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A black and white up-close photo of Lottie Espinosa playing her guitar

Celebrating California Gold: AFC’s New Story Map on the Northern California Folk Music from the 1930s Collection

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

A man plays guitar and sings with an American flag in the background.

Homegrown Plus: American Roots Music with Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr.

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Image of janitor Rubi Andazola, custodial lead at University of Colorado Boulder. Photograph by Cynthia Torres. 2021.

Custodians and Janitors: New Occupational Folklife Project Collection Launched!

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Five men in suits and ties.

Homegrown Plus: Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Two interviewers with interviewee, standing in the streets of New Orleans.

COVID Recollections: “People Make the World Move”- Pandemic Stories from New Orleans-Area Service and Hospitality Workers

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Billy MxCrea African American performer photographed with KJohn A. Lomax for a Library recording trip, Jasper, Texas, 1940

“We have our work cut out for us”: A Conversation with Sarah Bryan, Executive Director of the Association for Cultural Equity

Posted by: Guha Shankar

A portrait of an anthropomorphic egg from the front and the back

Humpty Dumpty: Metafolklore, Riddles, and Yolks

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Building with mural in purple of trumpet musician

Reflections from the AFC Board of Trustees Meeting in Louisiana with Chair Heather Hodges

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

A Library of Congress graphic featuring photos from each of the ten Community Collections grants recipients

Congratulations to the 2024 Community Collections Grants Recipients!

Posted by: Michelle Stefano