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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Kathryn “Ryn” Cole, a 2024 summer LOCI Program participant. Ryn works in the Library’s Office of Communications. Of the People: Widening the Path is proud to announce our involvement in this year’s Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) in Oak Bluffs, MA from August 1-10. Celebrating its …
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Maya Freelon, CCDI Artist/Scholar-in-Residence, shares her experience researching in the Library's collections for her project, Whippersnappers: Recapturing, Reviewing, and Reimagining the Lives of Enslaved Children in the United States.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, events, library resources, research
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Kathryn “Ryn” Cole, a 2024 summer LOCI Program participant. Ryn works in the Library’s Office of Communications. Of the People: Widening the Path is proud to participate in this year’s Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City from August 1-11. Established in 1978, this annual …
Posted by: Isabel Brador
DC Public Library (DCPL) is one of CCDI’s 2024 Libraries, Archives, and Museums awardees. The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting about their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. DCPL is receiving $68,154.48 for their project, “Documenting the Ethiopian Communities of DC”. Through their project they …
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, research
Posted by: Isabel Brador
Indiana University, one of CCDI’s 2024 Higher Education awardees, is receiving $68,154.48 for their project, “Connecting Collections: Indigenous Identities in Edward Curtis and Joseph Dixon Materials.” The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. Through their project they will work …
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Posted by: Isabel Brador
University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is one of CCDI’s 2024 Higher Education awardees. The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting at the CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. UHD is receiving $69,084.67 for their project, “Discovering Afro-Latino Heritage: A Reflective StoryMap Project to Enhance Student Belongingness and Learning.” Through …
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, research
Posted by: Isabel Brador
Friends of Tijeras Pueblo (FTP) is one of CCDI’s 2024 Libraries, Archives and Museum Awardees. The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting about their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. FTP is receiving $61,366.50 for their project, “The Ancestral Tiwa World Connected to the Present: Tijeras …
Posted in: CCDI, Community Collections grants
Posted by: Isabel Brador
The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) team interviewed Angelo State University (ASU), one of CCDI's 2024 Higher Education recipients. This post offers details about their project, "All History is Local: Celebrating the People of West Texas."
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Posted by: Isabel Brador
The Hoboken Public Library (HPL) is one of CCDI’s 2024 Libraries, Archives and Museum Awardees. The team began their project in December 2023 and will be presenting about their work at CCDI’s upcoming Summer Fuse 2024 event in Washington, D.C. HPL is receiving $69,449.39 for their project, “The Puerto Rican Experience in Hoboken and America,” which explores …
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