Waddy discusses her childhood, her early work experience, her move to Los Angeles in the 1940's, and her work on preserving and publicizing the work of African-American printmakers; there is discussion of her work on two publications, Prints by American Negro artists (as a researcher) and Black artists on art (as co-editor), the creation of Art West Associated, her work as a painter and linoleum block designer, and the African-American art scene in Southern California.