Interview with J.R. Reynolds
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Interviewers
Jennifer Gregor
Description
This interview was recorded on February 15,, 2013 as a part of the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society’s Baldwin Archive Engaging the Wisdom Project with Kalamazoo College. During the interview J.R. Reynolds, the narrator, discussed the following topics:
- His career living in Los Angeles working for Billboard and Music Cares;
- His current position at Good Food B.C. and the Calhoun Race Impact Alliance, and the nature of his work;
- Growing up and race relations in Ohio compared to race relations in Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California;
- Race relations in Southwest Michigan, changes in the current racial landscape and advice for racial healing;
- His column in the Battle Creek Enquirer, named “Humans Being” and what he hopes to do with it;
- His vision for a just society, and how to achieve it, in Southwest Michigan;
- How he continues to motivate himself to work for social justice, and advice for those who would like to be involved in achieving a just society.
Date of Interview
Winter 2-15-2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo, MI
Series
Voices For Social Justice
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Music
Disciplines
African American Studies | Oral History
Language
English
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, J.R., "Interview with J.R. Reynolds" (2013). Kalamazoo Valley Museum & the Society for History And Racial Equity (SHARE)- Voices of Social Justice. 4.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/voices-social-justice/4
Length of video
38:03
Length of video log
16
Notes
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