Abstract Larry and David Hargrove reflect on Ann Hargrove and her role and impact in Adams Morgan through her lifelong organizing work. They discuss the character of the neighborhood, its sense of community and diversity, and what makes it special, as well as the challenges they have seen with crime and the realities of changing demographics and gentrification. Larry talks about Ann’s work to designate several historic districts within Adams Morgan in order to preserve the architecture and prevent...

Abstract Lawyer and activist, Kemi Morten, begins by discussing her family dynamic and childhood moving between Chicago, Illinois and Baltimore, Maryland. She describes learning the importance of celebrating and protecting her identity as an African-American from the persistent pressures of white-centering cultural influences. Whether it was her Father describing his mistreatment as a journalist during the Emmett Till trial, or her own experiences avoiding threats by white people at gunpoint, Kemi...

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This is an interview with the Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative's current Board Member, Kim Bright. In this interview Kim gives insight into her childhood and how those experiences and values helped to shape her volunteer pursuits and community activism. Ms. Bright clearly captures her early involvement with E/BFSC and how her support and contributions to E/BFSC has evolved over the years.

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Ms. Sarvis discusses growing up in D.C., mostly in Carver/Langston in Northeast, her early sense of herself as different and coming into her gender and sexuality, her older sister also being trans, going to clubs and performing, the impact of the AIDS epidemic, her time in prison, her involvement with transgender and HIV/AIDS organizations including Transgender Health Empowerment, and the changes in the city.

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Linda Brown discusses growing up in Washington, DC and moving to Southwest; the experience of raising her daughter, Chaya, a child with disabilities, and their relationship with the community; her role as an advocate for people with disabilities and her involvement with several organizations, such as TASH, University Legal Services, and Empower DC; public housing; and the redevelopment and historical value of the Southwest neighborhood.

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This is an interview with the Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative's (E/BFSC) founding Executive Director. Louvenia describes her early years growing up in Washington, D.C., educational pursuits, and eventual involvement with the establishment of the E/BFSC.

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This is an interview with current Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative (E/BFSC) employee Marcia Lee, who currently serves in the role of Housing Monitor at E/BFSC's transitional housing program. Ms. Lee describes her experience working with the young women, and how E/BFSC supports the residents locate and secure permanent housing.

Abstract Marlene Manzo grounds and connects her experience as a new housing cooperative co-owner to her experience as the child of Mexican immigrants living in a trailer park community where neighbors supported each other through hardships and better times. She retraces her transformation from a child of migrant farm workers in Washington state to a first-time-college-bound student, and to D.C. housing cooperative co-owner and leader. She shares the challenges of learning how to lead, manage, and...

Abstract Marlene Manzo grounds and connects her experience as a new housing cooperative co-owner to her experience as the child of Mexican immigrants living in a trailer park community where neighbors supported each other through hardships and better times. She retraces her transformation from a child of migrant farm workers in Washington state to a first-time-college-bound student, and to D.C. housing cooperative co-owner and leader. She shares the challenges of learning how to lead, manage, and...