Aug 04 Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:33 Artist Mel Kendrick on seeing the other side of things By Jared Bowen, GBH An "alternative perspective" is what artist Mel Kendrick has offered for 40 years. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us to the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts to see why Kendrick's art has such staying… Continue watching
Aug 03 Blizzard Entertainment chief is out amid legal storm of discrimination, sexual harassment claims By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The president of Activision's Blizzard Entertainment is stepping down weeks after the maker of video games like "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty," was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit. Continue reading
Aug 02 In a pandemic Olympics without all the crowds, what gets lost? By Ted Anthony, Associated Press Looking at the Games without fans is an opportunity to examine what spectators add to a public entertainment event, and what their absence takes away. Continue reading
Aug 02 Kathy Griffin says she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer By Associated Press Kathy Griffin has revealed that she is undergoing surgery for lung cancer and her doctors are optimistic she "should be up and running around as usual in a month or less."… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 6:16 Exhibition sheds light on Kalief Browder’s years in solitary confinement By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years inside New York City's Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime, enduring two of those years in solitary confinement. He subsequently struggled with his mental health and eventually took his own life. A… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:14 Marcia Chatelain examines McDonald’s’ mixed impact on Black America By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Fast food is a staple of American culture, but in recent decades there has been a new focus on health and wage inequality. Jeffrey Brown talks to author Marcia Chatelain about the complicated history of McDonalds in the Black community:… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 3:59 A geologist’s Brief But Spectacular take on calling out harassment and sexism in science Jane Willenbring is a geologist who solves problems related to the earth’s surface. In 2020, she was featured in a NOVA documentary called “Picture a Scientist.” She and two other women shared their experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:32 Artist Mario Moore’s work seeks to enshrine Black Americans’ presence By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin While art history usually involves portraits of royalty and society's rich and famous, a young Detroit artist is rethinking who deserves a place in the picture. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Jul 29 Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ streaming release By Lindsey Bahr, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of "Black Widow," which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings. Continue reading