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Film, VideoFirst Ladies: Historical Fiction About Pioneering Black Women In honor of Women's History Month, three novelists who have written new historical fiction about pioneering Black women reveal their characters' stories and how they came to write about them. Victoria Christopher...
- Contributor: Murray, Victoria Christopher - Watson, Ruth P. - Valentine, Monica - Sanders, Joshunda
- Date: 2024-03-14
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Film, VideoWere They So Torturous? Reevaluating Modern Surgery's Underdog Story The Swann Fellow Lecture focuses on caricature and cartoon. Zoe Copeman, Ph.D. candidate in art history and archaeology at the University of Maryland, argues the history of surgery often discusses the field's...
- Contributor: Copeman, Zoe
- Date: 2024-03-12
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Film, VideoConversation with American Bar Association President Mary Smith American Bar Association President Mary Smith talks with Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut in celebration of Law Day 2024.
- Contributor: Bulut, Aslihan - Smith, Mary
- Date: 2024-03-11
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Film, VideoChelsea Clinton, Rita Williams-Garcia and Meg Medina The library hosted an event with Chelsea Clinton, author of the picture book "She Persisted" and the related "She Persisted" chapter book series, Rita Williams-Garcia, a celebrated author of novels for young...
- Contributor: Clinton, Chelsea - Williams-Garcia, Rita - Medina, Meg
- Date: 2024-03-09
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Film, VideoConversation with Le Consort Members of Le Consort speak with Anne McLean about their program presented at the Library of Congress. Topics include the ensemble's projects and thoughts about the unique program that they offered, in...
- Contributor: Salzenstein, Hannah - Taylor, Justin - Lodge, Augusta McKay - Le Consort - McLean, Anne - De Bardonnèche, Sophie
- Date: 2024-02-29
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Film, VideoSaving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action Former Kluge Scholar Dana Fisher discussed her new book, "Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action." In it, she argues there is a realistic path forward for climate action, but only...
- Contributor: Fisher, Dana - Noor, Dharna
- Date: 2024-02-28
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Film, VideoKerri Greenidge on the Grimkes Family Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talks with historian Kerri Greenidge about her new book, "The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family." The Grimke sisters -- Sarah and Angelina --...
- Contributor: Greenidge, Kerri - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2024-02-22
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Film, VideoBlack Film Archive: Tenderness in Black Film Maya Cade is the creator and curator of Black Film Archive, a living register of Black films from 1915 to 1979, and explored the place of tenderness in American Black film during...
- Contributor: Cade, Maya - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2024-02-21
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Film, VideoThe Azevedo Collection: Musical and Cultural Exchange Between Brazil and the U.S. Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo was a Brazilian musicologist/ethnomusicologist/folklorist who collaborated with U.S. scholars, producing field recordings of Brazilian folk music as part of the Good Neighbor Policy -- and an attempt...
- Contributor: Sousa, Miranda Bartira Tagliari
- Date: 2024-02-20
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Film, VideoRev. Robert B. Jones Sr. Concert Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. is an inspirational musician and storyteller celebrating the history, humor and power of American roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American music is...
- Contributor: Jones Sr., Rev. Robert B.
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoConversation with Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. speaks with Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center. Jones is an inspirational musician and storyteller celebrating the history, humor and power of American roots music. His...
- Contributor: Jones Sr., Rev. Robert B. - Winick, Stephen
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoMajor Jackson with Ron Charles Major Jackson, the prizewinning author of "Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems" and host of "The Slowdown," talks with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about his work.
- Contributor: Jackson, Major - Charles, Ron
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoCharting New Discoveries of the Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region The Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region, created in 1764, depicts a remote gold mining frontier in today's Colombia. Art historian Juliet Wiersema and preservation scientist Meghan Hill shared results from...
