Jey Born
Stories
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National
After growing up in the 1950s, a father comes to terms with his own dad
When Tom Badgett sat down for an interview with his daughter Jordan Perelle, he remembered growing up in small-town Tennessee and his complicated relationship with his dad.
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Carlisle Indian Industrial School forced Native American children to assimilate
As part of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, Kirby Metoxen had heard stories about his grandparents being sent to a boarding school in Pennsylvania, designed to strip Native children of their culture.
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Bucking stereotypes, a Black cowboy leads the way in South Central LA
Ghuan Featherstone founded Urban Saddles stables in 2019 to create a safe space where kids could ride horses. At StoryCorps, he tells a young rider a lesson he hopes to impart: a respect for all life.
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A mother and daughter build a tradition around roller skating
Temica Hunt and her mother Necothia Bowens-Robbinsontalk about their love for roller skating.
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With 3 bold marks, Indigenous women helped revive a once-banned tradition
Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich'in woman to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.
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Their Nearly 50-Year Friendship Stays Strong Thanks To Simple Gestures
Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha have been friends since 1972. At StoryCorps, the pair talk about how their bond has carried them through good times and bad.
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An Independent Spirit Guided Her Through World War II — And Beyond
Connie Doria Rocha contributed to the war effort even though women were barred from combat. At StoryCorps, she recalls her time as a mechanic in the military.
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How Role Models Like Rosa Parks Shaped A Distracted Kid Into A Leader
At StoryCorps, the Rev. Farrell Duncombe remembered those who nurtured him — like Rosa Parks, his former Sunday school teacher, who joked once that as a kid, "I ain't think you was gonna be nothing."
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It Wasn't Friendship At First Sight. 35 Years On, They Found A 'Forever Love'
Young and on her own in New York, a bright-eyed Julaina Glass arrived in Beau McCall's Harlem apartment building. Though it took time, Glass endeared herself to McCall. "You're a part of me," he said.
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A Joy Of Reading, Sparked By A Special Librarian Determined To 'Make A Difference'
Hasina Islam fostered a love of reading and the library in Abigail Jean, who is 12. Abigail was just 3 when they met at a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.