Jan 18 Watch From 'Dark Days' to 'Bright Nights,' Reexamining the Civil Rights Era In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Ray Suarez speaks with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book "Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama."… Continue watching
Jan 15 Forum: Rocco Landesman Will Answer Your Comments and Questions By Jeffrey Brown I recently had the chance to talk with new NEA chairman Rocco Landesman for an interview we aired earlier this month. Landesman was an interesting choice for the position, coming from the commercial… Continue reading
Jan 15 Conversation: Katherine Paterson, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature By Arts Desk Katherine Paterson, the author of many beloved children's novels such as "The Bridge to Terabithia", was last week named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Continue reading
Jan 15 Forum: Rocco Landesman Will Answer Your Comments and Questions By Arts Desk I recently had the chance to talk with new NEA chairman Rocco Landesman for an interview we aired earlier this month. With so much interest in the NEA -- both positive and critical -- and now in Landesman himself, I… Continue reading
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