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|Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250724234707/https://www.empowerallva.org EmPower All] about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents. | |Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of [https://web.archive.org/web/20250724234707/https://www.empowerallva.org EmPower All] about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents. | ||
|[[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Yugonda Sample-Jones]] | |[[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Yugonda Sample-Jones]] | ||
[[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Audio]] (1 of 3) | [[:File:Yugonda Sample-Jones-06302023.mp3|Audio]] (1 of 3) | ||
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|Repair Lab team member | |Repair Lab team member | ||
|Driving tour exploring [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative redevelopment in East End Newport News. | |Driving tour exploring CSX's [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) redevelopment in East End Newport News. Also discusses [[Tidewater Air Monitoring Evaluation (TAME)|TAME]] and gentrification. | ||
|[[:File:Yugonda Sample Jones (2 3).mp3|Yugonda Sample-Jones Audio]] (2 of 3) | |[[:File:Yugonda Sample Jones (2 3).mp3|Yugonda Sample-Jones Audio]] (2 of 3) | ||
|[[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-transcript(2 3) .pdf|Yugonda Sample-Jones Transcript]] (2 of 3) | |[[:File:Yugonda-Sample-Jones-transcript(2 3) .pdf|Yugonda Sample-Jones Transcript]] (2 of 3) | ||
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|Resident | |Resident | ||
|Media interview | |Media interview and testimonial from former East End Newport News resident whose sister had a lung amputated at 14 years old due to diagnosed miner's lung from living adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]] in the 1970s-80s. | ||
|[[:File:Uneita Scott.mp3|Uneita Scott Audio]] | |[[:File:Uneita Scott.mp3|Uneita Scott Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Uneita-Scott-Transcript.pdf|Uneita Scott Transcript]] | |[[:File:Uneita-Scott-Transcript.pdf|Uneita Scott Transcript]] | ||
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|Short interview | |Short interview and testimonial from East End Newport News shop owner whose business is adjacent to [[Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia|Dominion Terminal]]. | ||
|[[:File:Mr. Smiley.mp3|Mr. Smiley Audio]] | |[[:File:Mr. Smiley.mp3|Mr. Smiley Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Mr-Smiley-Transcript.pdf|Mr. Smiley Transcript]] | |[[:File:Mr-Smiley-Transcript.pdf|Mr. Smiley Transcript]] | ||
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|One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about | |One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about East End history, growing up in [[Harbor Homes and Dickerson Court and their demolition|Harbor Homes]], gentrification, and [[Tidewater Air Monitoring Evaluation (TAME)|TAME]]. | ||
|[[:File:Lawrence Turner.mp3|Lawrence Turner Audio]] | |[[:File:Lawrence Turner.mp3|Lawrence Turner Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Lawrence-Turner-transcript.pdf|Lawrence Turner Transcript]] | |[[:File:Lawrence-Turner-transcript.pdf|Lawrence Turner Transcript]] | ||
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|Short street | |Short street testimonial from East End Newport News resident about the coal dust and its effects. | ||
|[[:File:Frankie Williams.mp3|Frankie Williams Audio]] | |[[:File:Frankie Williams.mp3|Frankie Williams Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Frankie-Williams-Transcript-1of3.pdf|Frankie Williams Transcript]] | |[[:File:Frankie-Williams-Transcript-1of3.pdf|Frankie Williams Transcript]] | ||
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| | |Testimonial from a couple who regret buying their house in East End Newport News due to the coal dust. | ||
|[[:File:Anonymous-1.mp3|Anonymous 2 Audio]] | |[[:File:Anonymous-1.mp3|Anonymous 2 Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Anonymous-testimony-1.pdf|Anonymous 2]] | |[[:File:Anonymous-testimony-1.pdf|Anonymous 2]] | ||
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| | |Testimonial from an East End Newport News resident about his experiences growing up in Southwest Virginia, his memories of community defense against polluters there, and comparisons to the present in Newport News. | ||
|[[:File:Anonymous 2.mp3|Anonymous Audio]] | |[[:File:Anonymous 2.mp3|Anonymous Audio]] | ||
|[[:File:Anonymous-2-Transcript.pdf|Anonymous Transcript]] | |[[:File:Anonymous-2-Transcript.pdf|Anonymous Transcript]] | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 1 August 2025
Residents have deep expertise on the impacts of coal dust pollution in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point, organizing in resistance, and priorities around solutions and visions for the future. Several themes emerge in these interviews and oral histories, including life in the now-demolished Harbor Homes public housing complex, effects of coal dust on property, home value, and household finances, and the prevalence of health impacts on residents, especially respiratory illness.
