StoryCorps

Samuel Black wanted his son Akhu to know that his grandfather was "a true family man." That's why he agreed to do a StoryCorps interview with his wife Edda Fields-Black. StoryCorps, a national nonprofit oral history project, records the stories of everyday people and...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! To kick off the season of love, StoryCorps is releasing a brand-new animated short: "To R.P. Salazar, with Love." It's a love story that started with a simple typo!

In January 2007, Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles...

Is there a teacher who changed your life?

This Friday, November 25, marks StoryCorps' 4th annual National Day of Listening, and we are asking everyone to take a moment to thank the teacher who made all the difference.

It only takes a few minutes. You can write a dedication...

John Vigiano Sr. is a retired New York City firefighter whose two sons followed him into service--John Jr. was a firefighter, too, and Joe was a police detective. On September 11, 2001, both Vigiano brothers responded to the call from the World Trade Center, and both were killed while saving others. Here, John Sr. remembers his sons and reflects on coping with his tremendous loss.

StoryCorps' September 11 shorts, animated by the Rauch Brothers, feature stories collected through its September 11th Initiative. These works were created with the assistance and blessing of the families of the victims memorialized.

For the past five years, StoryCorps has worked to record one story to honor each life lost on September 11, 2011. To date, survivors, families, friends, and rescue workers have memorialized nearly 600 individual victims of the attacks through the StoryCorps interview process.
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When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, where she worked as an administrative assistant. Here, Richie remembers Karen, his love and inspiration.

StoryCorps' September 11 shorts, animated by the Rauch Brothers, feature stories collected through its September 11th Initiative. These works were created with the assistance and blessing of the families of the victims memorialized....

On the morning of September 11th, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower to say goodbye. In the wake of his death, Monique tells the story of Michael's lasting legacy--the family they built together.

StoryCorps' September 11 shorts, animated by the Rauch Brothers, feature stories collected through its September 11th Initiative. These works were created with the assistance and blessing of the families of the victims memorialized....

Our newest animated short is a delightful story about the joy of sharing memories with family. Through the Rauch Brothers' unique animation and the art direction of Bill Wray ("Mad," "Ren & Stimpy"), "Miss Devine" transports you to a small African-American community in Florida during the 1950s.

Cousins James...

Most StoryCorps interviews are intimate conversations between family and friends. Recently, though, we had a chance to record two people who could have easily remained enemies. It is an extraordinary story of forgiveness and redemption.

As a teenager, Oshea Israel shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, Mary Johnson's only child. Israel...