Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings

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Document Type

Oral History

Publication Date

5-18-2016

Abstract

Lea Michelle Cash interviews Jim King, a man who has made important impacts in the Inland Empire. After small talk and introductions at the beginning of the footage, the conversation turns to King’s history of being born in Houston then being raised in Los Angeles and later living in San Bernardino. King mentioned that he worked in the Youth Motivation Task Force, which was a program that helped students learn what they need for future careers. The interviewee also chad joined Black Future Leaders. This was a program that took youth and allowed them to live on a college campus for two weeks to make connections, learn about college, and gain skills for the workplace. There were also mentions of two awards, The Black Rose Award and the Dr. Juanita Scott Humanitarian Award, that King created. After being asked who his mentor was, King says his mom is his hero and how her rules as well as background had helped him. For his most memorable moment, King mentions how he was able to successfully invite Rosa Parks to the San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation’s history parade. He also mentioned how speaking with Parks personally was otherworldly. When asked about his advice for young people, King mentions how he loves the people around him and that youth need to get an education. The interview ends with King and Cash discussing the former’s role in making the Southern California Gas Company more inclusive and diverse.

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