Jul 04 Watch Bruce Gordon Gwen Ifill speaks with Bruce Gordon, the new chief executive of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, about the organization's ability to attract the younger generation, its relationship with the current White House administration and economic inequality… Continue watching
Jun 23 Killen Sentenced to 60 Years for 1964 Killings By PBS News Hour Former Klansmen Edgar Ray Killen received a 60-year sentence Thursday after being convicted Monday on three counts of manslaughter in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch Change in Majority Minority Essayist Richard Rodriguez takes a look at the changing face of Los Angeles. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Former Ku Klux Klan Member Found Guilty of Manslaughter in 1964 Murders Former Ku Klux Klan member Edgar Ray Killen, 80, was found guilty of manslaughter Tuesday in the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers. Killen will be sentenced this Thursday and faces up 60 years in prison. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 'Mississippi Burning' Trial of former KKK Member Comes to a Close The defense rested its case Monday in the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, a former Ku Klux Klan member, allegedly responsible for the the murder of three civil rights workers in 1964. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Number of Teen Gamblers in U.S. Rising Significantly Recent studies indicate that more than 70 percent of youth between the ages of 10 and 17 gambled in the past year. Almost one in three high school students gamble on a regular basis, according to the National Academy of… Continue watching
Jun 13 Pop Star Michael Jackson Not Guilty of Child Molestation By PBS News Hour After weeks of testimony and deliberation, jurors found pop superstar Michael Jackson not guilty of all 10 child molestation and conspiracy counts Monday. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Roger Rosenblatt Considers the Rise of Religion in American Life Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers the rise of religion in American life. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Senate Votes on Apology for Lack of Lynching Legislation The U.S. Senate voted on a resolution officially apologizing to the families of lynching victims for not outlawing lynching as a federal crime. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 'Everything Bad is Good for You' Jeffrey Brown sits down with Steven Johnson, author of a new book "Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter," which explains what we do for fun is just as educational in its… Continue watching