about why she likes Anacostia Park. It's a place where she can play basketball, skate, and gather with her friends and family. She describes it as her favorite park that she's ever been to. Arajae discusses why she likes her best friend, why she likes math, and what she wants to be when she grows up: "I have a lot of options."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Basketball courts; Schools in Washington, D.C.; School children in Washington, D.C.
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2046
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Ashley Emerson Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Ashley Emerson
Description: Ashley Emerson, a second generation Washingtonian and Director of the Mayor's Office of African American Affairs, discusses the work she does, her personal experiences with Anacostia Park, and what it means to be a native of DC. She describes how important the Park is in her efforts to preserve African American culture in DC and help people with upward mobility. She talks about the Mayor's Office's efforts to invest in parks, schools, and small businesses. Ashley expresses the importance of sharing the rich history and culture of DC, and of bridging the tension between the old and the new; we need to reach out and communicate across cultures.
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Fort DuPont Park (Washington, D.C.); Fort Dupont Park Summer Concert Series; African American families; Pathways to the middle class; Schools in Washington, D.C.; Culture of Washington, D.C.; Heritage of Washington, D.C.; Family history; Building community; Don't Mute D.C. movement
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2047
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: BH Whitehurst Interview, April 17, 2020
Date: April 17, 2020
Creator: BH Whitehurst; Angie Whitehurst; Angie Whitehurst
Description: BH Whitehurst shares how COVID has affected her. She explains how this "unseen enemy" has been giving her trouble, particularly related to her struggles with GERD. She reflects on how the virus has affected the whole world, "from the least of us to the greatest of us." She cites her belief in religion as the reason that we will survive this: we need to "keep our mind on Him, and not on this invisible, evil force." This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Carter Baron Park; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; public health; religion
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2123
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Britt Dorfman Interview, April 25, 2020
Date: April 25, 2020
Creator: Britt Dorfman; Dan Kerr
Description: Britt Dorfman addresses the concerns she has being in a high-risk category. She has Crohn’s disease, which is under remission, but she takes immunosuppressant medications. Given her circumstances, she hopes people stay home and safe, but she realizes that is harder for some than others. She has had a paycut at her job and her financial situation is harder. The cost of living in DC is very high. On the positive side, she has made stronger connections with old friends, family, co-workers, her roommate, and her cat. She attends virtual Shabbat services, which have helped her unwind. She would like us to learn that everyone is valuable, and no one is disposable. Everyone plays an important role, and we need to respect each other. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Humanities Truck; American University; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; health; work; Shabbat; family; friends; respect
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2127
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Title: Bruce McKelton Interview, June 22, 2019
Date: June 22, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Bruce McKelton
Description: Bruce McKelton, a longtime DC resident, describes his experiences with go-go music. He started going to go-gos in the DC area around the age of 13, and reflects upon his favorite artist (Little Benny) and experiences. He shares how he thinks go-go has changed over the years, and explains how it's still going strong today. Bruce tells the importance of go-go to the city: "go-go is the sound of DC ... go-go is everything to DC."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, June 22, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2085
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Bryan B Interview, May 16, 2020
Date: May 16, 2020
Creator: Bryan B; Dan Kerr
Description: Bryan B., a PhD student at American University, shares how COVID has impacted his life. He talks about moving back in with his parents, and how it's nice to spend time with them, but he needs to be careful since his father has cancer. He discusses how the virus has impacted his social justice work, and reflects on how everyone's experience during this time is different and reflects how power and privilege work in our society. He shares how COVID-19 is the filter that reveals how we are currently fractured, and relates to the systematic devaluing of black, brown, Asian, and female bodies. Bryan talks about how the work of DC journalist Reginald Black has kept him going, and gives him hope that there are people we can support. Finally, he hopes that this can be the moment that healthcare for all becomes a thing we can all agree on. He believes that if we can't agree on that in this time, our country is a failed state. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Braddock Heights, MD; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; American University; student; graduate school; Humanities Truck; parents; family; cancer; social justice; inequality; power; privilege; Washington DC; journalism; Reginald Black; healthcare; universal healthcare
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2146
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Bryan Proctor Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Bryan Proctor
Description: Bryan Proctor, a longtime Southeast DC resident, reflects on his experiences in Anacostia Park. He talks about how he's been skating for over 30 years, and discusses the changes (both good and bad) he's seen in the skating arena, the Park, and DC as a whole. He emphasizes how the city should have more events - like Summer in the Park - at Anacostia Park. He reflects on the changes he's seen in DC and his wish that Anacostia Park will stay the same: "I hope Anacostia Park doesn't change too much."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Basketball courts; Betty Jean Dodds (1948-2018); Summer in the Park; Fort DuPont Park (Washington, D.C.); Fort Dupont Park Summer Concert Series; Alexandria Roller Rink; Temple Hills Skate Palace; Kalorama Road (National Roller Skating Rink); Atlantic roller skating rink; Fordsville, MD roller skating rink; Seabrook Skate Center
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2048
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Title: Buddy Moore Interview, November 9, 2019
Date: November 9, 2019
Creator: Carmen Bolt; Buddy Moore
Description: Buddy Moore, former Park View resident, talks about his time living in the neighborhood. Born and raised in the Cardozo area, Buddy moved to Park View to raise his family. He reflects on the drug epidemic that hit in the neighborhood in the 1980s, and discusses forming an Orange Hat group to educate those in the neighborhood doing "negative things." He feels that this group made a difference in cutting down the violence in the neighborhood. Buddy talks about the "great positive" changes he's seen in Petworth/Park View regarding new businesses, redevelopment, and gentrification. To long time residents, he encourages them to "hang on" as the city government works on housing.
