Tag: Intergenerational Bonds

  • Laverte Mathis and Tyrone Goodwyn

    Laverte Mathis and Tyrone Goodwyn

    Washington, D.C. native Laverte Mathis and longtime resident Tyrone Goodwyn were interviewed together at a site closely tied to their shared sense of home and history. Both men reflected on their Southern roots—Mathis’s family from Georgia and Goodwyn’s from North Carolina and Tidewater, Virginia—and the deep culinary traditions that have shaped their lives. Mathis spoke Read more

  • Group Interview: Harold Little, Joyce Robinson-Paul, and Mac-Arthur Mills

    Group Interview: Harold Little, Joyce Robinson-Paul, and Mac-Arthur Mills

    Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Joyce Robinson-Paul, Harold Little, and Mac-Arthur Mills share deep roots in the city’s Black communities, including Shaw, Takoma, and Foggy Bottom. The three were interviewed at a church central to their lives, where annual gospel concerts, soul food, and fellowship continue to bring people together. Joyce, a native Washingtonian, Read more