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Posted by: Michelle Stefano
American Folklife Center's (AFC) Nancy Groce announces a new AFC archival collection, the Warp and Weft of Yap’s Outer Islands: Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia, as supported through the AFC's Community Collections Grant program of the Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path initiative.
Posted in: Community Collections grants, digital collections, library resources
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
This blog post features an interview with Dr. Allie Martin, a 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Artist/Scholar-in-Residence about her project, "Sampling Black Life: Soundscape and Critical Intention." In the interview, Martin discusses her participation in the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, the Library of Congress collections she is using in her work, and the significance of amplifying sonic Black life.
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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: Marya McQuirter
Maya Cade, CCDI Scholar-in-Residence at the Library of Congress, lectures on tenderness in Black film and unveils her updated website, Black Film Archive.
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, internships, library resources, research
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
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."
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