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We are resetting how people approach cultural preservation and storytelling in an ever-changing digital world.
Around 20,000 Karen people and other refugees from Burma now live in Minnesota, the largest community of Karen people in the United States.
Hip-hop has provided Bolivian artists a platform for telling personal stories, examining sociopolitical issues, asserting their own cultures, and defending the rights of Indigenous peoples.
The city of Sacramento was the first in California to repeal “no-cruising” ordinances.
Davis’s body, voice, and presence channel histories that were nearly lost—stolen by erasure, whitewashing, and cultural neglect.
The long history of children’s programming at the Festival ties back to one woman.
Youth were always the driving force behind production and the target audience for Stax Records.
Lowriding serves a quieter and more personal purpose: remembering those who are no longer with us.
When Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf walked into the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium, it wasn’t the first time the musical duo performed on the national stage.
For John Canning and his family, honoring buildings of the past means making sure that their historical and visual impact will be preserved for future generations.
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