When Myra Brown was 15 years old, she interviewed her mother, Bonnie. A single parent, Bonnie is intellectually disabled with a low IQ and has supported her family by working at the same Wendy’s restaurant just outside of Philadelphia for over 18 years.

Click here to listen to Bonnie and Myra’s original StoryCorps interview.

StoryCorps and Upworthy, the mission-driven media company that reaches more than 200 million people each month, have joined forces to launch #WhoWeAre, a campaign to share the stories of everyday Americans, build compassion, and offer hope to a divided nation. #WhoWeAre calls on Americans to reach across perceived divides and listen to one another.

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