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StoryCorps
@StoryCorps
Illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all—one story at a time.
Brooklyn, NY
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    Feb 19, 2018
    50 years ago today, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” made its debut nationwide. François Clemmons, who played Officer Clemmons — making him the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children's TV show — remembered his extraordinary friendship with Fred Rogers.
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    Sep 2, 2016
    Watch "School's Out,"the newest short from @StoryCorps' award-winning animation team. Presented w/ @snapjudgment.
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    Jun 7, 2023
    At StoryCorps, people have real conversations around the meaning of work in their lives. With the release of @BarackObama's new @HGMedia Netflix series, “Working: What We Do All Day,” listen to our “Working” collection → storycor.ps/45OQXbn
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    Jun 5, 2021
    As a teenager, Patrick Haggerty began to understand he was gay — something he thought he was hiding well. One day, he learned that his father could see him more clearly than he realized. Watch more stories of pride from our #StonewallOutLoud collection: storycor.ps/2TxDdkG
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    Sep 11, 2018
    "I called his name into the phone over and over..." Beverly Eckert shares her final conversation with her husband, Sean Rooney, before he died in the south tower of the World Trade Center on #September11th.
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    Aug 9, 2020
    On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr. was killed in Ferguson, Missouri by police officer Darren Wilson, sparking protests across the country. Michael Brown Jr.’s sisters, Trinity and Triniya Walker, share memories of their brother. storycor.ps/3a0OIFe
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    Mar 20, 2015
    Happy Birthday @twitter: Listen to @jack & @dickc's memories of their first meeting 9 yrs ago using @StoryCorps app: bit.ly/1MStKo8
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    Sep 29, 2017
    Dr. Lynn Weaver, who integrated an all-white high school in 1964, remembers what it was like to play on the school's football team.
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    Jan 16, 2020
    Congratulations to Jason Reynolds, a former StoryCorps facilitator, for his inauguration as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature at the @librarycongress. Listen to his dreams as a facilitator at StoryCorps in NYC.
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    Jan 12, 2018
    Mario Loiseau, a Haitian immigrant, sits down with his daughter, Mabou — a science and language prodigy — to tell her why he works two jobs to pay for her education.
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    Feb 10, 2019
    On 2/10/15, three Muslim students were shot and killed in Chapel Hill, NC. Our former producer @liynaanwar helped to bring the voice of one victim, Yusor Abu-Salha, to the country. Please watch this story & join.bethematch.org/SWABFORLIYNA. youtu.be/H6O5--lV7FU
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    Sep 17, 2016
    Assaulted for being black & wearing nail polish: a story from Mary Ellen's great-grandmother, Pinky Powell #WhoWeAre
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    Sep 11, 2018
    "The last words they heard was, 'I love you.'" The late John Vigiano Sr., a retired FDNY captain, remembers his sons — John Jr., also a firefighter, and Joe, a police detective — who were killed while saving others on September 11, 2001.
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    Sep 11, 2017
    Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged when she was killed on September 11, 2001.
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