A Cultural Confluence in Maine (By the People Podcast Episode)

To celebrate the cultural confluence that has shaped Maine (or the Dawnland as it is called by the Wabanaki), Maine Humanities organized a night of food, music, and dancing called “Gather.”

Reclaiming Our Stories: Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California (By the People Podcast Bonus Episode)

In “Whose 250 Years?”, Story Weaver Victorio Shaw (Hoopa Valley Tribe) is joined by Georgiana Sanchez (Chumash, O’odham) and Judge Abby Abinanti (Yurok).

Blues and Community in Small-Town Georgia (By the People Podcast Episode)

Hartwell, Georgia, has a story to tell, and on a hot day this spring, the community came together for an entire day dedicated to the stories, sounds, and traditions of this small town of 4,500 people.

Before Wyoming: The West in 1776 (By the People Podcast Episode)

What was going in the West while the thirteen colonies fought for independence?

Mariachi and Son Jarocho in Washington (By the People Podcast Episode)

Guests in this episode share the history and traditions of son jarocho and mariachi, discuss how their own identities and lives have been shaped through these practices, and reflect on how they are using this music to build community and connection in Washington state.

Letter from the President: Humanities Councils Have Solutions to the Literacy Crisis

Humanities councils already know how to get preschoolers, kids, teenagers, and adults from every background excited about reading and interpreting literature.

Humanities = Training Community Journalists in DC

HumanitiesDC’s Community Journalism Program addresses this pressing need by training Washington, D.C., residents in the discipline of journalism so they can tell the stories that matter most to them and their neighbors.

Humanities = Supporting HBCU Scholarship

Virginia Humanities’ HBCU Scholars Fellowship supports faculty and alumni of HBCUs by giving these humanities scholars time to focus on research projects. In this episode, we speak with current HBCU Scholars Fellow Dr. Monika Rhue and Virginia Humanities’ Yosef Medina, who runs the program.

Humanities = Higher Education for All

Illinois Humanities believes education is liberatory and should be accessible to all. That belief led them, 25 years ago, to partner with The Clemente Course in the Humanities to offer free college courses to low-income adults in the Chicago area through a program called the Odyssey Project or Proyecto Odisea.

Humanities = Poetry in the Great Outdoors

Every summer, Vermont Humanities hold a series of poetry readings in Vermont state parks called Words in the Woods, which connects participants with the state’s natural resources and its living literary legacy. Dive into the relevance of poetry in our modern world, the relationship between nature and poetry, and the importance of supporting living poets.

9 Ways Humanities Councils Serve and Honor Veterans

Here are just a few examples of the many ways humanities councils serve and honor veterans.

Humanities = Empowering Teen Leaders

In this episode, learn about two programs using the humanities and public libraries to inspire and empower teens: the Democracy Project from Humanities Montana and Youth Led Humanities from PA Humanities.

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