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Jonathan Walton, a 2024 CCDI Junior Fellow, created a soundscape featuring Library collections to explore history and identity while highlighting the resilience and creativity born out of displacement and resistance. Learn more here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Join us for CCDI's virtual 2024 Awardee Project Celebration event on 11/20 @ 1pm EST! Hear about our 2024 award recipients' final projects & their experiences using the Library's collections! Learn more: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20… Register Now: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

Janiya Peters, a 2024 CCDI Junior Fellow, created a soundscape that explores the cotton gin as a technological and political artifact and centers interviews with formerly enslaved individuals for her project, "The Gin in Motion." Learn more here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI staff detailee, Michelle Minor, shares her favorite moments from working with the CCDI team and her experiences working in the Library's Digitization Services Section. Read more: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI Artists/Scholars in Residence Maya Freelon & Dr. Allie Martin discussed their work with Dr. Kimber Thomas & hosted creative workshops at the 22nd Annual Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (@mvfilmfestival). Read more: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Missed CCDI's Summer Fuse event? Catch up with a new recording of the day! Tune in and hear directly from awardees and interns about their projects, and about the potential of AI tools from CCDI's community-engaged AI panel. blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Allie Martin's project "Sampling Black Life: Soundscapes and Critical Intention," engages with community and uses LOC digital collections to create short sonic vignettes that layer field recordings & composed music to explore Black life. Learn more: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Maya Freelon uses LOC materials to create mixed media tissue paper art that honors the experiences of Black children in her project, "Whippersnappers: Recapturing, Reviewing, and Reimagining the Lives of Enslaved Children in the United States." Read more: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Join us on Monday 6/24 for CCDI's Summer Fuse event! Tune in for a fantastic afternoon filled with presentations from CCDI's award recipients, interns and a panel on Community Engaged AI! Register here: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

CCDI awardee DC Public Library is using Library collections to preserve and document DC's Ethiopian communities! Learn more about their project, community events, and collaboration with artist Tsedaye Makonnen here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Interested in AI? Curious how we can apply a community-centered approach to AI tech? Join the CCDI team on 06/24 at Summer Fuse for a Community-Engaged AI panel! Register here: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

CCDI awardee Indiana University collaborates with three Indigenous artists who will reuse Library collections to highlight Indigenous perspectives. Learn more about their research process and upcoming exhibitions here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI Awardee University of Houston-Downtown is using Library collections to create StoryMaps focusing on Afro-Latino heritage in the U.S. Check out their project here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI Awardee Friends of Tijeras Pueblo is using Library collections to share the histories of the Central Rio Grande Valley Tiwa! Learn more about their project here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI Awardee Angelo State University is diving into the Afro-Latino history of West Texas using Library collections! Learn about their work, building an interactive map with students, here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

CCDI Awardee Hoboken Public Library uses the Library’s collections to delve into the Puerto Rican experience in America! Learn more about their project, research, and community events here: blogs.loc.gov/ofthepeople/20…

Experience Hidden Portals this month! This immersive, location-based experience by Innovator in Residence @jywarren honors historic Asian American neighborhoods around the US. blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2024…

@jywarren has done incredible work as @librarycongress innovator in residence and Hidden Portals showcases the scale and beauty of his efforts to honor these AAPI community histories in collaboration with Asian American artists. Visit one of five local sites or @librarycongress

The recording of CCDI’s 2023 Awardee Project Celebration is now available on the Library’s website! Hear from our awardees as they shared their projects and experiences exploring and reusing the Library’s collections! Check it out here: loc.gov/item/webcast-1…

Register now for CCDI’s third annual Summer Fuse event! Join us for a full afternoon of new awardee presentations, conversations with CCDI Artists/Scholars-in-Residence, a panel on Community Engaged AI, and presentations by CCDI interns. Register: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…