Rose Mayes Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Rose Mayes Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.018
Type
Moving Image
Description
This interview with Rose Mayes was conducted on December 5th, 2023. In this interview, Rose shares her life journey, growing up in Millville, Louisiana to moving to Riverside and establishing multiple organizations that advocate for social justice and fair housing. Rose begins by sharing stories of her childhood, being one of fourteen childreen and growing up with a close-knit family. She moved from Louisiana to Texas where she graduated high school and eventually started her own store, "Rose's Record Store" which became successful in Houston. It was during this time she navigated racial discrimination in business. After selling her business, Rose moved to Riverside where she earned her bachelor's and master's degree in business, worked for the Wall Street Journal, and became involved in activism. Rose became the executive director of the Fair Housing Council in Riverside County, fighting against housing discrimination, organizing out reach programs, and providing education on home ownership. Rose also founded the Eleanor Jean Grier Leadership Academy in 2007 to train community members to servce in leadership roles, such as city boards. Rose is still committed to serving the city of Riverside, citing the Dr. Martin Luther King monument site as another project she is currently working on.
Subject
Civil Rights Activism
Fair Housing Council Riverside
Eleanor Grier Leadership Academy
The Group
African American History
Spatial Coverage
Millville, Louisiana
Houston, Texas
Riverside, (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1943 - 2023
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
12/5/2023
Contributor
Rose Mayes
Format
.mov
Language
English
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