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    Tanisha Wright

    Content Warnings: physical violence

    Audio Quality Notes: none

    At a Glance

    Public Housing Residency: MonView Heights, Whitaker, Smurf Village

    Themes: WNBA draft, family, importance of community, entrepreneurs, spirituality, religion

    Content Warnings: physical violence

    Primary time periods: 1983–2000

    Primary locations: Pittsburgh, PA, Brooklyn, NYC

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

    Descriptive Context

    Interview Summary

    Content Warnings: physical violence

    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

    Refer to as: Coach Wright

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

    Biographical Context:

    Where do you now call home? Atlanta, GA


    What do you do when you need to reconnect to your heart? Going home and spending time with family always makes me reminisce on my childhood and growing up in the projects with such a tight knit community.

    Life Dates:
    • Birth: 1983
    About the Interview

    Interviewer: Shakira Johnson

    Date of Interview: 2019-11-14

    Method of Interview: in-person

    Location of Interview: Charlotte, North Carolina

    Language: English

    Duration: None

    Formats Available: .wav, .mp3

    Audio Quality and other notes: none

    Post-Production by: Shakira Johnson, cosmo

    Contextual Information Last Updated: None

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