Preserving, Creating, and Narrating Everyday Stories.

Mellon Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to Decolonize the Archives.
Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab at Florida International University to Preserve, Create and Narrate the Everyday Stories of Historically Underrepresented Communities.

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What this grant supports

Rooted in a vision to decolonize the archives and knowledge production, this grant supports and promotes the necessary grassroots work being done in our broader communities, highlighting the lives and experiences of historically underrepresented people, and implementing sustainable preservation practices to ensure their stories are told and accessible well beyond the lifetime of the grant.
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WPHL partnering with eight community partners around South Florida

WPHL is working with community partners to purchase technology and equipment, train student interns in digitization best practices, and facilitate the collection.
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