Subject: It's a Small World After All: Art Wraps on Historic Georgia Avenue event (2019); Petworth (Washington, D.C.); Park View (Washington, D.C.); Georgia Avenue (Washington, D.C.); Affordable housing; Gentrification; Orange Hats (Citizens patrol group); Community crime prevention programs; Citizen patrol groups; Urban decay; Illegal drug activity
Country: United States
Collection: Petworth Library 2019 - "It’s a Small World After All"
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1976
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Title: Carol McKelton Interview, June 22, 2019
Date: June 22, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Dan Kerr; Carol McKelton
Description: Carol ""Cookie"" McKelton explains what go-go music means to her and to DC. She grew up in NW DC, and fell in love with go-go and Little Benny after going to her first show with her brother Bruce at the Howard Theater. She describes how go-go was her outlet during a difficult move, and reflects on an experience of sneaking out to go to the go-go. Cookie shares what go-go means to DC as the city's outlet for fun, and stresses that it's not going anywhere. ""Go-go, to me, is my life."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, June 22, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2086
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Title: Cedric Burgess Interview, March 19, 2020
Date: March 19, 2020
Creator: Cedric Burgess; Kai Walther
Description: Cedric Burgess speaks with Kai Walther about his activism around AIDS as a self-described Black gay man. Burgess describes the numerous volunteering efforts in which he is currently involved as well as what he did in the past. He discusses being diagnosed with HIV, how he came to be involved in activism around that subject, his struggles with mental health, and moving away from AIDS-specific activism. Additionally, Burgess speaks a bit about gay social life during the “disco days,” including time he spent at the Clubhouse and other gay bars and clubs.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; activism; Washington, DC; The Clubhouse; Names Project; mental health; Inner-City AIDS Network; LGBT seniors; Whitman Walker; Paradise Garage; Washington Blade; Bishop Rainey Cheeks; Black Light; DC Department on Aging and Community Living; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Us Helping Us
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS Activism in DC Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2378
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Title: Christina Motilall Interview, October 29, 2021
Date: October 29, 2021
Creator: Christina Motilall; Fontana Micucci
Description: In this interview with Christina Motilall, she details her experiences as a woman of color joining a predominantly-white sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Beginning with her experiences in childhood and high-school, moving into her undergraduate experience, and then alumna experience, the interview follows Christina’s development. In addition to race and ethnicity, the interview also covers topics concerning socioeconomics, social groups, gender and sexuality, and education. Interview completed virtually via TheirStory.
Subject: childhood; high school; college; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Greek Life; recruitment; New Member Experience; member experience; post-graduation reflections; Minnesota; Iowa; Drake University; Washington, DC; Alexandria, VA
Country: United States
Collection: Christina Motilall Interview, October 29, 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3621
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Title: Courtland Sutton Interview, April 29, 2020
Date: April 29, 2020
Creator: Courtland Sutton; Laura Waters Hinson
Description: Courtland S., an MFA student in film at American University, is at home with her parents in South Carolina. Covid-19 made it clear to her how much she depended on her work and school for socialization. Feeling trapped, sitting in doors, she made the decision to leave DC to convene with her parents, people she can hug, touch, share a meal with, and get that closeness that was missing due to Covid-19. For her, Covid-19 has created a forced sense of rest. It has allowed her to finish classes and use the gift of time to plan for future, do home projects, and build her portfolio. It has been an opportunity to pause. She hopes Americans learn that we need competent leaders, confident, strong leaders. The country needs a better social safety net coupled with increased compassion and understanding of our fellow citizens. She hopes that people gain a greater appreciation of the low wage workers who work in restaurants, movie theaters, and grocery stores. These folks keep the country running and are sacrificing their lives for us. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Humanities Truck; American University; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; family; low wage jobs; essential workers; political leadership; respect
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2129
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