Story Bridge
Anchoring Communities
“Before reading and performing in the Woodlawn Stories,” Ron asked the 15 Woodlawn High students sitting around him, “how many of you envisioned yourself settling down in Woodlawn after college?” Not a single hand went up. Ron then asked these students, “Now, after performing the true stories of your place, how many of you intend to make Woodlawn your home?” This time, all 15 hands went up. In 2011, Story Bridge’s Community Research Director, Dr. Ron Pate, was the project dir
