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Joellen Eisenman Sgueglia, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Sam Boakye, Mark Naison, Anthony Abd-Al Shafi Rosado

Oral Histories

At the end of the interview, Boakye explains what he wants for Kwasi Paul in the future, both in the Bronx and in the fashion industry. For the Bronx, he wants it to represent Ghanaian fashion, something Ghanaians in the Bronx can be proud of. He wants the Bronx to be seen as something better, not a “dirty” borough, as stereotypes would have it. For fashion, he wants to be another lens of living with in-between identities, for everyone who falls into these categories of multiple identities, especially for people in New York City.

He encapsulates the Bronx as “The …

Ammar Abdul Rahman, Mark Naison, Anthony Abd-Al Shafi Rosado, Jane Kani Edward

Oral Histories

As a leader, Rahman plays many roles beyond leading prayers. He serves as a counselor, advisor, and guide, especially for immigrants and first-generation college students who may lack extended family support. He helps community members navigate not only education but also careers, marriage, and faith-based decisions through an Islamic lens. At Fordham University, he works to build a Muslim community through programs such as Ramadan events, spiritual counseling, mentorship initiatives, and multifaith dialogue.

Overall, Imam Rahman's lived experience demonstrates the role of a religious leader who continues to support minority communities and immigrants. His messages and teachings show how Islam …

Kleaver Cruz, Mark Naison, Anthony Abd-Al Shafi Rosado

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Kleaver Cruz

Interviewer: Anthony Rosado

Summary by Serena Velasquez

November 18, 2025

Kleaver Cruz, a Bronx native, acknowledges the legacy of “Las Mariposas,” martyrs from the Dominican Republic who opposed Trujillo, setting the tone for this event’s influence on their family’s migration stories and cultural connectivity. Having lived their whole lives in the Bronx, Cruz’s Afro-Latin identity and community became integral to their activism. Having grown up during the 90s, Cruz touches on economic hardships and living through the crack epidemic, yet asserts that they had a great childhood despite these circumstances. Cruz was influenced by figures throughout their …

Melissa Taylor, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Jimi Hazel, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Djinji Brown, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Marti Zuckrow - Part 1, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Marti Zuckrow - Part 2, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Charles Turner, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Judith Winston Rozanski, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Thomas Warner, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

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Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, The Council Of National Defense, Florida Division

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, State Chairman of the Colored Women's Section of the Woman's Committee of The Council of National Defense, Florida Division. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau, Vacuum Cleaning, Rugs, Carpets, Etc. Best of Help Furnished for all kinds of Employment. Verso - Handwritten note.  Undated.

Miss Eartha M.M. White Business Card, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau, Vacuum Cleaning, Rugs, Carpets, Etc. Best of Help Furnished for all kinds of Employment. Handwritten note, verso:  Mrs. Estilla Johnson, 57465 J, 125 North , work. Undated

Miss Eartha M.M. White Business Card, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau, Vacuum Cleaning, Rugs, Carpets, Etc. Best of Help Furnished for all kinds of Employment. Verso: Handwritten note - "8 [Ballon 1339 Laura upstairs"  Undated.

Miss Eartha M.M. White Business Card, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, House Cleaning & Employment Bureau, Vacuum Cleaning, Rugs, Carpets, Etc. Best of Help Furnished for all kinds of Employment. Handwritten note on verso. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, War Camp Community Service

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, Special Assistant in Colored Work For Women And Girls. Undated.

Miss Eartha M.M. White Business Card, Coordinator Of Recreation

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, Coordinator of Recreation. President Clara White Mission and Old Folks Home. Handwritten note on front: I was in distress. They passed by on the other side of the street and on my side did not say a word of comfort. Do you call that a christian. [illegible]  Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, Coordinator Of Recreation

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White, Coordinator of Recreation. President Clara White Mission and Old Folks Home. Handwritten note on front: [illegible]- Page 4. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, Department Store

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White Department Store Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions and Milliner Goods, Dress Making, Pressing, & Wood Yard Annex. Eartha White opened a  dry goods store at 1050 Florida Ave., Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, E. M. M. White, Real Estate

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Business Cards (Personal): E. M.M. White Real Estate Licensed Broker City and Country Property a Specialty. Handwritten notes on both sides. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, President

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White President Old Folks Home and City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, head of Dept of National Juvenile Court, State Treasurer F.C.W. Clubs. Handwritten notes on both sides. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, President

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White President of the Old Folks Home and City Federation of the Colored Women's Club. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card, The Clara White Mission

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): the Clara White Mission Eartha M.M. White President. Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White 233 W. First St. Jacksonville, Florida. Handwritten notations on version.  Undated.

Miss Eartha M. M. White Business Card

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Business Cards (Personal): Miss Eartha M.M. White 233 W. First Street, Fla. President Clara White Mission an Old Folks Home. Undated.

Building An Empire-The Life And Legacy Of Dr. A.G. Gaston, Solymar Ortiz

ETDs from 2020-2029

The life, work, and legacy of Dr. A.G. Gaston demonstrate the significance of commemorating key civil rights activists through the establishment of historical institutions. Gaston was a pivotal leader in Birmingham’s Civil Rights Movement, and as the first Black millionaire in Alabama, he dedicated his life to generating wealth and uplifting his community. Stemming from humble beginnings, he was raised by formerly enslaved grandparents in a former plantation town. His rough upbringing encompassed a fight against racial injustice, an intense work ethic, and a passion for entrepreneurship. That passion allowed him to build his businesses from the ground up and …

Atlanta '96: The Games And The South, Beau Bowden

ETDs from 2020-2029

The Centennial Olympiad, hosted by Atlanta, Georgia, in 1996, demonstrated key principles of the postsouthern mindset, a movement typically associated with literary criticism that, if applied to historiographic methods, offers valuable insights into how Atlantans confronted competing identities of being a modern international city hailed as the Black Mecca, and a city forever linked to the Lost Cause, Ku Klux Klan, and racial inequality. During the Opening Ceremonies, specifically, Olympic organizers curated a celebration touting the city’s and region’s multiculturalism and corporate might, as described by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics (ACOG), the body responsible for organizing the games, …

Reagan, Bush, Gorbachev, And The End Of The Cold War, Joshua Caleb Teasley

ETDs from 2020-2029

This work addresses key questions relating to the end of the Cold War. Contemporary wisdom suggests that Ronald Reagan’s policies beat the Soviet Union into submission, but this is not the case. Reagan’s initial policies were antagonistic towards the Soviet Union and his devotion to SDI later harmed his ability to establish relations with Michail Gorbachev later on. This thesis argues that it was George H.W. Bush, rather than Reagan, who was the more influential and effective President when dealing with the Soviet Union. Bush’s diplomacy was less idealized and more realistic than Reagan’s. Additionally, Bush was able to successfully …