PBS Wants YOU (to Paint a Portrait)
Join in on the national storytelling initiative, PBS American Portrait.
It’s not what you’re thinking. PBS American Portrait is a national storytelling initiative by the Public Broadcasting Service that seeks to define what it means to be an American today. With an aim of capturing the state and spirit of the nation in all its diversity, PBS and affiliate stations, including Louisiana Public Broadcasting, are inviting Americans from all walks of life to share stories by responding to a series of prompts like “I was raised to believe___”, “The tradition I carry on is___”, “My greatest challenge is___”, “Now is the time___”, and many more. PBS curates all submissions and posts qualifying entries to the PBS American Portrait website. All accepted submissions have the possibility of becoming part of upcoming American Portrait programming including social, book, podcast, and TV documentary content. To submit a story, and see some of the hundreds already featured, visit: www.pbs.org/american-portrait. There’s also a cool, interactive map that shows which states have sent the most stories. Currently California, Texas, and New York are in the lead, so come on Louisianans: Let’s paint a portrait! Deadline to submit is August 31.