Stories Archive - StoryCorps
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Brightness in Black. StoryCorps launches its newest initiative Brightness in Black, a celebration, a truth-telling, a showcase of the richness and complexity of Black life in America—with your stories front and center. Listen to stories of triumph, aspirations, resilience, and connection, and share your own. animation. 03:02.
Stories to Lift Your Spirit - StoryCorps
Mar 12, 2020 · Laura Greenberg grew up as part of a gregarious family in Queens, New York. Her upbringing that couldn’t be more different than that of her husband, Carl. At StoryCorps, they told their daughter about those early days — terrible first kiss and all. Read the full transcript here. story. "If you need me to hold your hand, I'm there."
Stories to Reflect on for Father’s Day - StoryCorps
May 15, 2024 · Whenever Dr. William Lynn Weaver needed help solving a problem, he knew he could always count on his father, Ted Weaver, who was a janitor and chauffeur. In high school, Lynn was one of 14 Black students who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. During this difficult time, Lynn was also trying to stay on top of his academics.
Stories to Celebrate Mother's Day - StoryCorps
May 8, 2024 · Mama Sug. Affectionately known as “Sug,” Cora Lee Collins captured the hearts of all. At StoryCorps, Sug’s daughter and granddaughter, Penelope Simmons and Suzanne Wayne, come together to reminisce about the wild, fun, and loving household Penelope grew up in and the endearing qualities that made her Mama Sug so cherished by everyone.
Lesson: The Power of Active Listening - StoryCorps
Students will learn about active listening by discussing an audio clip and participating in an exercise to experience what if feels like to listen and have someone listen to them. Objectives: Students will reflect on the power of listening to others, and the power of being listened to. Students will understand the definition of active […]
Stories to Lift Your Spirit for Spring - StoryCorps
Mar 23, 2024 · 3:00. In 2010, Ed Holley, a youth baseball coach in NYC, met 14-year-old player, Kanard Lewis. After a health scare from Kanard’s mom, Ed was asked to become Kanard’s legal guardian. More than a decade later, Ed and Kanard sat down for a StoryCorps conversation to reflect on their relationship. Budding Affection.
Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories - StoryCorps
Jul 10, 2022 · Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories. Since the beginning of StoryCorps, countless friends have sat down, one-on-one, to share the things that matter to them through the StoryCorps interview process. That’s why we’re celebrating stories of those people who matter to each other. Explore the collection to hear from friendships that have ...
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The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to collect stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. The multiyear initiative will document, archive, and make accessible Americans’ experiences with COVID-19, to strengthen understanding of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
George Stinney, Youngest Executed - StoryCorps
Jun 30, 2004 · Share This Story. On June 16th, 1944, the state of South Carolina executed George Stinney, Jr. He was fourteen years, six months, and five days old, the youngest person ever executed in the United States in the 20th Century. Stinney, who was black, was convicted of murdering two white girls, Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames ...