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Malcolm Lamar Wilson interview audio, 2022

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Identifier: dcpl_237_FeedBack_WilsonMalcolmLamaa.m4a

Content Description

From the Collection:

4 oral history interviews (approx 60 minutes each) and the full 23-minute short film “Feed/Back”, a short experimental documentary released in 2022 in partnership with the Center for Story-based Strategy and Village X Studio. The film wove together a futurist narrative of escape with present-day stories of food service workers, many formerly employed at Busboys and Poets, a cultural centerpiece in the DMV community. It was awarded Best Director (DMV Short Film Festival) and honorable mention for Best Documentary Short (Workers Unite Film Festival) following its release and premiered in three cities across the East Coast. These recordings offer first-hand accounts of sexual harassment, wage theft, and employee intimidation in the workplace, and echo the call for elimination of the tipped wage system coming from grassroots organizers locally and across the United States.

Dates

  • Creation: 2022

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Malcolm Lamar Wilson (he/him) grew up in Prince George’s County, MD and is receiving his master's in Public Health from the University of Arizona. He is an alum of the University of Maryland. He was a server at the Busboys and Poets Brookland location for two years before resigning in 2020.

Extent

1 Files (Length: 00:38:03)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Wilson describes his experiences with Busboys and Poets growing up and then as an employee. He describes the events leading up to his resignation as well as incidents of retaliation, wage theft and harassment he experienced and witnessed while working there.

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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