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Rasheed Baird : Reverand Rasheed. That's Rasheed, R A S H E E D. Last name, Baird, B A I R D.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=5.0,14.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : And can you tell me your age?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=14.0,17.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Forty-five.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=17.0,18.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Okay. So, I was told that you were \"born\" in the church, so I wanted to—[laughing]\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=18.0,29.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : \nNot literally born, not literally born in the church. But, yes, I've been attending the Greater Allen AME Cathedral since the age of, I would say since about the age of one, since age about one. My grandmother, the late Mary Dolly Alexander, brought me here and from then on, we've just been faithful members of the church.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=29.0,54.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : That's wonderful. So, okay. And now, as an outreach pastor, what are—pre COVID, if you could tell me what were your main responsibilities as an outreach pastor?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=54.0,73.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Well, I'm the outreach minister. Our pastor is —[crosstalking] that's alright. Our pastor is the Reverend Dr. Floyd Howard Flake and our co-pastor is the Reverend Dr. Margaret Elaine McCollins Flake, and, I am just privileged to serve the Lord here with them, as they are my leaders in the ministry.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=73.0,98.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : I'm sorry. Can I ask you how long you've been an outreach minister with the church?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=98.0,110.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Outreach. I've been outreach minister going on about 15 years now.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=110.0,120.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Oh, okay. So that's quite— Did you work at any other churches after your training?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=120.0,128.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Well, to tell you the truth, Allen was my first employment after I gained my master's in divinity. I've been working here ever since college and seminary.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=128.0,147.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : So it's really very much part of like your home community. So tell me about your work then. How has it changed since COVID?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=147.0,168.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Before COVID, I remember you asking my responsibilities before COVID. Before COVID, my responsibilities were basically the visitation of the sick in the hospitals and in the nursing homes. Also the homegoing celebration is the celebration of life services, the funeral services. Of course, the food pantry and the soup kitchen, and then also other emergencies that came up around the church. As well as, you know, getting donations from people to be—from participants to the food pantry and the soup kitchen. So now, the only thing that has changed. And of course, also Bible studies on top of some of my responsibilities also. But the only thing now that has changed regarding the work that the Lord allows me to do here at the church is that I can't go to the hospitals and the nursing homes, because they're not allowing people to come in and visit—their church family, as well as their own family. And that has been the hardest thing. And, you know, it's so funny. I got a call two days ago from a man that I was visiting, from one of the members of the church who we were visiting monthly in Far Rockaway. And he called and he told me, he said, he wanted to thank me so much for always coming to visit him. And that he missed the church coming to visit him. And not only that, is that he also said that he caught the COVID virus. And the only way he could visit with his family is by them coming up to the window and waving to him. And I said, Oh my goodness.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=168.0,276.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yeah. And then we've had a lot of saints that have gone on home, during this COVID period. Not all of them have passed because of COVID, but a number of them have. But some of them have passed because of the COVID and we could not have our normal celebration of life services as we normally have for anybody. So our services have been cut to like 45 minutes to an hour because we can't have a lot of people in the sanctuary at one time. So it's been very difficult. Very difficult.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=276.0,315.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : When you say the life services, you mean funerals after somebody passes?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=315.0,320.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yes.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=320.0,321.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : So was there a period where you couldn't do anything and now it's loosened up a little?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=321.0,329.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Oh yes. And I should say a little, I should say very little. It's opened up very little because at the beginning we were not doing any services. At the start of the Corona, we were not doing any services. We just couldn't because we couldn't open the doors of the church. But now since the church is on a cleaning regimen and also a disinfectant regimen, where we have a team coming in two times a week to disinfect the church. Now in the church, we can have up to 35 mourners come in for the services. So that is a very big challenge because a lot of the family members want to come to the service, but they can't because we can not have an over occupancy here at the cathedral.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=329.0,381.