File:Atsuko Bernot and Imani Newsome.mp3

Summary

Summary: This recording is from a live event hosted by the Repair Lab as Coal Dust Kills at Colley Community Center in Norfolk, VA. The conversation is with Atsuko Bernot and Imani Newsome, two long-term Lambert's Point residents who have been involved in campaigning for an end to coal dust pollution for over 10 years. They tell the story of experiencing coal dust in their neighborhood, the work they did with civic leagues and city council to try and get coal cars covered at Norfolk Southern's terminal, key points of failure in their wave of activity, and what they think is most important in carrying on the struggle. There are tangents reflecting on national politics and also a short conversation about the best way to store digital as well as physical data associated with Voices in the Dust archive.

Note: There is significant audio interference during the first 17 minutes of the recorded interview/ first 7 pages of the transcription. The audio posted on Voices in the Dust has been edited to trim out the interference; however, the intelligible words of the speakers are still transcribed below. In the text below, transcript that is audible is in black; transcript that has been cut out due to bad audio interference is in red. The interference persists pages 1-7, minutes 0:00- 17:11. After page 7 / timestamp 17:11, the audio and transcription correspond completely til the end of the interview.