The Story

Russell L. Goings, the African-American pioneer of Wall Street and one of the founders of Essence Magazine, has now added another feather to his hat. He has created an epic poem called “The Children of Children Keep Coming: an Epic Griotsong.” Sketches of black history from the famed painter and collagist Romare Bearden complement his work. As the artist was dying of cancer, Romare Bearden made Russell a promise to use a portfolio of artwork in some way. It would take years before Russell decided what to do with this tremendous gift. Also - infiltrating a white supremacist group.

With an estimated five percent of all marriages in America now involving people of different races, Melanie McFarland and Dave Knopes are among a small but growing number of racially mixed couples.

Donn Young made a life as a successful photographer in New Orleans. He nearly lost all of his work when Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago. More than 1.5 million images were under 10 feet of water.

Cathy Wilkerson survived an infamous event of the 1960s - the explosion of a New York City townhouse on March 6, 1970. Cathy was a member of Weatherman, an anti-war group that broke off from the mainstream to undertake more violent acts of resistance to the Vietnam War.