"Willie T. Clay is an author and civil rights advocate who is mostly known for his “Big Walk”. After observing the many ways the desegregation of Cincinnati, Ohio decimated the local black economy, he was compelled to walk from Cincinnati all the way to Los Angeles, California. His mission was simple. His method however, was much more intricate. His plan was to walk, state to state, through the many black communities between Ohio and California, with a survey that would assess the socioeconomic conditions of blacks in America. 

	Upon completing his walk, Clay documented his experience in his book “The Big Walk” ; A story that although written many decades ago now, still remains  relevant currently. I sat down with Mr. Clay to gain more insight on what in his early life molded him into the man that walked across America. During our discussion, I also captured his perspective on the current socioeconomic state of the black community today so as to compare and contrast the times of his walk, with the present day climate. This conversation has my voice edited out to give Mr. Willie T. Clay full autobiographical narrative control, and his free flowing dialogue contains many insightful jewels scattered in his loose chronology of his life’s journey. " 

- William "Free Will" Cavil (editor / moderator )