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Front Porch Stories

Ethnographic Oral Histories

An interactive training program rooted in the tradition of gathering stories in informal, welcoming spaces.

Front Porch Stories invites you to learn the fundamentals of ethnographic research and oral history methods including developing a research focus and interview guides, interviewing and recording techniques, analyzing themes, creating safe and inviting spaces, and more!

Dr. Linda J. Mann, PhD is the co-founder and Director of AARN. She is a leading executive director and researcher on racial redress initiatives at the intersection of U.S. history and international human rights. Dr. Mann is the recipient of the 2024-2025 Fulbright EU Schuman award. Currently, she serves as Executive Director at OUDC and is also an Adjunct Senior Researcher at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Previously she served as the Executive Director for the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University’s School of Law and VP of Research for the Georgetown Memory Project. Dr. Mann has written widely about local and state reparative justice, descendant engagement, and maximizing justice potentials.

Kayla Edwards-Scott is a former high school history teacher and third-year law student at Howard University. As a student, she has served as a student attorney in the Movement Lawyering Clinic and policy intern with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She is committed to using the law as a tool to support the movement for reparations and justice.

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Please feel free to bring in an object of great significance to you for an activity we have planned!

Registration is not required to attend--register to receive an email reminder, all walk-ins are welcome.

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