Interview with Raymond Gant, Part 3

Interview with Raymond Gant, Part 3

Raymond Gant

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Interviewers

JB Brown

Description

Part 3 of three part interview with Raymond Gant. Mr. Gant is a community leader, family historian, orator, and urban homesteader. He has transformed 429 Reed Avenue where his former family home stood into a eco-friendly homestead. In this interview, Mr. Gant shares some of the resources he has compiled of his family history and ancestors. JB Brown interviews Mr. Gant and he covers the following topics:

  • Discussed being brought up in Kalamazoo, Michigan;
  • Building a homestead and residing at the same address he once grew up at;
  • What his parents instilled in him and his siblings;
  • Early interests in the outdoors as a child;
  • Attending Ferris State University;
  • Founding the Office of Minority Student Support Services on the campus of FSU;
  • Leading as a Black man in the field of education, and impact;
  • The benefits of creating "your own norm" and finding your purpose;
  • Transitioning to a tiny house;
  • What fatherhood has taught him;
  • Family genealogy and the importance of knowing who you come from;
  • Legacy of generations of family heritage in Kalamazoo.

Date of Interview

8-14-2025

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Community Activism, Homesteading, Family History

Disciplines

Black History | Genealogy | Oral History

Language

English

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

45:54

Length of video log

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Interview with Raymond Gant, Part 3

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