Jan 13 An Artist’s Favorite Authors Get Some Face Time at the Library On a personal quest to bring his father's work to a broader audience, Carl Kohler's son Henry (together with his sister Frida) he approached galleries in hopes that someone would embrace the work, but didn't have any luck. Continue reading
Jan 12 After Obama’s First Year, Examining Black Americans’ Views on Progress By Judy Woodruff As we near the end of President Obama's first year in office, and with talk of race much in the air this week in Washington, a new poll from the Pew Research Center caught my eye. Pew released… Continue reading
Jan 12 Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and one of the nation's most honored poets, with a Pulitzer and numerous other prizes. But he started life in Detroit working in auto plants, sometimes waiting in line for… Continue reading
Jan 12 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Philip Levine By Tom LeGro At 82, Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and is one of the nation’s most honored poets with a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. But he started life in Detroit, working in auto plants… Continue reading
Jan 12 Andrew Moore: ‘Detroit Disassembled’ An exhibition of photographs by Andrew Moore is on display at the Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York that captures the lost world of Detroit -- abandoned auto plants taken over by plants, burned out high schools frozen in time. Continue reading
Jan 12 Philip Levine Reads ‘Our Valley’ Poet Philip Levine reads some of his poems, including "Our Valley," and continues his conversation with Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading