StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Wish I’d Had The Opportunities That You Had’

Brendan Epton and Dequarion Williams speak over video chat
Dequarion Williams and Brendan Epton recorded an interview remotely through StoryCorps. Courtesy of StoryCorps
Brendan Epton and Dequarion Williams speak over video chat
Dequarion Williams and Brendan Epton recorded an interview remotely through StoryCorps. Courtesy of StoryCorps

StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Wish I’d Had The Opportunities That You Had’

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Brendan Epton is 21 years old, and works at a legal clinic in North Lawndale. One of his clients at the clinic is the same age: Dequarion Williams. Last month, the two recorded a remote StoryCorps interview together. Brendan started by asking Dequarion about growing up in North Lawndale.

This interview was recorded through a partnership with the Lawndale Christian Legal Center. It was facilitated by StoryCorps Chicago’s Amy Tardif.

Bill Healy produces StoryCorps Chicago for WBEZ and teaches journalism at Northwestern University. Follow him @chicagoan.