This post is an interview with Tameshia Rudd-Ridge and Jourdan Brunson of the Dallas, Texas Community Collections Grant project, If Tenth Street Could Talk, as part of the Library's Of the People blog series featuring awardees of the American Folklife Center’s Community Collections Grant program.
This post features an interview with Professor Lola Quan Bautista, who is leading the 2023 American Folklife Center Community Collections Grant project, Celebrating CHamoru Nobenas, as part of the Library of Congress Of the People initiative supported by the Mellon Foundation.
In this guest post, Majestie Varnado, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Heavy is the Hair: Evolution of African Hair in America from the 17th c. to the 20th c."
In this guest post, Olivia Hewang, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Identity and Solidarity: Asian American Activism in the 1960s and 70s."
In this guest post, Victoria Dey, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Guide for Institutional Work With Underrepresented Community Members/Partners."
The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its next Junior Fellows Program, a summer internship held remotely and onsite from May 20 to July 26, 2024. This 10-week, full-time paid internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates interested in learning and conducting research using the resources of the largest library in …
In this guest post, Samiah Sudler-Brooks, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "The Journey to Our Rights: African American Activism from the 1900s-Present Day."
In this guest post, Erica Quinones, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Designing Liberation: Printing Queer Latinx Activism in the 1970s."
In this guest post, Yeji Kim, a Summer 2023 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Junior Fellow, describes her project, "Threads of Asia: A Guide to Historical Asian Textiles in the US."