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Your story is our story, and it’s all part of #AmericanPortraitPBS. Share yours at the link below.

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Over 14,000 stories have been submitted to American Portrait. Today, American Portrait ends the chapter. While no longer accepting submissions, the website will exist as an archive of the project. We hope you’ll explore the site and learn more about people near and far.

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Happy Pride Month! Hear stories of coming out from people across America and celebrate the history and communities that make up the LGBTQ+ experience in American Portrait's latest feature collection: https://t.co/PmZCba5olI.

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We have to remember that it’s our story and #AmericanPortraitPBS helps us see the threads that connect us, as blurred at times as they may appear. Check them out. @PBS @HenryLouisGates

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We appreciate and value the contributions of these public figures, along with all of the people across America who submitted to this project. (3/3)

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People from all walks of life make up #AmericanPortraitPBS, including: documentarian @kenburns, @henrylouisgates from @PBS #FindingYourRoots, news correspondent @JohnQABC, #TeamUSA Paralympics athletes @sophiaherzog and @tatyanamcfadden (1/3)

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Former NASA astronaut @stationcdrkelly, actor-comedian @tommycat, actress @kristenbell, media personality @jeanniemai, Grammy winning gospel singer @imericacampbell, and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter @emilykingmusic. (2/3)

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This mural in Atlanta is the 8th and final of American Portrait's mural series and is based on Lesley R.'s story of feeling seen, interpreted by artist Jon Key.

Location: 1125 Euclid Ave NE

Mural Creative Direction by @radicalmedia
Mural Installation by @nokingscollective

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It's finally here! American Portrait: The Story of Us, Told by Us, is available now in bookstores and Target. Learn more about the book and place your order at https://t.co/BIrjCZo6Sm.

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Happy Father's Day to all of the dads: new dads, granddads, chosen dads, dads we miss, dads we love!

We're celebrating dads of every kind across America. Check out American Portrait's collection of stories about fathers: https://t.co/PFJBroREMw.

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"Juneteenth, that's one of the days that gives me all the energy and all the spiritual guidance from the ancestors that I need to make it through another year." — Lee J.

Explore the significance of Juneteenth from American Portrait participants: https://t.co/d3ztRL3aRa.

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Location: 19 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Story: @Ebonyuceo
Artist: @Ashlukadraws
Mural Creative Direction by @radicalmedia
Mural Installation by @nokingscollective
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"We believe our Dad deserves a second chance." — Ebony U., New York, NY

Ebony shares the story of reunification with her father and how artist Ashley Lukashevsky interpreted her message into this powerful mural.

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📕 Here's a sneak peak at the American Portrait book, releasing June 22nd. Pre-order at https://t.co/BIrjCZo6Sm. 📕

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"What gets me out of bed in the morning is that I can try a little harder each day to bring some healing to kids in our community." —Denise M., Providence, RI

Denise M. shares what her work as the co-director of Girls Rock! Rhode Island means to her.
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The final American Portrait public artwork, "Altar to a Dream" by artist Carlos Ramirez, is a colorful homage to the migrant experience to America. Explore the piece here: https://t.co/TZ2Fqv6KSi.

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See the American Portrait mural in Minneapolis by Native American artist Thomisina, founder of City Mischief Murals, based on a submission from Zakiyah A. in Brooklyn, NY.

Mural Creative Direction: @radicalmedia
Drone Footage: Teddy Grimes, Extensive Knowledge Productions
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Art by Cody Hudson @struggle_inc
Mural Creative Direction by @radicalmedia
Mural Installation by @nokingsdc
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"Hope is a feeling like we have a bridge between where we are and where we are headed." — Dana S., Phoenix, AZ

Hear the story behind American Portrait's mural in Dallas by artist Cody Hudson, in the Deep Ellum neighborhood at 2901 Elm St at Malcom X Blvd.