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 David Lyles - On his faith

"See, all you got to do is wait for the change. You have the faith that that change is gonna happen. I can’t see it, I can’t feel it, I can’t taste it, but I know it’s there and it’s coming possible for me." - David Lyles This interview is a part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s faith series. In…

 Rani Dasi - On Education

"I don’t love [the phrase] achievement gap cause I think we hear in literature that it’s not a question of effort it’s usually a question of access to resources." - Rani Dasi This interview is a part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center series on education. Rani Dassi is a member of the Chapel Hill…

 Allen Buansi - On Education

"I really want my kids to first off, be good people, kind people, to be respectful of others, and to be advocates for themselves. I’m of course going to be their best advocate, along with their mother, my wife. But giving them the tools to be able to recognize when they themselves or others are…

 Dr. Marion Phillips - On his career at UNC and Dr. Stone

 Lillie Atwater

Lillie Atwater

 Michelle Rolanda Brown

Michelle Rolanda Brown

Michelle Rolanda Brown (MRB) is the Director of Developm at the Jackson Center. MRB came to Chapel Hill as a student in 2014 and remained in the Triangle area following graduation in 2018 in order to continue work with the Silent Sam Movement. Following the monument’s toppling, MRB served as a…

 Yvonne Cleveland - On growing up in Brooklyn, moving to NC, and her faith

"Out of nowhere I’m minding my own business and he [God] just speaks to me and says, 'You’re responsible for their knowing.'" - Yvonne Cleveland In this interview, Yvonne Cleveland talks about her move from New York to North Carolina and how God has guided her. Yvonne grew up in Brooklyn and…

Yvonne Cleveland

Yvonne Cleveland is the Director of Operations at the Jackson Center. She relocated from Brooklyn, NY to Chapel Hill, NC in 1989. She is a dedicated member of St. Joseph C.M.E.—where she teaches Sunday School and is an active member of the Voices of Joy choir. Yvonne believes the Jackson Center…

Allen Buansi

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On LGBTQ+ people in the cosmetology and music industries (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Rev. Gilbert's acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On past church attendance (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On current members of St. Joseph (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On keeping birth and death records (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On 1983 membership rolls (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On church history (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On the church secretary (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Rev. Gilbert's passing (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On Mr. Roy Lee Atwater's passing (clip)

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On pastors getting youth involved (clip)

Kathryn Wall: What kind of qualities in a pastor inspired young people to get involved, do you think? Patricia Jackson: I think anytime that you were a little, not so much liberal, but not so stuffed shirt and rigid. If you had, you know, just some charisma or some excitement about you or something,…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her work in the church (clip)

Kathryn Wall (KW): At the time that Reverend Gilbert was the minister, were you more involved in the church at that point in your own life? Pat Jackson (PJ): Yes, yes ‘77 [pause] I finished high school and stuff and [was] back at church and I can’t remember what, I don’t remember what I was doing. I…

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On naming Woolen Gym (clip)