Category: neighborhood life
A Wonderful Childhood
"We had a village out there in Small Farms." https://youtu.be/aXd1nReZBxM Transcript for A Wonderful Childhood I grew up in the Midtown section of Gary. It was a place called the Small Farms. It was called that for a reason because...
Green Light to Go Out of Town
"Did you want to take a stand… or was it just an inevitability, 'Man, we can’t stay here any longer?'" https://youtu.be/JDdfi8MzO7Q Transcript for Green Light to Go Out of Town It didn’t take a lot of, “Let’s sit down and...
Fences
"Just leave me alone. I’ll leave you alone. We’ll be good." https://youtu.be/mhIWAx5sznQ Transcript for Fences Ok, what I think makes a good neighbor is fences. That’s what I think makes a good neighbor, and that sounds mean to say that,...
Getting Rich for My Blood
“It’s just changed. It’s a bigger town feeling than it used to be.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Getting Rich for My Blood Edited by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Getting Rich for My...
Making Enemies
“People are so afraid of change.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Making Enemies Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Making Enemies If you want to talk about making enemies, I could tell you...
Still Working on the Revolution
"You’ve given status to people who would ordinarily not have it...thus giving them power and ability to make change."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Still Working On The Revolution Rev. Dr. Gregory JonesEdited...
Resilience of the Residents
"I’m talking about people in my neighborhood who have been in their homes for forty years—they believe in the city and believe that it can work. https://youtu.be/mP-MnM6cszU Transcript for Resilience of the Residents Well, you know, I used to always...
Not Something That You Force
"You learn how to trust each other, you learn to assume responsibility for each other, you develop relationships… It’s something that happens in the course of time."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Not...
Hold the Line
“These were good people who honestly believed that there was a real problem in terms of the difference between the races.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Hold The Line Edited by Rebecca Werner....