Feb 25 Watch 2:25 Rare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. signatures found in Alabama jail logbook Rare documents with 12 signatures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sold on Wednesday for more than $130,000. They were penned in an Alabama jail logbook after King was arrested in April 1963 for leading a march against racial segregation. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 3:36 A Brief But Spectacular take on living what you teach In 1967, George Henderson and his family relocated to Norman, Oklahoma, where he became a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Up until that year, Norman was a sundown town that prohibited non-whites to be outside after dark and the… Continue watching
Feb 25 Mr. Potato Head gets new gender-neutral name By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Hasbro said Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, needed a modern makeover. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:42 Boston restores monument to Black Civil War troops By Jared Bowen, GBH In a time when statues and monuments around the country are being removed for what they represent, the Shaw Memorial in Boston is receiving attention of a different sort. It is being fully restored, with pride that the monument depicting… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 2:46 During Black History Month, students reflect on their modern-day heroes By Becky Wandel Black History Month expands students’ understanding of the Black experience in American history. But one teacher in Akron, Ohio wanted her students to see that Black history isn’t something that happened in the past, it happens every single day through… Continue watching
Feb 24 Why we’re drawn to Billie Holiday’s story By Lizz Bolaji The story of Billie Holiday, who died at age 44, has been told and retold in countless books and films. Why do we keep coming back to it?… Continue reading
Feb 23 Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101 By Janie Har, Hillel Italie, Associated Press Ferlinghetti helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement. He was known for his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, an essential meeting place for the Beats and other bohemians in the 1950s and beyond. Continue reading
Feb 22 Why we need COVID memorials now — and for the future By Joshua Barajas How will we, as a nation, acknowledge the immense toll from COVID-19?… Continue reading
Feb 22 Deal reached in suit alleging James Franco sexual misconduct By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into exploitative sexual situations. Continue reading
Feb 22 Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press The electronic performers shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video called "Epilogue." A publicist for the group confirmed the break up. Continue reading