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    Tanisha Wright

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    Public Housing Residency: MonView Heights, Whitaker, Smurf Village

    Theme list: WNBA draft, family, importance of community, entrepreneurs, spirituality, religion

    Primary time periods: 1983–2000

    Primary locations: Charlotte, North Carolina

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    Interview Summary

    Tanisha Wright shares her love for her community & for playing Basketball. Although there were problems in the public housing community some of her most valuable lessons came from where she grew up. She describes typical days playing basketball in different communities and how her drive and determination led her to give back to her community and also receive a scholarship to play basketball. Along her journey of playing basketball professionally the impact of her grandmother and close family and friends provided the support she needed to pursue her dreams.

    About the Narrator

    Narrator Full Name: Tanisha Wright

    Narrator pronouns: she/her

    Keywords: basketball, best friends, neighbors, penny candy, God's Favor, low income neighborhoods, free lunch program, high-rises

    Access Level: public

    Self-identified race and/or ethnicity: Black/African American

    About the Interview
    Interviewer: Array

    Date of Interview: 2019-11-14

    Method of Interview: in-person

    Location of Interview: English

    Duration: None

    Formats Available: .wav, .mp3

    Audio Quality and other notes: none

    Location of Interview: Charlotte, North Carolina

    Time-Stamped Index

    Favorite sections by interviewer(s) and other oral historians who worked on the interview are starred.

    Time-Stamped: 1983–2000

    Access and Use Guidelines

    Content Warnings: physical violence

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