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(Host Carole Gibson interviews Johnnie May Balis, founder of the Second Baptist Human Services organization, and Vera Greer, founder of the Ladies That Care, who both directed feeding programs in the Ann Arbor area.)

(tape no. 14)

(Duration: 00:29:20)

(Host Carole Gibson interviews Larry Hunter, Ann Arbor City Councilperson representing the First Ward, about the growing economic and cultural development of the city and the status of African Americans in Ann Arbor.)

(tape no. 15)

(Duration: 00:27:45)

(Host Carole Gibson interviews Dr. John Porter, President of the Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Porter discusses the increase in enrollment at EMU, new programs being developed, and the university's Southside Project partnership with Ypsilanti.)

(tape no. 16)

(Duration: 00:27:06)

(Host Val Roberts interviews Dr. LeRoy Ray, Jr., a professor at the Western Michigan University, director of the Black Americana Studies program, and member of the National Association of Black Cowboys. Dr. Ray discusses his research on the historical legacy of Blacks in the Old West.)

(tape no. 17)

(Duration: 00:28:10)

(Host Carole Gibson interviews A.P. Marshall, professor emeritus at Eastern Michigan University, local historian, and publisher of "The Real McCoy of Ypsilanti" pamphlet. Marshall discusses Elijah McCoy, inventor of machine lubrication equipment. Additional label on tape includes the following title: "Ann Arbor Community Center. Guest: Walter Hill, Exec. Dir. Of Center")

(tape no. 18)

(Duration: 00:27:30)

(Host Carole Gibson interviews A.P. Marshall, professor emeritus at Eastern Michigan University, Dean of Academic Services, and Director of the Library, on the topic of African-American history in Washtenaw County and famous Black historical figures in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti communities.)

(tape no. 18-a)

(Host Denise Harvey interviews Paul Phillip, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Detroit Federal Bureau of Investigation who began his FBI career as a Special Agent in June 1973. He discusses his time with the FBI and provides insight into the FBI's work with other agencies.)

(tape no. 19)

(Duration: 00:28:56)

(Host Denise Harvey interviews Eula Tate, Commissioner for the city of Ypsilanti, with a focus on women in city government. Eula Tate was involved with the Take Back Our Community program, which was a group of concerned citizen from the south side of Ypsilanti intended to combat crime and drug sales in the community.)

(tape no. 20)

(Duration: 00:26:16)

(Host Denise Harvey interviews Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis Archer about his path to becoming an attorney and his experiences in the office. Archer taught special education for five years prior to attending the Detroit College of Law and was later appointed mayor of Detroit from 1993 to 2001.)

(tape no. 21)

(Duration: 00:27:33)

(Host Denise Harvey interviews Dr. Billy Joe Evans and Alexander Chimbayo on the topic of gifted African American students in chemistry. Dr. Evans was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan and Project Director of the Faculty Exchange and Research Training of Graduate Students for the Chemical Sciences between the University of Michigan and the University of Malawi. Alexander Chimbayo was a graduate research student from Malawi.)

(tape no. 22)

(Duration: 00:26:05)