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Carolyn Love Oral History Broomfield Out LoudEntry/Object ID
2024.6.31Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Dr. Carolyn Love for Broomfield Out Loud, interviewed by David Allison on January 30, 2024.
Subject matter:
Originally from Gary, Indiana
Parents from Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the first all-Black independent town in the United States
Support system during the Depression in Mound Bayou
Father worked in steel, mother was a nurse
Grappling with racism as a young girl
Graduated from Indiana State University
Attending a segregated university
Experiencing racism at university and fighting against it
Noticed her community shifting and wanted some distance
Came to Colorado to visit her uncle in Denver, ending up staying
Prejudiced environment in Indiana during the 80s
Unable to rent properties with her friends during college
Differences between living in Gary (an all-Black town) and Terre Haute (an all-white town), and figuring out her place in Denver
National Urban League
Finding community at Shorter African American Methodist Episcopal Church
Marriage and divorce
Making ends meet as a single mother working at JC Penney's
Career ambitions
Went into banking with Mile High Urban Bankers
Working in systems and environments built against Black women
Relying on her faith to get her through difficult situations
Self-reflection
Relationship with her husband
Work at the Rocky Mountain Regional Affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council to support minority entrepreneurs
Grief and loss
Family caretaking
Confluence of race and disability
Came to Broomfield in 1984
Lack of diversity in Broomfield, especially at Broomfield Heights Middle School where her daughter attended
Manual High School
Changes in Broomfield culture and areas for improvement
Volunteer work as a member of the Library Board
Ambitions for her business, Kebaya
Champion for equity and inclusion and bringing diversity initiatives to other organizations
Using the right language and approach in conflicts
Finding the path that will lead us to a "beloved community"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black feminism
Creating social change through the societies she is a part of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleCollection
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Date(s) of Creation
Jan 30, 2024Archive Notes
Interviewer: David Allison
Interview Date: January 30, 2024
Interview Length: 1:10:51