Oral History

Messina Adreame Wattley Interview

Themes:
Youth Programs Education - Nairobi Schools People of EPA
Subjects:
Sisters of Tomorrow, Underground Railroad, RISE Program, Shule Mandela Academy, Messina Adreame Wattley
Date of Creation or Publication:
1/6/2024
Creator
Sharifa Wilson
Donor
Messina Adreame Wattley
Language
English
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Interview of Messina Adreame Wattley by Sharifa Wilson in Atlanta, Georgia. Topics include: how parents met; arrival in EPA at high school age via Oakland and Mountain View; difficulty with school transitions from Mountain View to Shule (4th grade through middle school) to Menlo Atherton High School; how RISE Program helped; why she moved to Brooklyn; her Shule experience and how it affected her career choices; what makes EPA unique; her message for EPA residents to learn from the past; and other topics.
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