Jeree Palmer-Bechkham, class of 1983

Jeree Palmer-Bechkham, class of 1983

Abstract In this interview, Jeree Palmer-Beckham begins by discussing her time in Providence, where she lived with her first husband, and explaining her completion of a Brown University degree in theatre arts through the Resumed Education Program (RUE). Palmer...
Linda J. Peters, class of 1982

Linda J. Peters, class of 1982

Abstract In Part 1 of her interview, Linda J. Peters begins by sharing some background information, including her multiracial identity and growing up in a Black neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. She also recalls her reasons for choosing to attend Brown University....
Karona Monica Mason, class of 1982

Karona Monica Mason, class of 1982

Abstract In this interview recorded during the 2018 All-class Black Alumni Reunion, Karona Monica Mason, Brown University class of 1982, discusses her experiences as a student on the Brown University campus. Mason begins by describing her childhood and early education...
Javette D. Pinkney, class of 1980

Javette D. Pinkney, class of 1980

Abstract In this interview, Javette D. Pinkney begins by explaining the academic initiative and activist spirit that brought her to Brown. She fondly remembers a “feeling of community,” and campus dating, in spite of instances of racism. She describes her involvement...

Northrop/Forman Family, 1954, 1981, 2013

Abstract Conducted in 2013, this interview records three generations of Brown University graduates who share their individual and collective experiences at Brown from the 1950s to 2013. Interviewees include Diane Lake, class of 1954, her daughter Melanie Northrop,...
Afua Hassan, class of 1981 and Wanda Moore, class of 1983

Afua Hassan, class of 1981 and Wanda Moore, class of 1983

Abstract In this interview recorded during the 2018 Black Alumni Reunion, Afua Hassan and Wanda Moore discuss their time at Brown University, the effect their education had on their careers, and the importance of their friendship, which strengthened when Moore became...