- Contributor: Wiersema, Juliet - Hill, Meghan
- Date: 2024-02-13
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Film, VideoRhapsody in Blue at 100 George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" turned 100 on Feb. 12, 2024. First performed in New York, it has become a motif of the nation's creative spirit. The Library of Congress, home to...
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoCollections from the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion The Veterans History Project has a vast collection from the historic 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. In this conversation, Candace Milburn talks with archivist Nate Cross about the importance of the 6888th...
- Contributor: Milburn, Candace - Cross, Nate
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoRhapsody in Blue at 100: Ryan Raul Bañagale Scholar Ryan Raul Bañagale offered a lecture on the occasion of the 100th birthday of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," celebrated at the Library with a performance of the work by Simone...
- Contributor: Bañagal, Ryan Raul
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, Video2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program presents a conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
- Contributor: Dow, Robert M. - Sutton, Jeffrey S. - Kagan, Elena
- Date: 2024-02-08
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Film, VideoA Valentine's Date with Rebecca Ross Do you love a good epistolary novel, an enemies-to-lovers story, or a realistic portrayal of journalists who report from the war front? young-adult author Rebecca Ross ("Divine Rivals," "Ruthless Vows") came to...
- Contributor: Ross, Rebecca
- Date: 2024-02-08
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Film, VideoRemarks on 'Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes' Filmmakers Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro discuss their award-winning documentary "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes," part of PBS' American Masters series and a finalist for the 2023 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken...
- Contributor: Pollard, Samuel D. - Logan, Dan - Shapiro, Ben
- Date: 2024-02-07
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Film, VideoPuzzle Pieces of Longevity Science Longevity has turned into a buzzword of late. There are many very wealthy people who tout their ability to defy age by following rigid health regimes that are out of reach for...
- Contributor: Fenn, John - Magsamen, Susan - Ireland, Lisa - Kay, Jon - O'Brien, Kelly
- Date: 2024-02-07
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Film, VideoConversation with Seth Parker Woods Cellist Seth Parker Woods speaks with the Library's Anne McLean about his concert at the Library. The program spans three centuries of music, from Bach to pieces recently composed for Woods. Other...
- Contributor: Woods, Seth Parker - McLean, Anne
- Date: 2024-02-01
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Film, VideoDisney Storytellers Fund at Howard University Showcase Howard University students in the first cohort of the Disney Storytellers Fund at Howard University present and discuss their film and creative projects. Hosted by Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A....
- Date: 2024-01-31
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Film, Video2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize: Elton John & Bernie Taupin Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the great songwriting duos of all time, will be the 2024 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The prize is...
- Contributor: Taupin, Bernie - John, Elton
- Date: 2024-01-30
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Film, VideoAnna Sokolow and the Reimagined Roots of Anti-fascist Dance Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble's artistic director Samantha Géracht introduced the story of restoring early activist dances of American choreographer Anna Sokolow in a program of performances, panel discussion and movement as demonstration. After...
- Contributor: Géracht, Samantha
- Date: 2024-01-26
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Film, VideoConversation with Charly Lowry Singer-songwriter Charly Lowry speaks with Stephen Winick and Megan Nicholas from the American Folklife Center. An Indigenous woman from Pembroke, North Carolina belonging to the Lumbee and Tuscarora Tribes, Lowry considers her...
- Contributor: Nicholas, Megan - Lowry, Charly - Winick, Stephen
- Date: 2024-01-18
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Film, VideoConversation with the Goldmund Quartet and Philip Kass Members of the Goldmund Quartet speak with the Library's Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford and guest Philip Kass, a respected expert, appraiser, consultant and writer about fine classic stringed instruments and bows. The Goldmund...
- Contributor: Vandory, Christoph - Adt, Pinchas - Schötz, Florian - Ward-Bamford, Carol Lynn - Paratore, Raphael - Kass, Philip
- Date: 2024-01-12
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Film, VideoConversation with Frederic and Molly Kellogg Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut interviewed Frederic and Molly Kellogg about their thoughts on the importance of studying jurisprudence and what led them to approach the Library of Congress with the...
- Contributor: Kellogg, Molly - Kellogg, Frederic - Bulut, Aslihan
- Date: 2024-01-11
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Film, VideoConversation with Dalí Quartet and Ricardo Morales Members of the Dalí Quartet join Ricardo Morales and the Library's Claudia Morales for a preconcert conversation.
- Contributor: Rubio, Carlos - Isaacman-Beck, Ari - Morales, Jesús - Linares, Adriana - Morales, Ricardo
- Date: 2023-12-18
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Film, VideoDalí String Quartet with Ricardo Morales 2023 Chamber Music America String Quartet of the Year and Silver Medal winner of the Piazzolla Music Competition, the Dalí Quartet is renowned for their innovative programming bringing the spotlight to Latin...
- Contributor: Dalí String Quartet - Morales, Ricardo
- Date: 2023-12-18
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Film, VideoApply for the 2024 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Hear from past winners and honorees about how they define literacy and what receiving a Library of Congress Literacy Award means to their organization. The Library invites nonprofit organizations that have made...
- Date: 2023-12-15
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Chorale 50th Anniversary Concert The Library of Congress Chorale celebrates its 50th year with a performance of Schubert's Mass in G Major and special holiday songs.
- Contributor: Library of Congress Chorale
- Date: 2023-12-14
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Holiday Celebration Celebrate the holiday season with musical performances, poetry readings, and story time with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
- Contributor: Becker, Rachel - Hayden, Carla D. - Grant, Jannie - Olabanji, Jummy
- Date: 2023-12-14
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Film, Video2023 National Film Registry Announcement The 2023 Library of Congress National Film Registry announces its 25 inductees in this sizzle reel. It features hit films such as "Home Alone," "Apollo 13," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Love &...
- Date: 2023-12-13
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Film, VideoConversation with Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Two-time Edison award-winner and six-time Grammy nominee Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) speaks with the Library's Claudia Morale.
- Contributor: Adjuah, Chief Xian Atunde
- Date: 2023-12-01
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Film, VideoProyecto de Historia de los Veteranos: Estás invitado (español) La Biblioteca del Congreso lo invita a visitar el sitio web renovado del Proyecto de Historia de los Veteranos, donde el público puede acceder a relatos de primera mano compartidos por veteranos...
- Contributor: Narrador
- Date: 2023-12-01
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Film, VideoVeterans History Project: You're Invited (English) The Library of Congress invites you to visit the revamped website of the Veterans History Project, where firsthand accounts shared by U.S. military veterans are accessible to the public. View this video...
- Contributor: Narrator
- Date: 2023-12-01
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Film, VideoDC: Fifty Years of Home Rule To commemorate the 50th anniversary of home rule in the District of Columbia, the Library sponsored a panel discussion on "50 Years of Home Rule" moderated by WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi ("The Politics...
- Contributor: Nnamdi, Kojo - Sherwood, Tom - Musgrove, G. Derek - Richardson, Judy - Sommers, Kyla
- Date: 2023-11-30
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Film, VideoHome Rule at 50: Mambo Sauce Performance To commemorate the 50th anniversary of home rule in the District of Columbia, the Library sponsored a performance by go-go band "Mambo Sauce."
- Contributor: Mambo Sauce
- Date: 2023-11-30
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Film, VideoConversation with Escher Quartet and Jason Vieaux Members of the Escher Quartet and guitarist Jason Vieaux join the Library's Anne McLean in this pre-concert conversation.
- Contributor: Escher Quartet - Vieaux, Jason
- Date: 2023-11-29
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Film, VideoSwahili Resources at Library of Congress This video provides a dynamic overview and orientation to Swahili-language materials found at the Library of Congress, offered in Swahili by reference specialist Melanie Zeck. The video comes out of an ongoing...
- Contributor: Zeck, Melanie
- Date: 2023-11-29