More
information on Story Corp:
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission
is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through
listening. By recording the stories of our lives with the
people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and
humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people
have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each
conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and
share, and is archived for generations to come at the
Library of Congress. Millions listen to our award-winning
broadcasts on public radio and the Internet. StoryCorps is
one of the largest oral history projects of its kind,
creating a growing portrait of who we really are as
Americans.
StoryCorps Griot is an initiative to ensure that the voices,
experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be
preserved and presented with dignity. A Griot (pronounced gree-oh)
is a storyteller, a position of honor in West African tradition,
who hands down family and community history from one generation
to the next.
All interviews recorded as part of the Griot Initiative will be
archived at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African
American History & Culture in addition to the American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress.
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2009 Reverence Day™ celebration
was a wonderful collaboration with the Seniors on
Saturday program by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. A
proclamation was presented to AAIG by Vice-Mayor Larry Small.
Denver Broncos Cheerleaders also made a guest appearance to show
support. AAIG would like to give a special thanks to Blackbeat
Productions for recording the Reverence Day Celebration.
Seniors on Saturday (SOS) is a program sponsored by Iota Beta
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. This
senior outreach program provides nutrition, health education,
and social networking with Bingo and other interactive games.
This year marks the seven year collaboration with Hillside
Community Center and the City of Colorado
Springs. |