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah, if it's a big family, I imagine. If it's a big family.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=381.0,384.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yes. And that's what makes it very difficult. That's what makes it very difficult.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=384.0,392.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Were there other ways you could—[crosstalking]. Oh, sorry, go ahead.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=392.0,395.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Well, I was going to say, well, what the families do now also is they Zoom the program. So we allow them to—the church, of course, through our church video system and everything. They do it through that, but that's the way that a lot of families are doing it now because they can't have a lot of people in the sanctuary.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=395.0,420.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. Yeah. That's something that helps. I was going to ask you— you were saying you couldn't visit parishioners. Were there other—were you able to call or Zoom or were you relying on other technologies.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=420.0,438.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : I'm sorry, could you repeat that?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=438.0,439.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Oh, sure. Yeah. You said you weren't able to visit parishioners. Were you using any technology like calling or Zooming with people?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=439.0,450.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Well, basically a lot of our parishioners are elderly. So they're not that apt to the computer system. So what our Minister of Membership Nurture does, she calls them on a weekly basis just to check on them and make sure that they're doing well. But those who are in the nursing homes, it's hard to get in contact with them cause a lot of them don't have their own private phone.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=450.0,481.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Do you want to talk about in general, how did COVID impact the church community? I know you said you lost some members of the community, not just to COVID, but other issues, but I don't know. Do you want to talk generally about that?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=481.0,503.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Well, basically, also, we have seen an increase in our food pantry lines, which meets every Monday and every Thursday. And the difficulty in that is that we're trying to service those in our community, but we realized that we can't bring them inside the church because we're talking about lines of upwards to 300 to 400 people who are on the line. So what we have been doing is we've been able—thank goodness that the weather has been good in a lot of ways—that we've been able to keep it on the outside. But as the winter approaches, we're trying to think of inventive ways that we can maneuver with the lines still being on the outside. So, that's a challenge that has presented itself. So we're dealing with that, because we—in all honesty, the food kitchen line continues to grow. Before the pandemic we would service anywhere from 250 to 300 people. And that would be on just one day, Thursday, but now we're seeing that number double because we've also had to have food pantries on Mondays also. On Mondays and Thursdays, that same amount come, if not more on that Thursday. So, you know, now we're doing double and, we thank the Lord that City Harvest and Food Bank are our suppliers.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=503.0,612.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : So I'm sure there's a lot of unemployment or economic effects.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=612.0,618.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Oh yeah. Between unemployment, the generational housing, kids that have had to move back in with their parents. And not only did they have to move back in with their parents, but their children had to move back in also. So, you know, it's a lot.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=618.0,638.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. Do you want to share a tribute to anyone that you've lost in your life? I don't know. 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I had asked if you want to talk about, is there anything in your own spiritual practice or beliefs that has helped you in this time?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=654.0,669.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : I can honestly say, it's so funny. I've had to now do Bible studies on Zoom and I was against this because I was like, well, how can you do Bible studies on Zoom? You know, you have to be with the people. You want to see the people. And, I really just had to sit back and just relax, just relax and just take it day by day. I can honestly say that I maybe would plan—I very seldom plan. I really don't plan, but now I've really just been living day to day. Maybe I would plan for tomorrow and say, well, tomorrow I might do A, B and C, but now I don't even plan for tomorrow. I just take it day by day because things change so quickly. I mean, even with the Corona and the COVID, things change so daily in what you can do and what you can't do. Until you're just like, wow.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=669.0,744.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. You start having a different sense of time. Right.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=744.0,750.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : And to tell you, honestly, you don't even know what time is, cause you don't even know what day it is.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=750.0,755.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. Let me see. Okay. I was going to ask you, what do you think your community will look like after this time is over? I know it's right now. It's really hard to imagine when this is going to be over. Right?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=755.0,776.