National Her Son Wasn't Expected To Survive. Now He's Showing Her How To Live Isaiah Acosta was born with life-threatening health issues. Now 21, he's done far more than beat the odds. At StoryCorps, his mother Tarah told him, "You want to do it all, whether it's scary or not." Jo Corona Jud Esty-Kendall
National It Wasn't Friendship At First Sight. 35 Years On, They Found A 'Forever Love' Young and on her own in New York, a bright-eyed Julaina Glass arrived in Beau McCall's Harlem apartment building. Though it took time, Glass endeared herself to McCall. "You're a part of me," he said. Jey Born
National A Joy Of Reading, Sparked By A Special Librarian Determined To 'Make A Difference' Hasina Islam fostered a love of reading and the library in Abigail Jean, who is 12. Abigail was just 3 when they met at a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Jey Born
National With 'The Mom Every Other Kid Wanted,' She Was An Only Child But Never Alone Growing up, Mary Mills saw her mom, Joyce Carter Mills, spread her joy and love to other kids in the neighborhood. "No other parents were that fun," Mary said. "Everybody wanted to be at our house." Jey Born
National 'I Have Wings Now': At Age 45, She Went Back To School In 10th grade, Ngoc Nguyen dropped out of school in Vietnam to support her family. After earning a GED in the U.S., she told her teacher how much she appreciates the energy he gave to his students. Jey Born
National 'I May Not Get There With You': An Eyewitness Account Of MLK's Final Days Clara Jean Ester was a college student in 1968 when she saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his final speech. A day later, Ester was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when he was assassinated. Abe Selby
National His Vaccine Story Inspired His Father To Write A Disney Classic As a kid, Jeffrey Sherman told his father, songwriter Robert Sherman, about his experience getting a polio vaccine. It sparked Robert to craft the now famous Mary Poppins song, "A Spoonful of Sugar." Jo Corona
National 'Do What's Right And Have Fun': Remembering A Mother With A Fighting Spirit Rosella Liscum died at age 101 last week after contracting COVID-19. At StoryCorps in 2012, she told her daughter, "Just do what's in your heart. Do what's right and have fun." Jasmyn Morris Jey Born
National Through Thick And Thin, Best Friends Make Room For Laughter And Tears Jamie Olivieri and Yennie Neal-Achigbu have been inseparable since eighth grade. From annual Christmas gatherings to a husband's death, the friends have helped each other through the good and the bad. Kamilah Kashanie Lauren Smith
National RBG Imparted This To Plaintiff In Gender Equality Case: 'It's All Right To Be A Hero' Sharron Cohen was the plaintiff in a case that eventually fell to a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Cohen says that years later, Ginsberg encouraged her to embrace her part in the landmark case. Abe Selby