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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
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Christina Motilall Interview: Interviewer Reflection
Date: November 4, 2021
Creator: Fontana Micucci
Description: Reflective text by the interviewer, Fontana Micucci, for the Fall 2021 American University oral history course.
Country: United States
Collection: Christina Motilall Interview, October 29, 2021
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3617
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Christina Motilall Interview, October 29, 2021
Date: 2022-02-28; 2022-02-28
Creator: Fontana Micucci; Christina Motilall
Country: United States
Collection: Women of Color in Predominantly-White Sororities
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

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
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Church Choir: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes the diorama depicting a church choir, likely worshipping in the Brentwood AME Zion Church. The minister stands at the pulpit while the choir and piano player— Norma’s friend and Karen’s godmother—lead the congregation in song. According to Karen, this diorama was one of her mother’s favorites.
Subject: diorama; sewing; church; choir; music; AME church; religion
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3137
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Class visit conversation, October 2, 2019
Date: October 2, 2019
Creator: Naoko Wowsugi
Description: Conversation with Naoko Wowsugi's Artist's Perspective: Digital Photography class about meanings of groups on October 2, 2019. Conversation took place at American University.
Country: United States
Collection: Group Portrait Journey Class Visit, October 2, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3287
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Classroom: Karen Abbott Interview, October 19, 2021
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes this classroom scene as inspired by her mother’s attendance at Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in Georgetown. Her teacher, Mrs. Day is featured here, as is one male classmate who she remembered as frequently disruptive: he is captured turning around in his seat.
Subject: dioramas; school; classroom; learning; teacher; discipline
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3121
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Cleveland Park: Site of Imagination
Date: April 27, 2019; April 27, 2019
Creator: Orchard, Maren; Maren Orchard
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Community Archive
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

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
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: COVID-19 Journalism Project
Date: 2022-02-19; 2022-02-19
Country: United States
Collection: Oral Histories
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Craig Lustig Interview Part 2, April 29, 2021
Date: April 29, 2021
Creator: Craig Lustig; Audrey Barnett
Description: In part 2 of their interview, Craig Lustig continues describing his time and frustrations as a cancer treatment patient and how that informed his caregiving to people with HIV. Audrey then asks him to compare the availability and types of HIV treatment and support available between New York and DC. The conversation then moves to a comparison of Craig's early and present-day work as a caregiving professional. Lastly, Craig describes how he and his partner became foster parents.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; New York City; AIDS treatment; caregiving; cancer treatment; AIDS treatment; National Institutes of Health; Reagan Administration; healthcare; healthcare access; chronic illness; activism; foster system; foster parent; adoption; LGBT; LGBT youth
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS and Caregiving Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3257
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Curtis Harrison Interview, November 11, 2019
Date: November 11, 2019
Creator: Curtis Harrison; Sarah Canfield
Description: Curtis Harrison recalls finding out he had HIV while incarcerated for a 20 year sentence. He talks of his time living in homeless shelters in D.C., in Joseph’s House, and temporary housing.
Subject: Washington, DC; HIV/AIDS; Joseph’s House; Cornerstones Affordable Housing; homeless shelter; spirituality; dialysis; prostate cancer; D.C. Medicaid; incarceration; grill cook
Country: United States
Collection: Joseph's House Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2194
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Dallas-Fort Worth Black Business in 2020 Oral History Project
Creator: Josh Reynolds
Country: United States
Collection: Oral Histories
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Dan Kerr Interview, April 19, 2020
Date: April 19, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Humanities Truck director Dan Kerr reflects on the impact of COVID, both personally, for the Truck operations, and as a country. He discusses how the Truck has been shut down since March, and shares his own challenges in working from home doing distance learning and homeschooling his daughter. Dan does see some positive things happening, though, such as spending more time together as a family and communicating more with friends. He hopes that the pandemic can be an opportunity for everyone to reflect and act on the "severe economic inequalities" that are making citizens unhealthy, including struggling for economic justice and universal healthcare. He ends by calling upon others to make videos for the Connected Perspective Projects to "use this moment to start thinking about how we can make this world a better place." 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; distance learning; homeschooling; family; inequality; economic justice; social justice
Country: United States
Collection: From Me To You: A COVID-19 Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2119
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: DC Afro-Latinos in Action Panel, February 20, 2020
Date: 2021-07-12; 2021-07-12
Country: United States
Collection: Jornaleros: Manos Invisibles / Day Laborers: Invisible Hands
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: DC Burlesque Oral History Project
Creator: Kai Walther
Country: United States
Collection: Oral Histories
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: DC History Conference 2022
Date: 2022-06-16; 2022-06-16
Creator: Kai Walther
Country: United States
Collection: Humanities Truck Community Archive
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: DC Photographers
Date: 2022-02-24; 2022-02-24
Creator: Evan Michales
Country: United States
Collection: Oral Histories
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Derrick Nathan Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Derrick Nathan
Description: Derrick Nathan, Outreach Coordinator with the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, describes the work he does and shares his experiences with Anacostia Park. His organization was a part of this Late Skate event, and Derrick shares how they work to meet the needs of anyone transitioning back into society. He also remembers the big events hosted by the Park in the 80s, and tells stories (good and bad) about his experiences there. He discusses how central Anacostia Park is to its surrounding community, and urges his neighbors in the Ward to reach out to congress members: "this is our park ... don't sit back."
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; National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens; Activism, criminal justice; Activists, formerly incarcerated; Formerly incarcerated activists; Malcolm X Day; Labor Day; Memorial Day; 4th of July; Go-go; Gentrification; Anti-gentrification; African American families; Cookouts
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, July 27, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2082
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Dinita Dausuel Interview, June 22, 2019
Date: June 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Dinita Dausuel
Description: Dinita Dausuel reflects on the importance of go-go music to her. Growing up in Northwest DC, she would spend every weekend going to the go-go and, after moving to Maryland, would do whatever it took to keep going to places like the Panorama Room. Dinita shares memories about her favorite go-go artists and life experiences that happened at the go-go. She describes how fun go-go is and how it transcended violence and was one of the few things that brought African Americans in DC together: "we didn't know it was our culture then, but it was what we loved to do."
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:2087
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

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