Simoncast host John Shaw of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute speaks with Julieanna Richardson. (Courtesy PDA Entertainment Group / pdaspeakers.com)

Founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, Julieanna Richardson, discusses her contribution to the non-profit organization.

The HistoryMakers is a national non-profit research and educational institution committed to preserving and making widely accessible the untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans.

Ms. Richardson created a unique path to founding and heading up the largest national collection effort of African American video oral histories on record since the WPA Slave Narratives.

Hosted by John Shaw. Produced and edited by Jaclyn Durcholz. This podcast is produced through a partnership with WSIU Public Radio. For more, visit paulsimoninstitute.org/podcasts.