Interview with TiAnna Harrison

Interview with TiAnna Harrison

TiAnna Harrison

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Interviewers

JB Brown

Description

This is an interview with the President of Kalamazoo Public School’s Board of Education TiAnna Harrison recorded on August 22, 2024. Ms. Harrison was interviewed by JB Brown as a part of SHARE's “Standing on Her Shoulders” oral history project. During the interview Ms. Harrison discusses the following topics:

  • Her childhood in Kalamazoo;

  • Founding the Minority Student Awareness Organization at Loy Norrix High School;

  • Being empowered through education;

  • Formative women in her life;

  • Finding her place in Kalamazoo as an adult;

  • Her views on diverse representation;

  • Working for Kalamazoo Community Homeworks;

  • Her desire to help people love learning;

  • How her lived experiences impact her service to the community;

  • Being proud of her children;

  • Being seen, heard, and taking up space;

  • Wanting to be righteous rather than a Strong Black Woman;

  • Advice to her younger self;

  • Fun facts about herself;

  • Supporting Black Women and Girls in leadership positions;

  • Standing on the shoulders of educated and virtuous Black Women, and;

  • Challenging herself and others to do more good.

Date of Interview

8-22-2024

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo, Mi

Series

Standing on Her Shoulders

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Black Women, Leadership, Education

Disciplines

African American Studies | Education | Oral History

Notes

The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

55:05

Length of video log

tbd

Interview with TiAnna Harrison

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