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Raising Children in Central Jackson

This collection explores what it means to both be raised and raise children in the neighborhoods served by Operation Shoestring, a nonprofit that provides year-round academic, social and emotional support to children in central Jackson from pre-K – 7th grade, while supporting and providing resources to their families. Interviews were conducted by volunteer community members with their family members, friends, and neighbors through a project led by Operation Shoestring’s Research and Data Coordinator Alison Turner.

Click below on the narrators name to listen to their interview on Youtube, or you can listen to the collection on Spotify and Apple podcasts here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/operation-shoestring. All transcripts are available upon request.

Interview Number Narrator Name Interviewer Name Interview Date
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.01 Kimberly Cotton Sophia Beverly 5/25/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.02 Shalaun Davis Tyesha Davis 5/25/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.03 Porshia Jordan Velika Michael 5/25/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.04 Kearani Miller Gloria Thompson 5/25/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.05 Gloria Thompson Kimberly Cotton 6/1/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.06 Velika Michael Shalaun Davis 6/1/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.07 Tyesha Davis Porshia Jordan 6/1/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.08 Sophia Beverly Kearani Miller 6/1/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.09 Cynthia Thompson Gloria Thompson 6/19/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.10 Emon D. Thompson Sr. Gloria Thompson 6/21/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.11 Akira Ellis Gloria Thompson 6/20/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.12 Patricia Townsend Kearani Miller 7/7/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.13 Tamika Buckhaulter Kearani Miller 7/14/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.14 Jerry Rhodes Kearani Miller 7/15/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.15 Shelika Michael Velika Michael 7/27/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.16 Cardell Moore Velika Michael 7/27/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.17 Joel Williams Velika Michael 7/27/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.18 Diedre Hobson Sophia Beverly 7/29/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.19 Cathy Beverly Sophia Beverly 7/30/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.20 Michael Watson Sophia Beverly 7/31/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.21 Felica Woods Porshia Jordan 7/27/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.22 Starra Cooper Porshia Jordan 7/31/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.23 Shamecka Cooper Porshia Jordan 7/31/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.24 James Turner Porshia Jordan 8/24/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.25 Cobbriana Carter Porshia Jordan 9/7/23
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.26 Cotina Henson Porshia Jordan 9/8/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.27 Travion Collins Porshia Jordan 9/8/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.28 Polly Williams Kearani Miller 9/16/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.29 Lottie Smith-Erving Kearani Miller 9/16/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.30 Vanessa Green Alison Turner 10/5/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.31 James Hampton III Anne Sanders 12/2/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.32 Jacquelyn Hampton James Hampton III 11/20/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.33 Verna Mae Mannie Myers James Hampton III 12/16/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.34 James Hampton Jr. James Hampton III 12/22/2023
MWCOH.RCCJ.23.35 Carmen Gettis Castilla Asia Starks 1/1/2024