I had the honor of my life to record a conversation with one of my mom's brothers, Dr. Jerrold Roy, aka my whimsical uncle Jerry. He is the historian of our family and sacred memory keeper. In this part one of a two part conversation, my uncle J shares the many lives he's lived: from his educational journey at Harvard and beyond as a Black scholar, to his early dream of being an actor and moving to Hollywood in hope of making it to the big screen. I ask him about his childhood, growing up in Chicago as one of 13 children and what he experienced. He shares formative stories from his adolescence and what led him to enlist in the military multiple times. This is a conversation rich in family wisdom. Make sure to listen to part 2 of this series.