Oral Histories 2023–2025
All interviews below collected by Adrian Wood with the Repair Lab.
| Name | Date | Type | Notes | Audio | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Harris | 10/1/23 | Government figure | Studio interview with co-founder of the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and leader of Virginia Interfaith Power and Light. | Faith Harris Audio | Faith Harris Transcript |
| Renee Hoyos | 5/4/2023 | Resident | Phone interview with former director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Justice department (now defunct). | Renee Hoyos Audio | |
| Malcolm Jones, Lathaniel Kirts and Billy Mercury | 5/30/2023 | Repair Lab team member | 3-way studio interview with Lathaniel and Malcolm, 2 practitioners-in-residence with the Repair Lab, and their lifelong friend Billy Mercury about growing up in Park Place adjacent to the Lambert's Point Norfolk Southern coal terminal and seeing gentrification unfold. | Malcolm, Lathaniel and Billy Audio | |
| Yugonda Sample-Jones | 6/30/2023 | Repair Lab team member | Walking interview with East End Newport News resident and leader of EmPower All about the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) development project and the effects of coal dust on new and existing residents. | Yugonda Sample-Jones
Audio (1 of 3) |
Yugonda Sample-Jones Transcript (1 of 3) |
| Yugonda Sample-Jones | 2/27/2024 | Repair Lab team member | Driving tour exploring CSX's Dominion Terminal and the whole Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) redevelopment in East End Newport News. Also discusses TAME and gentrification. | Yugonda Sample-Jones Audio (2 of 3) | Yugonda Sample-Jones Transcript (2 of 3) |
| Uneita Scott | 4/20/2024 | Resident | Media interview and testimonial from former East End Newport News resident whose sister had a lung amputated at 14 years old due to diagnosed miner's lung from living adjacent to Dominion Terminal in the 1970s-80s. | Uneita Scott Audio | Uneita Scott Transcript |
| Mr. Smiley | 6/30/2023 | Resident | Short interview and testimonial from East End Newport News shop owner whose business is adjacent to Dominion Terminal. | Mr. Smiley Audio | Mr. Smiley Transcript |
| Patricia Taylor | 11/2/2024 | Resident | Porch interview with East End Newport News neighborhood matriarch about what it takes to make systemic change. | Patricia Taylor Audio | Patricia Taylor Transcript |
| Lawrence Turner | 7/7/2023 | Resident | One-on-one interview with East End Newport News resident and football coach about East End history, growing up in Harbor Homes, gentrification, and TAME. | Lawrence Turner Audio | Lawrence Turner Transcript |
| Frankie Williams | 2/27/2024 | Resident | Short street testimonial from East End Newport News resident about the coal dust and its effects. | Frankie Williams Audio | Frankie Williams Transcript |
| Anonymous 2 | 4/20/2024 | Resident | Testimonial from a couple who regret buying their house in East End Newport News due to the coal dust. | Anonymous 2 Audio | Anonymous 2 |
| Anonymous | 4/20/2024 | Resident | Testimonial from an East End Newport News resident about his experiences growing up in Southwest Virginia, his memories of community defense against polluters there, and comparisons to the present in Newport News. | Anonymous Audio | Anonymous Transcript |
Media featuring resident interviews
- Council Gets Air Pollution Control Plan, Daily Press, December 18, 1956
- Dust Covered Apartments (Continued from Page 1), Daily Press, May 5, 1984
- Vogelsong, Virginia Will Begin Monitoring Air Pollution around Hampton Roads Coal Terminals: Residents of Newport News’ East End Say There’s Been Too Many Studies and Too Little Action, Virginia Mercury, April 19, 2022
- Janney, Study Aims to Test Effects of Coal Dust, but Residents are Skeptical Change Will Come, The Virginian Pilot, November 3, 2023
- Hollingsworth, Newport News Residents Voice Concerns about Coal Pollution, 3WTKR, January 23, 2024
- Saitta, Newport News Residents Say Coal Dust is the Source of Some Health Problems, WTKR, April 20, 2024