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Misty Chaviers sat down with StoryCorps and told us how she was able to overcome domestic violence.

Last week on StoryCorps, Myra and Barabara discussed suffrage activist Eugenia Marx. They're back today to talk about the League of Women Voters in Mobile and what they have accomplished since the chapter's conception in 1955.Note: No image available

Myra Evans sits down with Barbara Caddell at StoryCorps to discuss her efforts in bringing a Pomeroy marker honoring Eugenia Marx, a local suffrage activist, to Mobile. And they also take a look at the impact Eugenia had.Note: No image available

Lisa Lambert and Frederick Richardson sit down at StoryCorps to discuss Lisa becoming the first Black city clerk for Mobile, the pressures that come along with that achievement, and what her responsibilities look like in that role.

While at StoryCorps, childhood friends Joycelyn and Theris discuss the “fake love” they’ve seen Africatown receive despite it being in the spotlight and how they hope to see it change in the future.

This week on Storycorps, Sara Barkouli interviews Makinda Gbolohan about being an active member in the Africatown community, and Makinda talks about some of his work as a community organizer.

Cousins Yvette and Letitia sat down with Story Corps to discuss their shared love of Mardi Gras and their family’s deep history with the event.

This week on Storycorps, Jim Ellis talks to Bernadette Small about their shared project of identifying unmarked graves in different cemeteries around Mobile. Bernadette also talks about her mother's involvement in this field of work.Note: No Image available

Erica and Carolyn, two friends who met through the United Way of Southwest Alabama’s tax program, come together at StoryCorps to discuss how this program has impacted them as they reflect on retirement.

In this continuation of StoryCorps, Lynn asks Sonyika about her current experience as an art teacher with children in Mobile and how she has seen her class impact the kids.