Antonia Casteñeda, left, spoke with her friend Tomás Ybarra-Frausto at their StoryCorps interview in San Antonio, Texas. Anaid Reyes for StoryCorps hide caption
StoryCorps: Recording The Lives And Stories Of Everyday Americans StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate the lives of everyday Americans by listening to their stories.
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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives
Last month, Nia Cosby, left, and her mother Chalana McFarland spent their first weekend together in 15 years at McFarland's home in Marietta, Ga., after she was released from a Florida prison. Michael Reese/Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption
After 15 Years In Prison, A Mother Gets To Know Her Daughter Again
Kenneth Felts and his daughter, Rebecca Mayes, spoke about Felts' first love during a remote StoryCorps conversation in Arvada, Colo. Courtesy of Kenneth Felts and Rebecca Mayes for StoryCorps hide caption
Love Lost, Truth Found: In Pandemic Isolation, A Father Comes Out To His Daughter
Hadiyah-Nicole Green and Tenika Floyd at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta in January 2017. Jacqueline Van Meter for StoryCorps hide caption
'It Was Personal.' After Tragedy, Physicist Devotes Career To Cancer Research
Vivian Garcia Leonard (left); Marissa Sofia Ochs (middle), holding her daughter, Liana; and Vivian J. Leonard (right) talk about being pharmacists in New York, a city that has been especially hard hit during the coronavirus pandemic. Camila Kerwin for StoryCorps hide caption
Dr. Joseph Kras and his daughter, Sophie, at their StoryCorps recording in Olivette, Mo. The Kras family hide caption
For Hospice Physician, Patient Care Means Walking 'The Path With Them'
Rugenia Keefe, left, a paraprofessional who assisted Cole Phillips for most of high school after he lost his sight, spoke with the graduating senior for a remote conversation from Bentonville, Ark. Courtesy of Cole Phillips hide caption
He Went Blind Before High School. His Teacher Aide Thanks Him For 'Saving' Her
Albert Sykes (left), with his eldest son, Aidan, at home this week in Jackson, Miss. Courtesy of the Sykes family hide caption
From Trayvon Martin To George Floyd, A Dad And Son Keep Protesting For Equality
Albert Sykes fielded questions from his son, Aiden, at StoryCorps in Jackson, Miss. StoryCorps hide caption
During a remote StoryCorps conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced. Courtesy of the Vargas family hide caption
Staff Sgt. Emilio DiPalma (right) stands on guard at the Nuremberg Trials in 1945. Courtesy Emily Aho hide caption
Remembering Her Father, A WWII Veteran Who Stood Guard At The Nuremberg Trials
Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain, both mail carriers in Palm Beach, Fla., spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation last month about the job risks created by the coronavirus outbreak. Courtesy of Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain hide caption
'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic
Jackie Stockton (left) and daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini at the Philadelphia Flower Show in March 2019. The two women have recovered from COVID-19 after an outbreak hit their New Jersey community. Courtesy of Alice Stockton-Rossini hide caption
'This Is ... Personal': After Surviving COVID-19, A Mom And Daughter Mourn Loved Ones
Shannon Doty (right) tells her father, Dan Flynn (left), in a remote StoryCorps conversation, that his dedication to help others inspired her goal to work in the medical field. Courtesy of Dan Flynn and Shannon Doty for StoryCorps hide caption
New York City MTA bus operators Tyrone Hampton (left) and Frank de Jesus spoke last week about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their work. They talked during a remote StoryCorps conversation. Photos courtesy of Hampton and de Jesus hide caption