Explores aviator Amelia Earhart's groundbreaking career and her 1937 disappearance over the Pacific.
Read More» By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , English Language and Learning , Established Opinion Leaders , High School , Information Access , Innovation and Emerging Technology , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Highlights 18th-century poet Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to publish a book of poems, and her international literary acclaim.
Read More» By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , English Language and Learning , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Speech , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Celebrates chef Julia Child, who introduced French cuisine to American audiences through cookbooks and television, transforming home cooking and culinary education.
Read More» By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Examines author Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird and its themes of justice, prejudice, and moral courage.
Read More» By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , English Language and Learning , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Speech , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits | Tags: American Heroes
Explores writer Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic poems, short stories, and founding role in detective fiction.
Read More» By scottbj | 18 June, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , English Language and Learning , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Speech , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Honors NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations supported Apollo missions to the Moon and helped launch American excellence in space.
Read More» By scottbj | 13 May, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , High School , Information Access , Innovation and Emerging Technology , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Celebrates singer Elvis Presley’s global cultural impact and role in American music history.
Read More» By scottbj | 23 February, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Speech , High School , Information Access , Music , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits | Tags: American Heroes
Recognizes animator and entrepreneur Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and founder of The Walt Disney Company.
Read More» By scottbj | 23 February, 2026 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Art , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , High School , Information Access , Innovation and Emerging Technology , Movies & Films , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits | Tags: American Heroes
Introduces Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin, and his contributions to American science, government, and diplomacy.
Read More» By scottbj | 5 June, 2025 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , America's 250th Anniversary , American Excellence , Audience , Business and Entrepreneurship , College and University , Cultural Programs , Democracy , Emerging Voices , Entrepreneurship , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Speech , Good Governance , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Programming Type , Science and Technology , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. Economic Growth , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes , historic
Introduces journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, her pioneering data-driven anti-lynching reporting, women's suffrage activism, and pursuit of civil rights justice.
Read More» By scottbj | 4 June, 2025 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Audience , College and University , Commemoration , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , Freedom of Law , Freedom of Speech , High School , Human Rights , Information Access , Month , Pillars of American Spaces , Programming Type , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
Celebrates boxing champion Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight titleholder, Olympic gold medalist, and outspoken advocate for civil rights and religious liberty.
Read More» By scottbj | 13 May, 2025 | Categories: Adult , Age Group , American Excellence , Americana , Audience , College and University , Cultural Programs , Emerging Voices , Established Opinion Leaders , High School , Information Access , Pillars of American Spaces , Press & Media , Programming Type , Sports , Strategic Focus Areas , Toolkits , U.S. History | Tags: American Heroes
