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A #BrightnessinBlack love story from Birmingham, Alabama.
Back in 2001, friends tried to set Coca-Cola salesman Walter Body and guidance counselor Vanessa Falls up on a date. But both of them were single parents, and weren’t interested in dating.
The next day, Walter ran into Vanessa again. They remember what happened next.
Our #StoryoftheWeek on NPR's #MorningEdition ➡️ storycor.ps/3VZV581
LAST CHANCE TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR US IN THE @signalawards! 🎙️
Two episodes from The StoryCorps Podcast have been nominated. TOMORROW, October 15, is the deadline to vote for us!
🎙️ Episode: Bright as Daybreak, Red as Fire | Genre: History
🗳️ Vote here: storycor.ps/4dj8lKH
🎙️Episode: What It Takes to Heal | Genre: Most Inspirational
🗳️ Vote here: storycor.ps/3U4F1RF
Cast your vote and share this post! ❤️
Miss Indian World is the most prestigious Indigenous pageant in North America, where women are judged on traditional dance and talent, as well as tribal knowledge. The winner spends the next year as a Native ambassador, traveling across the continent and around the world to meet with tribal communities.
Lillian Sparks Robinson won the pageant in 2000, and using what she learned during her reign, went on to serve as the Commissioner for the Administration for Native Americans under President Obama.
She came to StoryCorps with her mom, Georgeline Sparks, to remember winning the competition. Share her story in honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay.
If you could record a StoryCorps conversation with a special person in your life, who would it be?
The Great Listen is our annual tradition inviting you to honor someone in your life by recording their voice and wisdom on StoryCorps App.
Two people, forty minutes, a whole lot of curiosity—for one conversation of a lifetime.
🎙️Hit record on what matters ➡️ thegreatlisten.org
Raise your hand if you’re celebrating #WorldTeachersDay with us! ✋🍎✏️
Teachers are the unsung heroes of our communities that encourage the minds and lives of students to flourish.
If you’re lucky enough to have a teacher, like Mrs. Doyle who made a difference in your life, take a moment today to tell them, just like John did in a letter of gratitude.
We care deeply about empowering educators in the classroom—offering resources to teach your students about the importance of listening and preserving the oral history of a loved one through The Great Listen: thegreatlisten.org
The first nationally televised episode of Soul Train hit the airwaves 55 years ago today.
Pam Brown Bryant was the main dance coordinator for the show and was responsible for finding young dancers. Luckily her day job at the Parks Department in LA gave her access to a lot of teenagers.
That’s how she met Soul Train dancer Thelma Davis Martin. They recorded a conversation as part of our #BrightnessinBlack initiative.
Our #StoryoftheWeek, on NPR's #MorningEdition ➡️ storycor.ps/4yiYvjP
We’re honored to share that two episodes from The StoryCorps Podcast have been nominated for @signalawards!🎙️ Please cast your vote for us before October 15!
🎙️ Episode: Bright as Daybreak, Red as Fire | Genre: History
🗳️ Vote here: storycor.ps/4dj8lKH
🎙️Episode: What It Takes to Heal | Genre: Most Inspirational
🗳️ Vote here: storycor.ps/3U4F1RF
Thank you for listening and sharing! ❤️
Educators—join us this Sunday, October 4, 6 PM - 7 PM EST, for our third annual discussion on the enduring power of storytelling! Register now! 📚🎙️
sharemylesson.com/webinars/a…
In the 1950s, teachers at Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez’s elementary school were determined to anglicize the names of their Mexican American students. But one name stumped them all. #HispanicHeritageMonth
In Shreveport, Louisiana, one home has become a lighthouse for local kids. We meet the couple who opened their doors to the neighborhood, and discover how their work has not only changed the community, but changed them and their volunteers too.
Listen to extended conversations on the latest episode of the #StoryCorpsPodcast here or wherever you get your podcasts ➡️ storycor.ps/46BkvuN
📚Introducing HOME OF THE BRAVE. Arriving on November 17. Pre-order your copy NOW! ➡️ bit.ly/HomeOfTheBraveBook
This fall, StoryCorps is coming to the page in a whole new way. HOME OF THE BRAVE: A StoryCorps Collection of American Voices is our first-ever graphic novel, bringing 14 unforgettable stories from the StoryCorps archive to life through illustration. HOME OF THE BRAVE captures the breadth, beauty, and humanity of the American experience through the voices of everyday people.
Know someone who needs this on their bookshelf? Tag them! 📚❤️
StoryCorps’ September 11th Initiative preserves firsthand accounts of remembrance through the voices of people who lived it.
Twenty five years later, we’re honoring stories from our September 11th Initiative—stories of tragedy, love, and courage ➡️ storycorps.org/september11/
This story honors Father Mychal Judge—Franciscan friar and beloved chaplain to the NYC Fire Department—who was the first certified fatality of the 9/11 attacks: storycorps.org/father-mychal…
On 9/11, Vaughn Allex checked in two passengers arriving late for their flight. He learned later that they were two of the hijackers of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. At StoryCorps, he recalled the toll it took on him: storycorps.org/september-12t…
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, we honor the firsthand accounts recorded and preserved through our September 11 Initiative.
John and Elaine Leinung remember their 22-year-old son Paul James Battaglia, who was killed in the World Trade Center ➡️ storycorps.org/our-paul
Amy Mundorff talks with her husband, Kurt Mundorff, and her daughter, Sarah Mundorff, about surviving 9/11 and her work identifying victims’ remains. Listen to our #StoryoftheWeek, heard on NPR's Morning Edition ➡️ storycor.ps/4ysphGI
StoryCorps has over 1,500 interviews with 9/11 survivors and family members of victims. We went through them. Listen to a special episode on the #StoryCorpsPodcast walking you through that day—and the days after—in a way you haven't heard before. Listen ➡️ storycor.ps/4gMQ9vb
In 1973, Italian immigrants Luigi Lanzo and his wife Teodora opened Luigi’s Pizza in Brooklyn. Their five children now carry on the neighborhood institution 50 years later. Giovanni, Marisa, and Lisa remember their parents. On NPR's #MorningEdition: storycor.ps/3UzZHkz
Travis Holmes remembers his son, Travis Junior, with his grandson, Travis Holmes III, who’s carrying on the legacy of their family food truck. Our #StoryoftheWeek on NPR’s #MorningEdition ➡️ storycor.ps/4wSLVH6
