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https://storycorpsorg-staging.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/griot11.jpg960416StoryCorps Griot ensures that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity. The Griot Initiative also documents the varied voices of people with roots in the African Diaspora who are living in the United States.