Juliana Richardson
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
There was no history, not Black history. There was not even a sense of where my place was in American society.
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
I couldn't go back to practice law at this point. Too many years had passed. My home shopping channel had gone belly up. And what was I going to do? But I say often that sometimes at your darkest moment, the thing that's intended for you is right there.
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
Although I met Langston Hughes, he invited me to his house in Harlem. I don't remember anything he said, but I remember he was very kind.
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
I'm Barack Obama. That's spelled B-A-R-A-C-K. O-B-A-M-A. And my birthday is August 4th.
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
You know, that was done right in that room over there. And it's really extraordinary, you know, like the path that he took.
Up First from NPR
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
You know, you get at a point where you start asking, what is going to be your leave behind? You know, what did you do in your life that was, you know, significant? If we do this right, it will be something that hopefully makes society a richer place.