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Segment about Pierce County incinerating their garbage with Meriam Graves.
Segment about the community and gangs in the Hilltop area. Ron Lewis and Jack Skannes apear from the Tacoma Police Department.
Tucker, Cynthia video interview
Oral history interview with current president of the Tacoma Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Cynthia Tucker. Interviewed by dindria barrow on April 21, 2022 in the Digital Media Lab of the Tacoma Public Library. Cynthia shares her personal story of growing up with strong women who helped her overcome shyness, her life overseas, her family stories and her hopes for the future. Cynthia states, “I am still a Black woman no matter where I go,” so it is important to be proud of who you are. Cynthia believes that you should enjoy what you do for work and build confidence in your life by “seeking yourself first”.
Penton, Rev. Bob video interview
Oral history interview conducted by dindria barrow at the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch's Digital Media Lab on June 1, 2022. Reverend Robert T. Penton was born on December 11, 1947 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He was born in a segregated town with a large Ku Klux Klan chapter in a shotgun (one-room) house. Bob felt he had no voice in this town and grew disenchanted with his life there. He believed he could make a difference by joining the VISTA program. He was sent to South Central Los Angeles in 1967 to be a community organizer, two years after the riots in Watts. Bob joined the Black Panther Party and became a Minister of Information. He found his voice in Los Angeles. His second year in the VISTA program brought him to Tacoma, WA and the largest public housing complex west of the Mississippi river, Salishan. Bob worked in the anti-poverty program and helped to organize a community center, a family food coop, and youth programs. In the 80’s, Reverend Bob ran campaigns against fear and gang violence by fasting. One of his guiding quotes is: “Poverty of purpose is worse than poverty of purse.” When addressing trauma and divisive politics “it takes something bigger than all of us to break down those walls to bring that common purpose.” Overall, he reminds us that “people need to know how much you care, not how much you know.” Listen to Rev. Bob’s personal purpose and his insights into how to navigate life.
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Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers
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Tacoma Leonard Peltier March, 1994 (VHS)
Part of Arthur J. Miller Papers
Video recording of Lea Armstrong, a Korean American leader and the founder of Lea Armstrong Social and Community Organization, from the 2014 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Pat Lantz, Representative, 26th District, Retired, from the 2015 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Therese Pasquier, Regional Director, Paladina (DaVita) Health, from the 2015 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Carla Santorno, Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools, from the 2015 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Pamela Transue, President Emeritus, Tacoma Community College, from the 2015 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Sonja Silver, Entrepreneur, Sonja Silver Designs, Sonja—Clothes to Live In, from the 2016 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Alfie Alvarado-Ramos, Director of Washington Department of Veteran Affairs, from the 2017 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Diane Clarkson, Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor, President of Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, from the 2017 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Danica Miller, of the Puyallup Tribe, Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies, University of Washington, Tacoma, from the 2017 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Kurt Olsen, President and CEO of Envision Innovation, from the 2017 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Tamiko Nimura, Japanese American Historian and Freelance Writer, from the 2018 WILLO Storytelling Festival.