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- Title
- Lexie Starre Interview, November 22, 2019
- Date
- November 12, 2019
- Creator
- Lexie Starre; Kai Walther
- Description
- In this interview Lexie Starre talks in-depth about the DC Gurly Show’s different productions, educational program, and its values of community and centering queerness. She also discusses realizing her queerness through the process of meeting her now-wife and then coming out. Finally, Starre describes various venues at which DC Gurly Show has held shows and a few of her own burlesque performances.
- Subject
- DC Gurly Show; Burlesque; Washington, DC; Bier Baron Tavern; Mentorship; Community; Coming out; Queerness; DC Kings; Phase 1; The Pinch; Best of Gay DC; Capital Pride; America’s Got Talent; Capital Fringe
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2223
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by the DC Public Library and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the DC Public Library.
- Title
- Regina Ofori-Antwi interview, October 18, 2021
- Date
- October 18, 2021
- Creator
- Renaldie Paul; Regina Ofori-Antwi
- Description
- Regina Ofori-Antwi’s interview was conducted on October 18th, 2021 over TheirStory. The interview collects information from a young stylist whose formative years were during the Natural Hair Revival Movement. The session explored the traditions and history of Black hair in America. Highlighting the ways hair culture forges community, identity, confidence, and inclusivity throughout people's lives. Regina is a passionate young woman who was not afraid to openly speak on the conditions surrounding Black hair from the external issues like products and the internal issues of self-doubt. Interviews conducted for American University's Fall 2021 Oral History course by Renaldie Paul.
- Subject
- Afro-textured hair; hair; African-American hair; Black hair; Community; Generation; Self-care
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3563
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Robbie Robinson Interview, October 23, 2020
- Date
- Sajel Swartz
- Creator
- Reverend Robbie Robinson; Sajel Swartz
- Description
- The overall objective is to create a deeper understanding of the Black Lives Matter Movement during the Summer of 2020 through the lens of modern Christian practices and ideals, with the hope of better understanding the motivations of those involved in the Black Lives Matter Movement and to evaluate the connection between religion, politics, and human rights. It should be noted that this interview took place in the year 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic with a remote interview process. The interview took place shortly before a contentious presidential election, and discusses a highly politicized social movement that (as of October 2020) peaked in the Summer of 2020.
- Subject
- Faith; God; Black Lives Matter; Racism; Family; Community; Parents; Chicago, IL; Union Pier, MI; Church; Pastor; Wheaton Bible College; Mayor Richard M. Daley; Good Mourning America; George Floyd; Protest
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2499
- Rights statement
- Copyright, including the right to publicity, has been transferred to American University’s Humanities Truck Archive by the narrator, using the Humanities Truck release form. There are no exceptions to this agreement.