Dec 02 Watch 5:43 Why artist Sanford Biggers remixes different forms, styles of art to express himself By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Sanford Biggers is an artist who mixes media and pushes boundaries to create an art all his own. Jeffrey Brown looks at his interdisciplinary work, focusing on a signature piece, “Fool’s Folly.” This report is part of our arts and… Continue watching
Dec 02 The pandemic has been a roller-coaster ride. This poet captures the feeling By Joshua Barajas Poet Jasmine Gardosi was commissioned by the British charity National Literacy Trust to write a poem about the pandemic. So she performed a poem while riding an actual roller coaster. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 3:29 Collective voice of disability community captured by new song, 'Spaces' By Alison Thoet James Ian’s new song called "Spaces" is made by, and for, the disabled community. While the song highlights a disease known as spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, it also celebrates the talent of the much broader disability community. This report… Continue watching
Dec 01 Alec Baldwin to ABC about shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger' By Associated Press Alec Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:59 How Judy Baca's murals help recover history through 'public memory' By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles. Jeffrey Brown took a look at the work of… Continue watching
Nov 30 Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man cleared in 1981 rape By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Sebold said Tuesday she was struggling with the role she unwittingly played in a system that sent an innocent man to jail. Continue reading
Nov 30 Rihanna's officially titled 'right excellent,' named Barbados national hero By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Prime Minister Mia Mottley noted that the pop star came from humble origins and was born less than a mile from where the ceremony was taking place. Continue reading
Nov 30 Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France's Pantheon By Sylvie Corbet, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron presided over an elaborate ceremony Tuesday at the domed Pantheon monument in Paris to immortalize Baker alongside other French luminaries. Continue reading
Nov 30 Prosecutors begin case against Jussie Smollett in Chicago By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Taking the stand as prosecutors began their case against Smollett, former Chicago police detective Michael Theis said he initially viewed Smollett as a victim. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:05 Remembering Virgil Abloh and how his path-blazing career influenced the fashion industry By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas The fashion world is mourning the loss of one of its most influential and contemporary Black designers, Virgil Abloh. The artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear, Abloh died yesterday at the age of 41 after battling a rare type of… Continue watching