First, There Was the Fire
Helen Barrett drove school buses in New Bern, NC for 25 years. In early adulthood, she saw the fire...
Birthday Party
Helen Barrett from Episode 3 shares a poem she wrote about sharing a birthday with Hurricane Florence. Two years...
Black Pockets
Eric Brown is from Back Street, a once thriving African American community named for being the opposite to downtown....
Get Thee Behind Satan
Fanny Irving has lived in Trenton all of her life. She lives in the home that from 1971 –...
COVID-19 Updates & Etiquette
Two weeks ago, the team got together online to discuss what’s going on with COVID-19 – as well as...
Asthmatic High School Student Discusses COVID-19 & Hurricanes
Morales knows the hospitals in his communities all too well – from Emergency Room visits for the asthma attacks...
Recovering Together: Rebuilding after Hurricane Florence
Jonny Morales, 18, talks about what it was like returning to his hometown – Wilmington, North Carolina – after...
What Divided Us Brought Us Together
Julia Narvaez didn’t feel tied to her hometown, Wilmington, North Carolina. Instead, she felt disdain for the social and...
