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Katherine Bischof, Oral History with Colleen Kubiak regarding Social Media, May 9, 2020

Colleen Kubiak is a portrait photographer, marketing professional, and entrepreneur. Kubiak manages various business’s social media accounts as well…

Tags: Oral History, Photographer, Social Media, Social Media Influencer

Keziah (Kzee) M. Bland, Oral History Interview Paul E. Bland, May 16, 2020

This contribution is an Oral History interview between myself (Keziah Kzee M. Bland) and my father Reverend Paul E. Bland. This interview was…

Tags: Essential Workers, Interview, Oral History, Quarantine, Video

Kimberly Gibson, Racine Community Parade for Healthcare Workers, April 3, 2020

As way to show thanks to the healthcare workers in Racine, the community drove to the Ascension Hospital and created a parade of sorts.

Tags: Ascension All Saints Hospital, Gathering, Healthcare, Public Health & Hospitals, Racine WI, Thank You, Unity

Empty Barbershops on Saturdays, Kitonga Alexander, 2020

Weekends, particularly on Saturdays are a significantly busy day for barbershops in the African American community of Milwaukee, similarly to African…

Tags: African Americans, Barbershops, Bronzeville Neighborhood, Business, Closed Spaces, East Side Neighborhood, Photograph, Race & Ethnicity

Unity in the Community, Kitonga Alexander, 2020

A key element of social distancing involves the isolation from individuals outside of the household. This has been a difficult task for some…

Tags: African Americans, Baptist, Bronzeville Neighborhood, Ephesians Missionary Baptist Church, Photograph, Race & Ethnicity, Religion, Sign, Unity, Virtual Gathering

Kitonga Alexander, Lashawna Tolliver Fights the Coronavirus--Oral History, April 26, 2020

Lashawna Tolliver of Milwaukee experienced the physical and mental strains associated with the Coronavirus. Her diagnosis struggles and journey of…

Tags: African Americans, COVID-19 Patients, East Side Neighborhood, Oral History, Race & Ethnicity, Recovery, Video, Zoom

Kitonga Alexander, Oral History with Mack Bates, April 22, 2020

The experience of COVID-19 has varied for individuals. Some have questioned the severity of the virus and if preventative methods are appropriate or…

Tags: African Americans, COVID-19 Patients, COVID-19 Testing, Home & Family Life, Interview, Oral History, Politics, Safer at Home, Self Care, Video, Virtual Discussion

Infant PPE, Kitonga Alexander, 2020

An infant born two months before the Safer at Home Order is fitted for a protective mask. The current conditions of social distancing could possibly…

Tags: African Americans, Children, Face Mask, Home & Family Life, North Side Neighborhood, Personal Protective Equipment, Photograph

Gathering Safely, Kitonga Alexander, 2020

As some in the Milwaukee community struggle to avoid gathering in high numbers to follow social distancing rules, current technologies are utilized…

Tags: African Americans, Children, Face Mask, Home & Family Life, North Side Neighborhood, Photograph, Social Media, Technology, Virtual Gathering

Lashawna Tolliver Struggles with Virus, Lashawna Tolliver, 2020

Lashawna Tolliver of Milwaukee was diagnosed with the coronavirus based on having every symptom of the illness although she tested negative for the…

Tags: African Americans, COVID-19 Patients, East Side Neighborhood, Photograph, Safer at Home