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In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history (https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia families and organizations). My oral history experience inspired a new project called #YourStory. #YourStory combines #StandupStorytelling with principles and best practices of oral history recording to document the thoughts and experiences of ordinary people who do extraordinary work. EPISODE 2.02 "TRANSCRIPT": ... 15m18sec Why was I not interested in going full-bore with The UBP as a startup? ... well, the startup world is not for me ... I am an organizer (an equalizer) and a lover of people ... I am the leader of my people ... 17m14sec LEarning is learning the promotes earning money and other resources (knowledge, strategy, relationships) ... 18m18sec my momentum carried me away from startups and towards people who helped people ... 18m52sec ... Project CHIP placed 1500 computers with homes and organizations ... 19m27 built CTC in Rome, GA 20m02sec KB provided "fulfillment" ... it was where I wanted to be, and where I needed to be ... 20m40sec ...

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