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yeah. Add to tell you honestly, even though I'm seeing people walking around without masks, I really think masks is going to be the new law of the land. I really, really think so. Especially indoors, maybe outdoors. I'm just looking at a gentleman walking the street now, and he doesn't have a mask on because he's smoking a cigarette. But, I've been looking around the area and I've been seeing more and more people without masks. And of course that scares me, but as they come into stores and everything, a majority of them put their mask back on, which I'm happy about, but I really think masks now. Now I'm looking out my window, I'm seeing a family walk down the street and they all have masks on. But yeah. I really think masks are going to become the law of the land.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=776.0,828.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. But in terms of how the community, I mean— For example, do you think people are going to appreciate their, I don't know, their relationships more or is there anything you can say just emotionally, psychologically that you can imagine things being different.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=828.0,852.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Emotionally and psychologically, I really think that this is going to be a time where counseling is going to be needed because this is a real hit to someone's whole life. People have lost so much within a day, businesses have shut down, you know? No money's coming in. There are people that are on our food pantry line that is their first time on the line. And we hear this every time we open up, \"This is my first time here, what do I have to do\"? And we tell them, \"You don't have to do anything. All you have to do is come in.\" And you could see that this is really like people that are used to shopping at Key Food or Met, or the other grocery stores. Now they're on a soup kitchen line, you know, and it's very difficult. Very difficult.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=852.0,907.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. And I know it's hard to imagine when things are going to improve, right?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=907.0,915.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yeah. I mean, we know that trouble don't last always, and we understand that things are going to get better, but it's just as the Psalms say, \"Yea, though I walk through the valley.\" You know, as we're walking through the valley right now and there's no timetable on this valley and that's what makes it so frustrating. But, we do know that this will end and there are better days ahead. And of course we're looking forward to those days, but right now we're in the valley and we have to be realistic. Okay. We're in the valley. So what do we have to do to adapt to the valley? And not only adapt to the valley, but live in the valley and it's okay to live in the valley. It's okay, because God is still with us.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=915.0,963.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah, that's true. You mentioned spiritual counseling. Have people reached out to you more for spiritual counseling in this time?\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=963.0,975.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : People have reached out to the church more. You see, with me, while I may counsel people that come into the church, but our other ministers, such as Reverend Carson and Reverend Edness and, who else? Reverend Gardener, Reverend Jordan, our youth pastor. And of course our first lady and our co-pastor Reverend Elaine, they are constantly counseling people, because— And our men's ministry has seen—well, I should say our marriage enrichment ministry, there have been some talks about how they have to open their doors to more counseling, because couples are having situations now that they didn't have in the past.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=975.0,1035.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. I can imagine. Is there anything else you you'd like to share? Anything that comes to mind,\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1035.0,1050.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : At this time, no. Just, we're all just praying along as we're getting along.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1050.0,1057.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Yeah. Okay. Um, I'm gonna ask you now that I have your email and the email is working, correct? Yes. Okay. Um, this is great. Thank you. So I'm going to submit the interview and, they ask interviewees to submit a photograph. So maybe you could email me one at some point. I can remind you.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1057.0,1085.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : Yes. Because of course, you know, I don't know anything about no email, no photograph, but I'll get my nephew. I'll ask my nephew to do it.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1085.0,1092.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Okay. Yeah, sure. Thank you so much Reverend Baird. So I will be in touch with you. I think there, there's going to be a transcript and I will share that with you.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1092.0,1103.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : You know, what I'm going to do. I'm going to—could you email me that address again that you said stated, cause I'm going to send a copy of our annual report for last year and that has my picture in there and everything. That's how we'll do it.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1103.0,1120.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nLinda Ganjian : Okay. Terrific. Yeah, that would work.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1120.0,1123.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902/transcript/30470/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\nRev. Rasheed Baird : So I love you. God bless you. And I guess I'll speak to a little bit later. Okay. Thank you, Reverend. Have a great day. Bye bye.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/45806/file/118902#t=1123.0,1137.58041"}]}]}]}