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1990s Black and Indigenous Coming-of-Age Stories Added to National Film Registry

Their induction coincides with the NFR’s 30th anniversary.

Sameer Rao Dec 12, 2018 11:29AM EST

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Tracy K. Smith's Poetry Podcast Invites Listeners to 'Slowdown'

The United States poet laureate calls her new podcast and radio show “a perfect medium for talking about the very real and natural ways that poems speak to the daily experience of being alive.”

Sameer Rao Oct 3, 2018 11:39AM EDT

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Library of Congress Adds Music From Gloria Estefan, Run-DMC To National Recording Registry

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: “This annual celebration of recorded sound reminds us of our varied and remarkable American experience.”

Sameer Rao Mar 21, 2018 2:26PM EDT

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Tracy K. Smith Named 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate

Smith earned a Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 outer space-inspired poetry collection, “Life on Mars.”

Sameer Rao Jun 14, 2017 10:59AM EDT

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Library of Congress Acquires Archive of Civil Rights Movement Photos

Bob Adelman’s photos of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and other racial justice figures from the 1960s onward will now be part of the Library’s collection.

Sameer Rao Mar 20, 2017 5:37PM EDT

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'Paris is Burning,' 'Putney Swope' Among Films Selected for National Film Registry

The Library of Congress also selected “Blackboard Jungle” and the historical films of Solomon Sir Jones for preservation.

Sameer Rao Dec 15, 2016 10:35AM EST