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1. Interview of Lonzia Shay

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
1.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Second-generation owner of Little Red Hen Coffee Shop in Altadena, California, which was established by Shay’s mother in 1972.

2. Interview of William J. Taylor

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of A+ Moving and former owner of Robert Taylor Furniture in Los Angeles.

3. Interview of Carl Dickerson

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
7.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Dickerson Employee Benefits.

4. Interview of Lynn Allen Jeter

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
5.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Lynn Allen Jeter & Associates, a public relations, special events, and marketing firm in Los Angeles.

5. Interview of Kim L. Hunter

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of the marketing communications firm Lagrant Communications, the Lagrant Foundation, and KLH Enterprises.

6. Interview of Jeanette Brown

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of J’nette Quality Cleaners.

7. Interview of Gail Valentine Taylor

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
7.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Third-generation owner of Woods-Valentine Mortuary in Pasadena, California.

8. Interview of Evelyn Reeves

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of First Security Investment Company, a real estate and property management company in Los Angeles.

9. Interview of Winsor Williams

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Antique Stove Heaven, a Los Angeles antique stove repair business that opened in the late 1970s.

10. Interview of John Beals

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Vivid Reflections Barber Shop.

11. Interview of Lawrence Tolliver

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Tolliver’s Barber Shop in Los Angeles.

12. Interview of Jeanette Bolden-Pickens

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Co-owner of the 27th Street Bakery in Los Angeles.

13. Interview of Sharon Coleman

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Coleman Construction in Los Angeles, California.

14. Interview of Vivian Bowers

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Second-generation owner of Bowers and Sons Cleaners, located in the historic Central Avenue district in Los Angeles.

15. Interview of Brenda and William J. Galloway

Topic:
African American History
Business
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Co-owners of Summit Enterprises, a real estate investment business in Pasadena, California established in 1976.

16. Interview of Denise Legaux

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Owner of Harold and Belle’s, a long-established restaurant in the West Adams neighborhood in Los Angeles.

17. Interview of Gregory Dulan

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Second-generation restaurateur and owner of Dulan’s soul food restaurant on Crenshaw Boulevard.

18. Interview of Todd Davenport

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Third-generation owner of Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles.