StoryCorps Griot in the News

Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama. February 6, 2008.
Team on cross-country story search

The Hornet Tribune, Montgomery, Alabama. January 13, 2008.
StoryCorps Griot stops at ASU to record oral histories

The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee. December 3, 2007.
Smithsonian hears local voices

Tennessean.com, Nashville, Tennessee. November 25, 2007.
Sisters preserve inspirational stories of Mama Rose

Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida. November 17, 2007.
StoryCorps project preserves memories of black history

NPR.org, News & Notes. November 13, 2007.

StoryCorps Griot: Ready for War

The Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California. August 12, 2007.
Wanted: African-American stories
for Smithsonian exhibit (pdf)

The Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California. August 10, 2007.
Gathering history via spoken word: Mobile studio records blacks’ oral narratives (pdf)

The Globe, Oakland, California. July 25, 2007.
StoryCorps Griot: Tell your story… pass it on (pdf)

Associated Press. May 26, 2007.
Haley family contributes to trove of archived legacy (pdf)

New York Daily News, New York, New York. April 26, 2007.
GBO helps give a listen to black oral histories (pdf)

NBC Nightly News, New York, New York. April 12, 2007.
Capturing history?one voice at a time: StoryCorps seeks to preserve 20th Century African-American life (pdf)

The Washington Post, Washington, D.C. February 8, 2007.
‘Griot’ Project To Record 2,000 Oral Stories From Black Families (pdf)

Current.org, Takoma Park, Maryland. December 18, 2006.
CPD aids StoryCorps outreach to black communities (pdf)